Chicago Growth Partners (CGP), CGP is a Chicago-based private equity investment firm committed both to its investments and its investors, concentrating in the lower middle market. The firm targets three primary industries: business and consumer services, healthcare and industrial growth. CGP's Partners have specialized in these industries for more than 20 years and their combined experience in each of these three areas totals 100-plus years. CGP distinguishes itself through its experienced team - including in-house marketing, information technology and operations expertise, its approach to the development and execution of strategies designed to build success, its focus on growth as the primary driver of returns, and its commitment to partnering with portfolio companies that demonstrate strong management capability and opportunity. CGP moves beyond the delivery of growth capital by lending significant industry experience, knowledge and leadership in each business situation. (For more information, go to www.cgp.com.)   ClearLight Partners LLC (CLP) is a private equity firm based in Newport Beach, CA. CLP has a single limited partner, Secom Co., Ltd., a $12.5 billion publicly traded Japanese Company with a long history of sustained outstanding performance. CLP has a wide range of investment experience, including start-up funding, internal growth funding, platform and fold-in acquisitions, and leveraged buy-outs. This investment experience spans a number of industries, including education, manufacturing, IT services, technology, healthcare, consumer products, retail and security services. www.clearlightpartners.com  
 



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