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Leonard Green & Partners is a private equity firm with more than $3 billion in equity capital under management. Founded in 1989, the firm has invested in more than 30 companies with aggregate value of more than $18 billion. Located in Los Angeles, LG&P invests in established companies that are leaders in their markets. It works with investment bankers, business brokers and other intermediaries to source investment opportunities. It also partners with management through operational improvements, acquisitions, financial engineering and other strategic initiatives. The company structures transactions to meet the needs of all parties involved. Types of investments that it has completed in the past include public-to-private transactions, recapitalizations of privately held businesses, growth capital, equity capital to facilitate acquisitions, turnarounds and restructuring investments and acquisitions of divisions and assets from large corporations.

TCW / Crescent Mezzanine LLC is a provider of mezzanine capital, providing equity sponsors and management teams with long-term financing to complete leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations and later-stage growth financings. Based in Los Angeles, the company is one of the leading independent mezzanine firms in the United States with approximately $7.7 billion of capital invested or commitments received. With operations in Los Angeles, New York and Paris, TCW / Crescent Mezzanine LLC covers a vast geographic region in North America, Western Europe and Australia/New Zealand. The firm has long-term alliances with multiple financial organizations such as Wall Street, regional investment banks, equity sponsors, management groups, and other mezzanine providers.