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Business & Consumer Services




Sales: $52 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. Acton maintains a fleet of over 10,000 modular units through 21 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. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
www.actonmobile.com




Sales: $433 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: $311 million
CHS Contact: Ed Lhee
Investment Date: August 2008
Headquarters: Effingham, IL
Heartland Dental Care, Inc. (Fund V) is one of the leading dental management companies in the Midwest with over 250 affiliated dental offices across 14 states. Heartland provides business support for hometown dental offices including personnel staffing, office administration and financial, marketing and information support. The company is headquartered in Effingham, Illinois.
www.heartlanddentalcare.com




Sales: $118 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. 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 315 hotels in 60 major markets throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
www.swankav.com




Sales: $222 million
CHS Contact: Rich Lobo
Investment Date: August 2007
Headquarters: El Segundo, CA
Web Service Company, LLC (Fund V) is a leading provider of laundry facilities management services for apartment properties, condominiums, college and university residence halls, military bases and other multi-housing locations. Web offers a full range of services from the design, construction and installation of laundry equipment facilities to the continued operation and maintenance of those facilities. Web operates over 270,000 machines installed in more than 40,000 locations on the West Coast and Hawaii. The company is headquartered in El Segundo, California.
www.weblaundry.com


Consumer




Sales: $124 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, cellulite reduction therapy and dermal fillers. American Laser Centers, LLC currently operates over 200 skin care clinics throughout the U.S. The company is headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
www.americanlaser.com




Sales: $433 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: $80 million
CHS Contact: Andy Code / Steve Brown
Investment Date: July 2004
Headquarters: Elkhart, IN
Nautic Global Group (Fund IV) is a leading manufacturer of power boats. The company designs, develops and markets six well-established product lines, including pontoons, deck boats, cruisers, runabouts, and fiberglass and aluminum fishing boats. Nautic's products are distributed through a nationwide network of 460 dealers. The company is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana.
www.nauticglobalgroup.com




Sales: $176 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


Distribution




Sales: $74 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 235 manufacturers. The company's products can be integrated into pre-existing, new construction and retrofit systems. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
www.kele.com




Sales: $684 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
Investment Date: July 2006
Headquarters: St. Louis, MO
Kranson Industries, Inc. (Fund V) is a leading specialty distributor of outsourced rigid packaging solutions in North America serving the personal care, household and industrial chemicals, food and wine end-markets. 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: $252 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
Investment Date: January 2007
Headquarters: Charlotte, NC
MSC Waterworks (Fund V) is the leading wholesale distributors of underground infrastructure products in the Southeast. The company's customer base includes municipalities, developers and utility contractors involved in residential, commercial and municipal construction projects. MSC Waterworks distributes nearly 9,500 SKUs to approximately 3,000 customers through 35 branch locations in 12 states in the Midwest, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. The company is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
www.mainlinesupply.net




Sales: $244 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 39 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 150,000 unique products manufactured by 430 leading vendors to more than 17,000 customers. The company is headquartered in Addison, Illinois.
www.sun-source.com




Sales: $193 million
CHS Contact: Dave Hawkins
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. The company serves a highly diversified customer base of over 35,000 active customers. The company is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
www.truckpro.com


Infrastructure & Industrial Products




Sales: $321 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 gases 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: $46 million
CHS Contact: Tom Formolo
Investment Date: September 1998
Headquarters: Reading, PA
KB Alloys, LLC (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: $265 million
CHS Contact: Brian Simmons
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 30 branch locations throughout the U.S., 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, New York.
www.lviservices.com




Sales: $190 million
CHS Contact: Dan Hennessy
Investment Date: July 2006
Headquarters: Anaheim, CA
Penhall International Corporation (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. Penhall has 40 branch locations in 17 states and Canada, and over 1,200 skilled employees. 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. The company is headquartered in Anaheim, California.
www.penhall.com




Sales: $190 million
CHS Contact: Dan Hennessy
Investment Date: April 2010
Headquarters: San Marcos, TX
Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (Fund V) is a leading global manufacturer of heat tracing equipment. Thermon's products are dedicated to the external heating of piping, vessels and instruments for the purpose of freeze protection, process temperature maintenance, environmental monitoring and surface snow and ice melting. Thermon offers a full suite of electric and steam heat tracing equipment for the petrochemical, oil and gas, engineering, and power industries. The company is headquartered in San Marcos, Texas.
www.thermon.com

* Approximate 2009 Revenue