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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing TM
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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing TM 1 Introduction to Frontenac 1 Successful three-decade history –Chicago-based private equity firm founded in 1971 –Invested private equity capital in 130+ companies from eight funds –Over $1 billion under active management –Frontenac VIII formed in 2000, $560 million, plus $25 million side-by-side Masters Fund Experienced, stable management team –10 investment principals — 5 at Frontenac for over a decade –8 additional professionals Long-term investment success — spanning multiple business and economic cycles Strategy : CEO 1 ST Growth Investing CEO 1 ST Investing TM
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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing TM 2 Strategy: CEO 1 ST Growth Investing Partner with proven executives utilizing CEO 1 ST approach Fund acquisitions and organic growth, resulting in segment leaders with $10-$40 mm operating profit for strategic acquirers or public markets Markets that are growing, attractive, leverage firm assets Growth, operating improvement, financial leverage, pricing/multiple expansion Masters and others in key executive and Board roles Lead governance and engagement role in all companies CEO 1 ST Growth Markets Building Middle Market Leaders Multiple Drivers of Value Creation Relationship-driven Execution Sponsor Role
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CEO 1 ST Value Proposition: Sellers Constraints to “next level” success –Capital –Executive expertise –Succession planning –Culture Ownership and net worth concentration Simultaneous desire for both liquidity/freedom plus future upside Large, referenceable history of successful business transitions CEO 1 ST talent to supplement current team Demonstrated commitment to growth Capital to fund acquisitions, growth, owner liquidity Equity ownership for executive team Liquidity plus retained equity for seller/partner 33 CEO 1 ST Investing TM CEO 1 ST Solution Business Owner/Operator Challenges
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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing TM 4 Areas of Experience and Focus Market Representative Investments Food Levy Restaurants, Natural Nutrition Group, ProMach, Wild Oats Markets Healthcare American Healthways, MedPartners, PhyCor, STERIS, Sunrise Assisted Living, Sunrise Medical, US Servis HR Services, Education, Collegis, Corporate Family Solutions, DeVry, Training Gevity HR, Mastering Insurance and Financial WNC First Insurance Services, Discover Re, Services New Trend Marketing Services DVC Worldwide, Eagle River Interactive, Lighthouse Global Network, Nth Degree Publishing and 101 Communications, Allegiance Telecom, ypOne Communications Technology Services and 3E, Platinum Technology, Premier Systems, Prenova, Other Business Services SI International, Whittman-Hart
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