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Investment Experience

Active Investments
(as of December 2007)

Business & Consumer Services
Consumer Products
Industrial Distribution
Industrial & Infrastructure


Business & Consumer Services




Sales: $62 million
CHS Contact: Rich Lobo
Investment Date: February 2007
Headquarters: Baltimore, MD
Acton Mobile Industries (Fund V) is a leading provider of modular space rental services. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, Acton maintains a fleet of over 10,000 modular units through 17 branches in 11 states. Acton provides leasing and related ancillary services such as site preparation, delivery, installation and maintenance. Acton's lease fleet provides temporary space solutions to the construction, commercial, education, healthcare and government markets.
www.actonmobile.com




Sales: $456 million
CHS Contact: Tom Formolo / Rich Lobo
Investment Date: February 2004
Headquarters: Richmond, VA
AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc. (Fund IV) is the largest bowling company in the world. The company's bowling centers generate approximately 55 million customer visits per year. AMF is the U.S. market leader and is more than three times larger than its closest competitor. AMF also is a leading bowling products and equipment distributor. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
www.amf.com




Sales: $187 million
CHS Contact: Tom Formolo
Investment Date: August 2006
Headquarters: Lenexa, KS
Suture Express, Inc. (Fund V) a rapidly growing distributor of sutures and other wound closure products for acute care hospitals and surgery centers across the United States. Headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas, the company offers over 1,200 acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other customers a comprehensive assortment of more than 5,000 wound closure SKUs with no minimum order size, no required frequency of order and guaranteed next-day delivery for most orders.
www.sutureexpress.com




Sales: $116 million
CHS Contact: Rich Lobo
Investment Date: August 2007
Headquarters: St. Louis, MO
Swank Audio Visuals, LLC (Fund V) is a leading provider of outsourced audio visual services. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Swank provides comprehensive audio visual services for corporate meetings and events, including event consultation, creative event design, technical support, equipment rental and post production services. Swank provides solutions to over 240 hotels in 58 major markets throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
www.swankav.com


Consumer Products




Sales: $150 million
CHS Contact: Steve Brown
Investment Date: November 2007
Headquarters: Farmington Hills, MI
American Laser Centers, LLC (Fund V) is the largest provider of laser hair removal and noninvasive aesthetic services in the United States. ALC utilizes FDA-approved equipment to perform nonsurgical procedures including laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation, microdermabrasion and cellulite reduction therapy. American Laser Centers, LLC currently operates 220 skin care clinics throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
www.americanlaser.com




Sales: $446 million
CHS Contact: Peter Gotsch
Investment Date: March 2004
Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH
The Hillman Companies, Inc. (Fund IV) is a leading distributor of fasteners, key blanks, signage and other small hardware components and a leading manufacturer of key making equipment. The Company operates in multiple channels of the retail marketplace including national and regional home centers, hardware stores and mass merchants. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
www.hillmangroup.com




Sales: $322 million
CHS Contact: Andy Code / Steve Brown
Investment Date: July 2004
Headquarters: Syracuse, IN
Nautic Global Group (Fund IV) is a leading independent boat manufacturer, producing fifteen models of boats primarily cruisers, runabouts and cuddys. The company markets its boats through a network of over 155 dealers, including 125 dealers in the United States and Canada, and is headquartered in Syracuse, Indiana.
www.rinkerboats.com




Sales: $216 million
CHS Contact: Andy Code
Investment Date: August 2007
Headquarters: Lititz, PA
Woodstream Corporation (Fund V) markets and manufacturers a broad portfolio of leading, branded consumer products in four segments, which include natural solutions for pest control, wild bird feeding, caring control for pets and wildlife, and rodent control. Woodstream's products are sold under the Victor®, Havahart®, Safer® and Perky Pet® brand names among a multitude of others and are sold at more than 100,000 retail locations throughout the United States, Canada and other international markets. The company is headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
www.woodstream.com


Industrial Distribution




Sales: $446 million
CHS Contact: Peter Gotsch
Investment Date: March 2004
Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH
The Hillman Companies, Inc. (Fund IV) is a leading distributor of fasteners, key blanks, signage and other small hardware components and a leading manufacturer of key making equipment. The Company operates in multiple channels of the retail marketplace including national and regional home centers, hardware stores and mass merchants. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
www.hillmangroup.com




Sales: $121 million
CHS Contact: Peter Gotsch
Investment Date: June 2000
Headquarters: Grand Rapids, MI
Home Acres Building Supply Co. (Fund V) is a leading distributor of gypsum wallboard and related interior products in the upper Midwest, serving the residential and non-residential construction markets. Home Acres serves more than 3,400 customers with products from over 320 vendors through a 16 branch network across Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin. Home Acres is a co-founder and active member of the Drake Group, an 83 member purchasing cooperative formed in 1995.
www.homeacres.com




Sales: $70 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
Investment Date: November 2007
Headquarters: Memphis, TN
Kele, Inc (Fund V) is a leading supplier of commercial HVAC and building automation interface products. Kele provides peripheral control products and services to the building automation systems industry. Kele's product offering includes over 15,000 interface products, including transmitters, sensors, switches, gauges and relays from over 200 manufacturers. The company's products can be integrated into pre-existing, new construction and retrofit systems.
www.kele.com




Sales: $626 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
Investment Date: July 2006
Headquarters: St. Louis, MO
Kranson Industries, Inc. (Fund V) is a leading distributor of container packaging components, including plastic and glass bottles, pails, dispensers and related closures. The company operates under the trade name TricorBraun and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Kranson is also a former investment of Fund IV.
www.tricorbraun.com




Sales: $200 million
CHS Contact: Peter Gotsch
Investment Date: January 2007
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
Mainline Supply Company (Fund V) is the leading wholesale distributors of underground infrastructure products in the Southeast. The company's customer base includes municiaplities, developers and utility contractors involved in residential, commercial and municipal construction projects. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Mainline distributes nearly 9,000 SKUs to approximately 1,800 customers through 16 branch locations in seven states in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
www.mainlinesupply.net




Sales: $343 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
Investment Date: April 2006
Headquarters: Addison, IL
SunSource (Fund V) is the largest independent distributor of fluid power products and systems in the United States. Through 38 locations nationwide, SunSource also provides complementary value-added services including the engineering and design of fluid power systems for OEMs, assembly, repair and technical training. SunSource sells 100,000 unique products manufactured by 300 leading vendors to more than 17,000 customers.
www.sun-source.com




Sales: $220 million
CHS Contact: Peter Gotsch
Investment Date: July 2006
Headquarters: Memphis, TN
TruckPro, Inc. (Fund V) is a leading independent distributor of aftermarket parts and accessories for heavy-duty vehicles with the leading market share in the 16-state region in which it competes. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
www.truckpro.com


Industrial & Infrastructure




Sales: $231 million
CHS Contact: Rich Lobo
Investment Date: July 2005
Headquarters: Las Vegas, NV
American Asphalt & Grading Company (Fund IV) provides integrated construction services to the Southern Nevada residential homebuilding market. The company is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and provides a suite of site development and preparation services including excavation, paving, pavement maintenance, and concrete placement for curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
www.aaandg.com




Sales: $399 million
CHS Contact: Dan Hennessy
Investment Date: May 2004
Headquarters: Houston, TX
Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc. (Fund IV) is a leading designer and manufacturer of geosynthetic lining solutions used in the containment and management of solids, liquids, and gasses for organizations engaged in waste management, mining, liquid containment, aquaculture, agriculture and other industrial activities. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
www.gseworld.com




Sales: $154 million
CHS Contact: Tom Formolo
Investment Date: September 1998
Headquarters: Reading, PA
KB Alloys, Inc. (Fund III) is a producer of aluminum master alloys, aluminum grain refiners and titanium master alloys. The company is headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania.
www.kballoys.com




Sales: $361 million
CHS Contact: Brian Simmons / Steve Brown
Investment Date: November 2005
Headquarters: New York, NY
LVI Services Inc. (Fund V) is the nation's largest and fastest growing remediation and facilities management firm. Through 27 branch locations in 19 states, LVI provides the most complete array of facility services available in the industry, including asbestos abatement, soft and structural demolition, mold remediation, emergency response, fireproofing, decontamination and decommissioning, lead-based paint abatement and infection control. The company provides an integrated service offering nationwide to a diverse array of end markets, including commercial, industrial, retail, government, healthcare and education. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.
www.lviservices.com




Sales: $237 million
CHS Contact: Dan Hennessy
Investment Date: July 2006
Headquarters: Anaheim, CA
Penhall International Corp. (Fund V) is the only national provider of concrete cutting, breaking and excavation and highway grinding services in the United States with the first or second market position in the majority of its served markets. Headquartered in Anaheim, California, Penhall has 37 branch locations in 17 states, over 800 skilled employees and an equipment fleet of 750 revenue producing units. Penhall provides a broad range of concrete- and asphalt-related services that generally are part of much larger construction projects in the non-residential building construction and infrastructure markets.
www.penhall.com

* Note: Sales figures represent actual sales for the most recent reported fiscal year end.