Hauser (HPE) is a hybrid private equity investor directly co-investing throughout the lower-middle and middle market via investment partnerships Investment Criteria with control funds and selectively with managers of subordinated debt, growth equity and special situation funds. • Co-investing partner funds of Fund Investments $200 million to $2 billion ACON Investments - Washington, DC Juggernaut Capital - Washington, DC Amulet Capital - Greenwich, CT Light Bay Capital – Los Angeles, CA Angeles Equity Partners – Los Angeles, CA Main Post Partners- San Francisco, CA • North American Argand Partners - New York, NY Mangrove Equity Partners- Tampa, FL Atlas Holdings - Greenwich, CT Milestone Partners - Philadelphia, PA domiciled Blackstreet Capital Partners - Washington, DC Monroe Capital - Chicago, IL Bunker Hill Capital - Boston, MA New Mainstream - New York, NY CapStreet Group - Houston, TX • Teams with a track North Castle Partners - Greenwich, CT CIP Capital - New York, NY Palladium Equity Partners- New York, NY record of investing Clearlake Capital - Los Angeles, CA Patriot Capital- Baltimore, MD Clarion Capital - New York, NY Prairie Capital - Chicago, IL together Consonance Capital Partners- New York, NY Renovus Capital - Philadelphia, PA Dominus Capital Partners - New York, NY Revolution Growth - Washington, DC EagleTree Capital – New York, NY Riverlake Equity Partners - Portland, OR • Operational focus EDG Partners - Atlanta, GA Shore Capital Partners - Chicago, IL Encore Consumer Capital - San Francisco, CA Southfield Capital - Greenwich, CT Eureka - Philadelphia, PA • Clearly defined, Spanos Barber Jesse & Co.- San Francisco, CA Frontenac Company - Chicago, IL St. Cloud Capital - Los Angeles, CA targeted strategy GF Capital - New York, NY Staple Street Capital- New York, NY Great Point Partners - Greenwich, CT Varsity Healthcare Partners – Los Angeles, CA Grey Mountain Partners - Boulder, CO Vesey Street Capital Partners – New York, NY Gridiron Capital - New Canaan, CT • Demonstrated Wasserstein & Co.- New York, NY Gryphon Investors - San Francisco, CA Waud Capital Partners - Chicago, IL ability to achieve Guardian Capital Partners - Philadelphia, PA Wellspring Capital Management – New York, NY JLL Partners- New York, NY Zelnick Media-- New York, NY successful exits Direct Investments • No investment in Adspace Networks - New York, NY Ivanti – Salt Lake City, UT Argo Tea - Chicago, IL McCubbin Hosiery - Oklahoma City, OK , real Carson-Dellosa Publishing – Greensboro, NC The O'Gara Group - Cincinnati, OH estate or emerging Connecture - Brookfield, WI Omni Eye – New Jersey, NJ Construction Software Technologies - Cincinnati, OH PSI Services - Burbank, CA technology Corrona - Boston, MA Sigma Electric Manufacturing – Garner, NC Corsair Components – Freemont, CA STAT Health - New York, NY Entrepreneurial Dennis Uniform – Portland, OR Thorpe Specialty Services - Houston, TX Doctors Best – San Clemente, CA Waples Manufacturing - Fort Worth, TX Drive, Filling Machines & Systems – Minneapolis, MN Washing Systems - Cincinnati, OH Institutional Hillsboro Aero Academy - Hillsboro, OR WF Taylor – Fontana, CA Experience Igloo Products - Katy, TX Injured Workers Pharmacy - Methuen, MA Investment Team

MARK HAUSER, Managing Partner, Los Angeles and Cincinnati Highly Focus: Capital Formation and Investment experienced • Chairman and Managing Partner, Hauser Private Equity, LLC. • Managing Partner, Hauser Davis Tysoe, LLC private equity • Chairman, The Hauser Group • Chairman, Private Exchange Marketplace team with a coast-to-coast PAUL SWANSON, Managing Partner, Cincinnati Focus: Capital Formation, Investment and Fund Administration coverage model • 17 years experience in private equity investing • 14 years experience in • Prior to HPE, CEO of Hauser Capital Markets in Cincinnati

JANNA LAUDATO, CFA, Managing Director, Washington, DC Focus: Investment Selection Process, Risk Management and Compliance • 14 years experience in private equity investing and consulting • Prior to HPE, managed private equity portfolio of $2 billion at the Small Business Administration • 14 years consulting experience with Booz Allen and Chemonics Intl

ROB NEU, Chief Financial Officer, Cincinnati Focus: Chief Financial Officer, Risk Management and Compliance • 31 years experience in institutional fixed income, balance sheet management and capital markets • Prior to HPE, Senior Vice President, Portfolio Management Group, Provident Financial Group, Inc. • Began career with Prudential-Bache

Entrepreneurial Drive, Institutional Experience HPE leverages the collective multi-industry expertise of its Directors and Partners to diligence targets, grow companies and enhance returns.

R. KERRY CLARK A leading Focus: Marketing, manufacturing and distribution of consumer and industrial group of branded products experts • Lead Director representing – General Mills (NYSE: GIS) • Director a wealth of – Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) experience, – Avnet (NYSE: AVT) knowledge – Textron (NYSE: TXT) and networks • Retired Chairman & CEO, Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) • Retired Vice Chairman, Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) across multiple disciplines. ROGER W. CRANDALL (Observer) Focus: Private equity, , corporate finance • Chairman, CEO & President, MassMutual • Former CEO & CIO, Babson Capital • Director, The CEO Roundtable, American Council of Life Insurers, Wharton Board of Advisors

KEITH HARRISON Focus: Manufacturing, supply chain, procurement • Director – Midmark Corp. – Enerfab Corp. – Hayco Manufacturing (Hong Kong) • Board Advisor, Peco Pallet • Senior Advisor, The Pritzker Group • Retired Global Product Supply Officer, Procter & Gamble Entrepreneurial Drive, Institutional Experience JOHN W. HAYDEN Focus: Insurance, transportation and news media A leading • CEO, CJH Consulting group of • Director experts – E.W. Scripps Co (NYSE: SSP) representing – ABR Reinsurance Ltd. a wealth of – CenterBank experience, – Ohio National Financial Services knowledge • Retired CEO & President, The Midland Company (NASDAQ: MLAN) and networks across multiple MICHAEL LEVITT (Observer) disciplines Focus: Private equity, corporate finance, energy, infrastructure • CEO, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors • Formerly Vice Chairman of Apollo Global Management • Founder, Chairman & CEO of Stone Tower Capital • Currently serves on the University of Michigan Investment Advisory Board

MICHAEL B. McCALLISTER Focus: Insurance, telecommunications, banking, pharmaceuticals • Chairman, Zoetis, Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) • Director – AT&T (NYSE: T) – Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ: FITB) • Retired Chairman & CEO, Humana, Inc. (NYSE: HUM) • Former Board Member, Business Roundtable • Former Chairman, Health & Retirement Task Force Entrepreneurial Drive, Institutional Experience RICHARD T. REILLY Focus: Manufacturing, transportation and banking • President of RBI Solar and RBI Greenhouses • Former investment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. A leading • Former Special Assistant to the US Secretary of Commerce group of experts LARRY A. SHEAKLEY representing Focus: Human resource outsourcing, workers compensation admin, insurance, a wealth of banking • CEO and Owner, The Sheakley Group of Companies experience, • Director, C-Bank, Pro-Procure, Il Mulino Restaurants, Cincinnati Opera, Art knowledge Museum, Taft Museum of Art and networks • Chairman, Touchstone Merchandise Group • Benefactor, Sheakley Athletics Center, University of Cincinnati across • Minority Owner, Cincinnati Reds multiple disciplines RONALD W. TYSOE Focus: Retail, banking, media, finance • Chairman – J.C. Penney & Co. (NYSE: JCP) • Director – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM) – Cintas Corp. (NASDAQ: CTAS) – Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE: SNI) – Taubman Centers (NYSE: TCO) • Retired Vice Chairman, Macy’s (NYSE: M)

GEORGE H. VINCENT Focus: Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities, Antitrust, Private Placement law • Chairman & Managing Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP • Current or former Chair: Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce, Art Entrepreneurial Museum, Museum Center, Metropolitan Housing Authority, The Christ Hospital, Hamilton County Board of Elections Drive, • Minority Owner, Cincinnati Reds Institutional Experience