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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing

FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing. TM. CEO 1 ST Investing. TM. Introduction to Frontenac. 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

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FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO 1 ST Investing

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  1. FRONTENAC COMPANY CEO1STInvesting TM

  2. CEO1ST Investing TM Introduction to Frontenac • 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 : CEO1ST Growth Investing 1

  3. Strategy: CEO1ST Growth Investing CEO1ST Partner with proven executives utilizing CEO1ST 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 Building Middle Market Leaders Growth Markets Multiple Drivers of Value Creation Relationship-driven Execution Sponsor Role

  4. 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 CEO1ST 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 CEO1ST Investing TM CEO1ST Value Proposition: Sellers Business Owner/Operator Challenges CEO1ST Solution 3 3

  5. 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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