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Apax Partners focuses exclusively on long-term investments in growth companies. The firm invests globally in the following sectors: (1) financial and business services (2) healthcare (3) media (4) retail and consumer and (5) technology and telecommunications. They target large companies with strong, established market positions and the potential to expand. Apax Partners' investment strategy is to grow businesses by acting as a catalyst for change and to employ clear processes to maximize the value of their portfolio.

MLAM's worldwide approach to equity investing uses a philosophy of identifying relative value among individual stocks and stock markets by focusing primarily on two variables: reinvestment rate and the price-to-book value ratio. There are seven additional screens employed to further refine the process. The factors used to identify value include price-to-cash flow, price-to-earnings ratios, past and future earnings growth and dividend payouts. For asset allocation, a country whose market valuation measurements seem consistently above or below world averages or its own historical averages are over or under-weighted accordingly. The degrees of over or under-weighting are determined by relative economic prospects as measured by the outlook for GNP, inflation and interest rates of each country and their impact on currency movements. By combining a value approach to individual stock selection with asset allocation by country, the firm seeks to achieve consistent performance relative to international equity indexes. MLAM combines top-down and bottom-up analysis and uses proprietary models as part of their research process. Their funds are team-managed.

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Apax Partners invests in both companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of technology, service and internet/consumer sectors. It provides buyout and debt stage capital requirements.

Vestar Capital invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of consumer, healthcare and business & technology services. It provides financing for buyout, MBO, carve-outs and growth capital requirements. It acquires control or makes minority investments.

Provides investment research

J.P. Morgan Partners provides financing for growth capital, corporate acquisitions, LBOs, special situations and recapitalizations. The firm invests globally across a variety of sectors including consumer, media, energy, industrial, financial services, healthcare and technology

Provides integrated managed care services to insurers

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