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The Cressey & Company team manages an active portfolio of
healthcare investments in a wide range of segments. Through
three predecessor funds to which we continue to provide
management services and our current fund, Cressey & Company
Fund IV LP, the Cressey & Company team has managed in excess
of $1 Billion of capital committed to building leading healthcare
companies in partnership with outstanding executives and
management teams.

With deep expertise in the healthcare reimbursement and
regulatory environments, the Cressey & Company team has
invested in almost every for-profit niche of healthcare. The
following are some of the healthcare segments in which the
Cressey & Company team has invested through our current fund
and the predecessor funds:

• Healthcare Segments
• Inpatient Facilities

Inpatient Facilities
• Acute Care
• Rehab
• LTACH
• Psychiatric Facilities

Information Technology
• Clinical
• Financial Operations
• Analytics

Homecare
• Hospice
• Home Nursing
• Home Infusion

Specialty Facilities
• Dental
• Behavioral RTCs
• Veterinary Hospitals

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Outpatient Services
• Wound Care
• Physical Therapy
• Dialysis

Outsourced Services
• Diagnostic Services
• Physician Partnerships
• Healthcare Education
• Specialty Distribution

Cressey & Company has developed a distinctive investment
strategy. The Firm’s research-intensive screening process
combined with its vast network of healthcare relationships,
enables it to focus its resources on a carefully selected number
of high-potential target areas each year. As a result of this
focus, Cressey & Company is an exceptionally strong partner to
management teams, portfolio companies, local communities and
investors.

Firm Contacts:

Merrick Axel
[email protected]

Bary Bailey
[email protected]

Jeanine Chmiel
[email protected]

Bryan Cressey
[email protected]

Ralph Davis
[email protected]

Steve Dildine
[email protected]

Peter Ehrich
[email protected]

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Denise Ellison
[email protected]

Bill Frist, MD
[email protected]

Ben Herman
[email protected]

Meghan Jahn
[email protected]

Amanda Levin
[email protected]

Scott Maskalunas
[email protected]

Ryan Moseley
[email protected]

Melissa Mueller
[email protected]

Shelby Okun
[email protected]

Steve Phenneger
[email protected]

Suzanne Reiss

Dave Rogero
[email protected]

David Schuppan
[email protected]

Mo Yang
[email protected]

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Duchossois Capital Management

Founding Firm
845 Larch Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126
Phone: 630/501-2300
www.dcmllc.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor and LP

Source of Funding: Permanent Capital/Family Office

Year Founded: 1998

Assets Under Management: $(MM) >2,000

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE,
VC-EARLY STAGE

Investment Size Preference: All

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: Duchossois Capital Management is a private
investment firm owned by the Duchossois Family that creates
long-term value by applying the extensive industry knowledge,
operational expertise and permanent capital base developed over
seven decades to attractive investment opportunities.

DCM seeks to invest across various stages of a company’s
development from growth stage to later stage utilizing its unique
form of capital to make investments in public and private
companies, private investment funds, co-investment
opportunities, real estate and leasing.

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Firm Contacts:
Lauren Bugay
[email protected]
Mike Flannery
[email protected]
Jason Moskowitz
[email protected]
Eric Reeves
[email protected]
Rohit Seth
[email protected]
Michelle Waldusky
[email protected]

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Dundee Venture Capital

1111 N. 13th Street
Studio 119
Omaha, NE 68102
Phone: 402/850-1802
www.dundeevc.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2010

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 21

VC AUM: $(MM) 21

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus

Industry Preference: E-commerce, B2B SaaS,
or consumer networks

Stage Preference: VC-EARLY STAGE, VC-SEED STAGE,
VC-START UP

Investment Size Preference: Up to $3 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: Dundee Venture Capital invests $50,000-
$750,000 in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. We
will invest across industries in founding teams we believe in, but
shy away from life sciences and hardware. We like to invest in
what we know. For that reason, most of our investments are in
e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks. We aren't just
about funding startups. We want to build lasting partnerships
with our founders. We choose opportunities based on our belief
in the business and the founders alike, so we're there every step
of the way. Sometimes what we have to offer is tough love.
Other times we're a trusted resource. But every time, we're your
biggest supporter. We also like to keep our money in the

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Midwest. From Boulder to Kansas City and Chicago to our
hometown of Omaha, we invest in startups from a region that's
equally as innovative but historically ignored.
Firm Contacts:
Greg Beaufait
[email protected]
Beth Engel
[email protected]
Mark Hasebroock
[email protected]

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The Edgewater Funds

Founding Firm
900 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1800
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312/649-5666
www.edgewaterfunds.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1991

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 1,400

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 1,400

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: North America

Industry Preference: Generalist

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE

Investment Size Preference: $15M-$75 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority, Control

Description: Edgewater Funds is a private equity firm based in
Chicago, Illinois. Through Edgewater Growth Capital Partners we
provide capital and experience to profitable growth businesses
run by outstanding management teams.

Edgewater is distinguished by the depth of experience of our
Partners who themselves have been successful CEOs and
business leaders. We bring our portfolio companies active

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guidance to growth and high value exits, having personally been
down the CEO's path many times before.
With 15 years of experience and over $1 billion in capital under
management, Edgewater has distinguished itself through
successful partnerships with quality middle market companies.
We believe that the best financial partner is a team of investors
who have successfully built, run and sold companies themselves.

Firm Contacts:
Jim Gordon
[email protected]
John Malloy
[email protected]
Matt Norris
[email protected]
Brian Peiser
[email protected]
Dave Tolmie
[email protected]

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Financial Investments Corporation

50 E. Washington St.
Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312/494-4513
www.fic-cep.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: Permanent Capital/Family Office

Year Founded: 1994

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Industry Preference:

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE

Investment Size Preference: $10M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Financial Investments Corporation ("FIC") is a
private asset management firm that manages investments
including: public and private equities, real estate and fixed
income securities. FIC's internal private equity team invests
directly into private companies through its private investment
firm Concentric Equity Partners.

Concentric Equity Partners is a private investment firm based in
Chicago, IL. We provide capital and experience to profitable
growth businesses run by outstanding management teams. Our
approach is to support entrepreneurs with capital, operating
expertise and industry knowledge.

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Concentric's principals have distinguished track records as
operators and professional investors in a variety of growth
oriented middle market companies.
Concentric is the direct investing arm of Financial Investments
Corporation ("FIC"), a private asset management firm with over
$1 billion in private equity commitments under management.

Firm Contacts:
Jack Dickens
[email protected]
Ken Hooten
[email protected]
Nick Sayers
[email protected]
Jennifer Steans
[email protected]
Jeremy Werner
[email protected]
Ian Ross
[email protected]

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First Analysis

Founding Firm
One S. Wacker Drive
Suite 3900
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/258-1400
www.firstanalysis.com
Investor Type: Direct Investor
Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)
Year Founded: 1981
Assets Under Management: $(MM) 182
VC AUM: $(MM) 182
SBIC Equity: No
SBIC Debt: No
Geographic Preference: All U.S., North America
Industry Preference: Health care technology, life science
technology, information technology, clean-tech
Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE, VC-EARLY
STAGE, VC-EXPANSION/GROWTH STAGE
Investment Size Preference: $3M-$30 Million

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Ownership Preference: Minority, Control

Description: First Analysis has one of the longest records (30
years) in private capital investing and has invested more than
$700 million across 12 funds in three fund families. First Analysis
excels at uncovering and leveraging the best opportunities in
emerging high-growth segments in health care and technology
for the benefit of the investors and growth companies we advise
and serve. Integrated public and private company research
underpins our success, yielding a deep, comprehensive
understanding of each segment's near-term and long-term
potential. First Analysis helps established companies become
profitable leaders in large markets, funding growth plans and
working closely with management in areas including strategy,
recruitment, sales and marketing, and corporate development.
Its flexible approach targets investing $3-10 million as lead
investor or as a syndicate partner who brings valuable
perspective to the table.

Firm Contacts:

Larry Berlin
[email protected]

Joseph Chopp
[email protected]

Clement Erbmann
[email protected]

Brian Friedman
[email protected]

David Gearhart
[email protected]

Corey Greendale
[email protected]

Dave Leshuk
[email protected]

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Jim Macdonald
[email protected]

Tracy Marshbanks
[email protected]

Anita McFarlane
[email protected]

Joe Munda
[email protected]
Craig Nankervis
[email protected]

Matt Nicklin
[email protected]

Oliver Nicklin
[email protected]

Dan Smereczynski
[email protected]

Howard Smith
[email protected]

Angela Soliz
[email protected]

Frank Sparacino
[email protected]

David Vercoutere
[email protected]

Ken Wang
[email protected]

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Frontenac Company

Founding Firm
135 South LaSalle Street
Suite 3800
Chicago, IL 60603-4131
Phone: 312/368-0044
www.frontenac.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1971

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 500

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 500

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Industry Preference: Services, Industrial, and Food

Stage Preference: BUYOUT

Investment Size Preference: $10M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Frontenac is a leading private equity firm, based
in Chicago. The firm focuses on investing in lower middle
market buyout transactions in the food, industrial, and services
industries. We work in partnership with proven operating
leaders, through our executive-centric approach called CEO1ST,
to identify, acquire, and build market leading companies through

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transformational acquisitions and operational excellence. The
firm has built a leading franchise working with over 225 owners
of mid-sized businesses, almost always families or founders, as
they address complex transition issues of liquidity, management
enhancement, and growth planning. For more information,
please visit www.frontenac.com.
Firm Contacts:
Julie Bender
[email protected]
Paul Carbery
[email protected]
Walter Florence
[email protected]
Mike Langdon
[email protected]
Ronald Kuehl
[email protected]

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Joseph Rondinelli
[email protected]
Neal Sahney
[email protected]
Kristen Trotta
[email protected]
Betsy Williamson
[email protected]

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GTCR LLC

300 North LaSalle Street
Suite 5600
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312/382-2200
www.gtcr.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1980

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 11,000

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 11,000

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Industry Preference: Financial Services, Healthcare Services

Stage Preference: BUYOUT

Description: Founded in 1980, GTCR is a leading private
equity firm focused on investing in growth companies in the
Financial Services & Technology, Healthcare and Information
Services & Technology industries. The Chicago-based firm
pioneered The Leaders StrategyTM finding and partnering with
management leaders in core domains to identify, acquire and
build market-leading companies through transformational
acquisitions and organic growth. Since its inception, GTCR has
invested more than $10 billion in over 200 companies. For more
information, please visit www.gtcr.com

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Firm Contacts:
Mark Anderson
[email protected]
Craig Bondy
[email protected]
Philip Canfield
[email protected]
Aaron Cohen
[email protected]
Sean Cunningham
[email protected]
David Donnini
[email protected]
Barry Dunn
[email protected]
Christian McGrath
[email protected]
Dean Mihas
[email protected]
Collin Roche
[email protected]
Anna May Trala
[email protected]

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H.I.G. Capital

155 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 4180
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/214-1234
www.higcapital.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1993

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 1,900

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: All U.S., North America, Europe,
South America

Industry Preference: Broad industry focus

Stage Preference: BUYOUT

Investment Size Preference: >$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority, Control, 100%

Description: H.I.G. is a leading global private equity
investment firm with $19 billion of equity capital under
management.* Based in Miami, and with offices in New York,
Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and Atlanta in the U.S.,
as well as international affiliate offices in London, Hamburg,
Madrid, Milan, Paris and Rio de Janeiro, H.I.G. specializes in
providing capital to small and medium-sized companies with
attractive growth potential. H.I.G. invests in management-led
buyouts and recapitalizations of profitable and well managed
manufacturing or service businesses. H.I.G. also has extensive
experience with financial restructurings and operational

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turnarounds. Since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. invested in and
managed more than 200 companies worldwide. The firm's
current portfolio includes over 100 companies with combined
sales in excess of $30 billion. For more information, please refer
to the H.I.G. website at www.higcapital.com.
* Based on total capital commitments to funds managed by
H.I.G. Capital and its affiliates.
Firm Contacts:
Mark Kelly
[email protected]
Zaid Pardesi
[email protected]

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Harrison Street Capital

71 S Wacker Drive
#3575
Chicago, IL 60606
www.harrisonst.com/galvin-initiatives

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: Permanent Capital/Family Office

Year Founded: 2005

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Stage Preference: ANY STAGE

Description: In addition to their role in Harrison Street Real
Estate Capital ("HSRE"), Chris and Mike Galvin have made a
series of buyout/build-up and early stage private equity
investments utilizing Galvin only capital via their investment
entity Harrison Street Capital. It is envisioned that, when
appropriate, these non-real estate operating platforms may offer
the opportunity for current investors in HSRE to co-invest with
the Galvins.

The Galvins combine proven corporate value creation and
management innovation rigor with private equity financing skill
to achieve superior absolute return. Their investment focus is:

• Essential Sectors.
• Growth oriented, yet less cyclical, business sectors (consistent

with HSRE's sector focus)
• Target Companies that are: Asset Light with Exceptionally High

Return on Capital Business Models
• Capital efficiency, not just cost cutting and excessive leverage,

drives higher margins/cash flow necessary to expand one's
multiple.
• Scalable Services or Product
• Sustainable & scalable competitive advantages in their
segments. And susceptible to bolt-on acquisition integrations.

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• Recurring Revenue & Expandable Margins
• Target companies that can defend, expand & scale their

margins.
• Experienced/Mature Management Open to Management

Innovation
• Not just experienced, but open to evolving in business process

leadership renewal necessary to grow with their businesses.
Harrison Street University: Established 'university' of Six Sigma
quality senior executives (with whom the Galvins have long and
successfully worked) available to mentor not only the CEO, but
the all important line managers in charge of strategy execution,
respectively.
Examples of the Galvins investments include: MCR, LLC to which
US government defense, intelligence and critical civil safety
agencies outsource sophisticated procurement management
services such as strategic planning, cost and schedule analysis,
acquisition management, and program/procurement assessment.
In addition, UniqueSoft LLC automates as a service the design
and programming of large, complex software products/systems
to cut the cost and cycle time to market with higher quality of
such sophisticated products/systems.

Firm Contacts:
Chris Galvin
[email protected]

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High Street Capital

Founding Firm
150 North Wacker Drive
Suite 2420
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/423-2650
www.highstreetcapital.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1997

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 130

VC AUM: $(MM) 130

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus

Industry Preference: Outsourced Business Services,
Manufacturing, Distribution and Logistics. We do not focus on
Consumer Branded, Retail, Entertainment, Large Capital
Equipment Mfgrs or businesses selling largely to big box
retailers.

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE, SPECIAL
SITUATIONS

Investment Size Preference: $3M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Founded in Chicago in 1997, High Street Capital
is a leading private equity fund providing flexible capital and
operating experience to lower middle market businesses in the

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greater Midwest, Southeast and Southwest United States. We
currently manage over $120 million in committed capital.
We look to acquire, recapitalize, and provide growth equity
capital to service businesses, niche manufacturers and value-
added distributors with revenues of $10 to $100 million. With
our affiliates, we provide up to $20 million of equity per
investment and will complete both control and non-control
investments.

Firm Contacts:
Charles Bossart
[email protected]
Robert France
[email protected]
Kent Haeger
[email protected]
Joe Katcha
[email protected]
Dick McClain
[email protected]
Andrew Simmons
[email protected]

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Hyde Park Angels

222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite 1212
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312/659-7171
www.hydeparkangels.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: Angel Investor

Year Founded: 2006

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 40

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus

Industry Preference: Technology-enabled businesses across
many industries from healthcare to fintech

Stage Preference: ANGEL

Investment Size Preference: Up to $1 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: Hyde Park Angels is the largest and most active
angel group in the Midwest. With a membership of over 100
successful entrepreneurs, executives, and venture capitalists, the
organization prides itself on providing critical strategic expertise
to entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial community. By
leveraging the members' deep and broad knowledge of multiple
industries and financial capital, Hyde Park Angels has driven
multiple exits and invested millions of dollars in over 40 portfolio
companies that have created over 680 jobs in the Midwest since
2006.

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Firm Contacts:
Alida Miranda-Wolff
[email protected]
Michael Sachaj
[email protected]
Peter Wilkins
[email protected]

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Hyde Park Venture Partners

225 W Washington Street
Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/857-2800
www.hydeparkvp.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2011

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 25

VC AUM: $(MM) 25

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus

Industry Preference: Software

Stage Preference: VC-EARLY STAGE, VC-SEED STAGE,
VC-START UP

Investment Size Preference: Up to $3 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: Hyde Park Venture Partners (HPVP) is an early
stage venture capital fund investing in early stage technology
companies in the Midwest, with particular focus in Chicago.
HPVP invests in technology-enabled business and consumer
services and healthcare IT companies raising their first or second
round of institutional capital, ranging in total size from $750K to
$2.5M. HPVP draws on its strategic relationship with Hyde Park
Angels (HPA) to provide industry and business expertise to its
portfolio companies through a network of more than 90

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seasoned business executives, entrepreneurs and service
professionals. HPVP's principals and the HPA network take an
active role in mentoring and guiding portfolio companies in
product development, business strategy, financing and exit
through both formal director roles and informal mentorship
relationships.
Firm Contacts:
Ira Weiss
[email protected]

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IllinoisVENTURES, LLC

2242 W. Harrison St.
Suite 201
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: 312/996-9715
www.illinoisventures.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2000

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 65

VC AUM: $(MM) 65

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus

Industry Preference: Information technologies, physical
sciences, life sciences and clean technology

Stage Preference: VC-EARLY STAGE, VC-SEED STAGE,
VC-START UP

Description: Illinois Ventures is a seed and early-stage
technology investment firm focused on research-derived
companies in information technologies, physical sciences and life
sciences, with a particular emphasis on those deriving from
research conducted at the University of Illinois and other regional
research institutions.

IllinoisVentures works with inventors & entrepreneurs to mold
concepts, vision, intellectual property, sweat and passion into
breakthrough, high-growth companies.

Firm Contacts:

Nancy Sullivan
[email protected]

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Jump Capital LLC

600 W. Chicago Ave
Suite 825
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312/205-8390
www.jump-capital.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2012

Geographic Preference: US – Nationally

Industry Preference: Technology across all sectors

Stage Preference: Series A and B

Description: Jump Capital is a venture capital firm specializing
in Series A & B expansion stage investments in technology and
software, with offices in Chicago, New York and San Francisco.
Through its team of seasoned operators, Jump Capital provides
advocacy and support complemented with institutional-level
resources for entrepreneurs. Learn more at www.jump-
capital.com, and follow us on Twitter @jumpcapital.

Firm Contacts:
Sach Chitnis
[email protected]

Mike McMahon
[email protected]

Garrett Vygantas, M.D.
[email protected]

Saurabh Sharma
[email protected]

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LaSalle Capital

70 W. Madison Street
Suite 5710
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312/236-7041
www.lasallecapitalgroup.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2004

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 330

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 330

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: Midwest Focus, All U.S.

Industry Preference: Food and Beverage; Outsourced
Business Services; Healthcare Services

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE, MEZZANINE

Investment Size Preference: $5M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Since 2004, LaSalle Capital has partnered with
over 40 companies in the lower middle market to drive growth
and create value. We utilize a strategic and collaborative
approach that respects the knowledge of those who have built
the businesses we acquire and leverages our industry expertise
and successful formula for growing and developing small
businesses. LaSalle's co-founders, Jeff Walters and Rocco
Martino, have been investing in the lower middle market since
the mid-1980s and our firm is built on the foundation of their
investment experience.

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The LaSalle Capital team has grown to 10 investment
professionals. We have also deepened our industry expertise in
the food and beverage, outsourced tech enabled business
services, and value-added manufacturing and distribution sectors
and are uniquely positioned to create value for companies in
these industries. We currently manage two funds totaling over
$330 million in committed capital.

We approach each investment with a strategy for growing and
enhancing the operations of companies we acquire, thereby
creating value for owners and management teams. We
understand the unique needs of entrepreneur- and family-owned
businesses and how best to structure transactions that work for
all parties. We strive to partner with exceptional management
teams who have a passion for their business, and who seek
additional capital and expertise to fully realize their business
goals.

We look for investments with the following characteristics:
• Strong, defensible market position
• Significant potential for long-term growth
• Stable and predictable cash flow
• Talented management team with a personal investment

in the business
• Diversified customer base

Most of our platform investments are in companies with:
• Revenue between $10 and $100 million
• EBITDA over $2 million

We seek to invest between $5 and $30million in each platform,
often through a series of investments to fund growth, plant
expansion and acquisitions.

Firm Contacts:

Ryan Anthony
[email protected]

Nick Christopher
[email protected]

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Kelly Cornelis
[email protected]
Rocco Martino
[email protected]
David Murav
[email protected]
Andy Shackelford
[email protected]
Jeff Walters
[email protected]

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Limerick Investments LLC

845 N Franklin #1114
Chicago, IL 60126
Phone: 630/253-6654
Investor Type: Direct Investor
Source of Funding: Permanent Capital/Family Office
Year Founded: 2011
Assets Under Management: $(MM) 10
VC AUM: $(MM) 10
SBIC Equity: No
SBIC Debt: No
Geographic Preference: All U.S.
Stage Preference: VC-SEED STAGE, VC START-UP
Investment Size Preference: $50,000-$500,000
Ownership Preference: Minority
Description: Limerick Investments, LLC empowers exceptional
entrepreneurs to pursue emerging ideas and markets through
disruptive strategies and technologies.

Firm Contacts:
Bob Fealy
[email protected]

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Linden Capital Partners

111 South Wacker Drive
Suite 3350
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/506-5600
www.lindenllc.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2004

Assets Under Management: over $(MM) 1,325

Buyouts AUM: over $(MM) 1,325

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: All U.S., North America

Industry Preference: Healthcare and Life Sciences

Stage Preference: BUYOUT

Investment Size Preference: >$50 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Linden Capital Partners is a Chicago-based
private equity firm focused exclusively on leveraged buyouts in
the healthcare and life science industries. Linden's strategy is
based upon three elements: i) healthcare and life science
industry specialization, ii) integrated private equity and operating
expertise, and iii) strategic relationships with large corporations.
Linden invests in middle market platforms in the medical
products, specialty distribution, pharmaceutical, and services
segments of healthcare.

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Firm Contacts:

Tony Davis
[email protected]

Greg Divis
[email protected]

Pat Donnelly
[email protected]

Michael Farah
[email protected]

Gary Kagan
[email protected]

Chris Kolber
[email protected]

Ron Labrum
[email protected]

Eric Larson
[email protected]

Bill Mattson
[email protected]

Brian Miller
[email protected]

Bill Moeller
[email protected]

Gerard Moufflet
[email protected]

Jack Neal
[email protected]

Josh Reilly
[email protected]

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Bill Rhodes
[email protected]
Kam Shah
[email protected]
Mark Sullivan
[email protected]
Doug VanDegrift
[email protected]
Mike Watts
[email protected]

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Madison Dearborn Partners LLC

70 West Madison
Suite 4600
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312/895-1000
www.mdcp.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1992

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 14,225

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 14,225

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: North America, Europe

Industry Preference: Basic Industries, Business &
Government Services, Consumer, Financial & Transaction
Services, Health Care, Telecom, Media & Technology Services

Stage Preference: BUYOUT, GROWTH STAGE

Investment Size Preference: >$50 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority, Control

Description: Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC is a leading
private equity investment firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Since
MDP's formation in 1992, the firm has raised six funds with
aggregate capital of over $18 billion and has completed
approximately 130 investments. Prior to forming the firm, MDP's
founders built a $2.6 billion management buyout and venture
capital portfolio at First Chicago Corporation dating back to the
early 1980s. MDP's objective is to invest in companies in

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partnership with outstanding management teams to achieve
significant long-term appreciation in equity value. A flexible
investment approach, encompassing both management buyouts
and growth equity investments, has been a key tenet to MDP's
investment philosophy for several decades. MDP's founders
adopted an industry focused investment approach over 30 years
ago. We have six dedicated teams focusing on Basic Industries;
Business & Government Services; Consumer; Financial &
Transaction Services; Health Care; and Telecom, Media &
Technology Services.

Firm Contacts:

Nick Alexos
[email protected]

John Canning, Jr.
[email protected]

Vahe Dombalagian
[email protected]

Paul Finnegan
[email protected]

Doug Grissom
[email protected]

John Knutsen
[email protected]

Sam Mencoff
[email protected]

Dave Pequet
[email protected]

Jim Perry, Jr.
[email protected]

Robin Selati
[email protected]

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Tom Souleles
[email protected]
Tim Sullivan
[email protected]
Annie Terry
[email protected]
Mark Tresnowski
[email protected]

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MATH Venture Partners

1871, 22 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite #1212
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312/404-4555
www.mathventurepartners.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2014

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 27.8

VC AUM: $(MM) 27.8

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Industry Preference: Software and technology

Stage Preference: VC-EARLY STAGE,
VC-EXPANSION/GROWTH STAGE, VC-SEED STAGE, VC-START UP

Investment Size Preference: Up to $3 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: MATH Venture Partners is an early to middle-
stage fund managed by a seasoned team of hands-on investors
and operators. The fund focuses on entrepreneurial teams who
have an intense appreciation and exceptional talent built into
their core DNA around customer acquisition. MATH forms deep
and personal partnerships with entrepreneurs. Our team has
built and scaled many large companies to successful exits. We
wade in there, elbow to elbow with our entrepreneurs to create
material and long-lasting value. Let's build something great
together.

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Firm Contacts:
Mark Achler
[email protected]
Troy Henikoff
[email protected]
Samara Mejia
[email protected]
Dana Wright
[email protected]

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Mesirow Financial Private Equity

Founding Firm
353 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312/595-6000
www.mesirowfinancial.com/privateequity

Investor Type: Direct Investor and LP

LP Type: Fund of Funds

Direct Investor Type: PE Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 1982

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 4,573.3 *

Buyouts AUM: $(MM) 741.7 *

Fund of Funds AUM: $(MM) 3,833.6*
* private equity commitments since inception

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: Global

Industry Preference: Any Industry

Stage Preference: ANY STAGE

Investment Size Preference: $10M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: With approximately $4.6 billion of private equity
commitments since inception, Mesirow Financial Private Equity
manages primary partnership commitments, secondary
investments and co-investments on behalf of its global
institutional client base through both a customized separate

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account format and through commingled funds. Mesirow
Financial Private Equity develops partnership fund portfolios of
leading private equity managers in the U.S. and Europe. These
portfolios are well diversified to include buyout, growth equity,
venture capital and mezzanine debt managers, in addition to
opportunistically targeting secondary purchases. The firm’s co-
investment funds are designed to participate in equity
investments alongside a sub-set of the firm’s manager network.

Firm Contacts:

Matthew Coen
[email protected]

Bob DeBolt
[email protected]

Ryan Fedronich
[email protected]

Tom Galuhn
[email protected]

Courtney Haynes
[email protected]

Dan Howell
[email protected]

Anne Lanser
[email protected]

Jessica Marta
[email protected]

Martha Payne
[email protected]

Kristina Pierce
[email protected]

Marc Sacks
[email protected]

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Mid Oaks Investments LLC

Founding Firm
750 Lake Cook Road
Suite 460
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone: 847/215-3475
www.midoaks.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: Permanent Capital/Family Office

Year Founded: 1986

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: North America

Industry Preference: Industrial/Energy, Manufacturing, Niche
Manufacturing

Stage Preference: BUYOUT

Investment Size Preference: $10M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: Control

Description: Mid Oaks Investments is a private investment
firm that invests its own capital in middle market companies that
possess a substantial opportunity for value creation. We seek to
partner with entrepreneurial management teams with the
foresight and vision necessary to elevate an enterprise to the
next level of performance.

Since we invest our own capital, we can support the building of
a business over time and are not burdened by a fixed holding
period for any of our investments. The ability to approach our
investments with a long-term investment horizon allows us to
consider exiting only when others are positioned to add even
greater value.

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Our investments include companies involved in the industry
broadly defined as manufacturing. We seek companies with
annual revenues of $25 to $250 million, or less where a strategic
fit exists with one of our portfolio companies.
Firm Contacts:
Dave Boyle
[email protected]
Dave Crouch
[email protected]
Nick Gallo
[email protected]
Mike Kocourek
[email protected]
Wayne Kocourek
[email protected]
Dan Nadler
[email protected]
Don Piazza
[email protected]

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MK Capital

Founding Firm
1033 Skokie Blvd
Suite 430
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: 312/324-7700
www.mkcapital.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: VC Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2001

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 250

VC AUM: $(MM) 250

SBIC Equity: Yes

SBIC Debt: No

Geographic Preference: All U.S.

Industry Preference: Software and digital media

Stage Preference: VC-EARLY STAGE,
VC-EXPANSION/GROWTH STAGE

Investment Size Preference: $3M-$10 Million

Ownership Preference: Minority

Description: MK Capital invests in emerging companies that
fall into three categories: digital media, software and education
technology.

Overall, MK Capital looks for companies with outstanding
customer satisfaction and prefers companies with a recurring
revenue stream. While we have a strong track record of investing
in development stage companies that have not deployed their

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technology or service in the marketplace, we prefer companies
with reference-able , revenue-generating customers. MK Capital
will typically provide a company with its first round of
institutional capital, but also works with more mature businesses
seeking growth capital. Since MK Capital has a national
investing focus, we embrace opportunities in geographies other
venture capital firms might be unwilling to consider. Historically,
our deals have been located one-third in the East, one-third in
the Midwest, and one-third in the West.

World-class companies are built with a combination of
entrepreneurial vision, flawless execution, and a solid financial
foundation. MK Capital can be a valuable input in this equation
beyond just contributing capital. By focusing only on a few
sectors, we offer extensive industry experience and a broad
network of relevant contacts. By employing a lead, active style
we assist management teams in developing corporate strategy,
generating business development opportunities, and raising
additional capital.

Firm Contacts:

Karen Buckner
[email protected]

Mark Koulogeorge
[email protected]

Bret Maxwell
[email protected]

Kirk Wolfe
[email protected]

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Monroe Capital

311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 6400
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312/258-8300
www.monroecap.com

Investor Type: Direct Investor

Source of Funding: Mezzanine Fund (GP/LP)

Year Founded: 2004

Assets Under Management: $(MM) 2,800 as of 9/30/15

SBIC Equity: No

SBIC Debt: Yes

Geographic Preference: North America

Industry Preference: Healthcare, technology, media, ESOPs,
retail and consumer goods, manufacturing, infrastructure,
distribution, business services, software, education, defense,
travel, energy services, print and publishing, telecommunication

Stage Preference: MEZZANINE

Investment Size Preference: $10M-$30 Million

Ownership Preference: 100%

Description: Monroe Capital LLC is a leading provider of
senior and junior debt and equity co-investments to middle-
market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Investment types
include unitranche financings, cash flow and enterprise value
based loans, asset based loans, acquisition facilities, mezzanine
debt, second lien or last-out loans and equity co-investments.
Monroe Capital prides itself on its flexible investment approach
and its ability to close and fund transactions quickly. Monroe is

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