DC Capital Partners LLC

The Carlyle Group is one of the world s largest private equity firms that has more than $85.5 billion under management. With a staff of more than 450 investment professionals, the firm has operations in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and Latin America. Founded in 1987, it serves the energy, finance, health care, retail, energy, transportation and telecommunications industries. The Carlyle Group offers more than 50 types of funds for various investment disciplines, including buyouts, growth capital, real estate and leveraged finance. The firm specializes in strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, and consolidations and buildups. Its clients include Alliance Boots, Claris Lifesciences Limited and Colin Medical Technology Corporation.

Thayer Hidden Creek is a strategically focused, private equity investment firm based in Washington, D.C. Thayer manages two private equity funds with total assets of approximately $1.1 billion. The firm manages leveraged buyouts in the lower-end of the middle market with a focus on industrial products and services. Its portfolio companies include Heckethorn Manufacturing Company, Morton Welding Company, Qualitor, Quadel Consulting, Roadrunner Dawes, TEAC Aerospace Technologies, The Brown Corporation, BFI Canada Income Fund, Mistras Holding Group and Sunburst Technology. Since its inception in 1994, Thayer has invested in more than 30 portfolio companies with total revenue in excess of $3 billion.