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2012

January 5, 2012

Nix Health Announces Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.

2011

July 29, 2011	Herff Jones and Varsity Finalize Merger
June 29, 2011	BJ's Wholesale Club Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners and CVC for $51.25 Per Share in Cash
June 15, 2011	Herff Jones to Merge with VBR Holding Corporation
April 19,, 2011	Air Lease Corporation Announces Full Exercise of Over-Allotment Option in IPO
March 14, 2011	Animal Health International, Inc. to Merge with Lextron, Inc.
January 28, 2011	Cascade Bancorp (Oregon) Successfully Completes Previously Announced Capital Raise and Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Financial Results

2010

December 23, 2010	Jo-Ann Stores to be Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for $61.00 Per Share in Cash
December 15, 2010	Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. Announces Approval and Closing of Merger
December 10, 2010	The 2010 HEC - Dow Jones Private Equity Performance Ranking
November 23, 2010	TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners to Acquire J. Crew Group, Inc. for $43.50 Per Share in Cash
September 6, 2010	Authentic Brands Group Acquires Tapout and Silver Star
August 16, 2010	Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc. to be Acquired by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and Management for $8.50 Per Share
June 2, 2010	Authentic Brands Group Equity Raise
April 20, 2010	Vera Wang and David’s Bridal Announce Partnership to Launch Bridal Collection
February 3, 2010	AerSale Holdings, Inc. Acquires CFM56 Powered DC8-70 Fleet
January 13, 2010	AerSale Holdings, Inc. Completes $250 Million Equity Raise with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

2009

November 19, 2009

First-ever ranking of private equity firms, published by an HEC Paris Professor in association with Dow Jones

2008

November 5, 2008	Whole Foods Market Announces $425 Million Equity Investment by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
April 30, 2008	United Online, Inc. to Acquire FTD Group, Inc. for Approximately $800 Million

2007

July 11, 2007	The Container Store® Engages New Financial Partnership With Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
April 10, 2007	Tom Struzzieri Meets with West Coast Active Riders as Wrap Up to 2007 HITS Desert Circuit
March 28, 2007	Leonard Green & Partners Closes $5.3 Billion Private Equity Fund
March 12, 2007	FTD Group, Inc. Closes Offering of Common Stock
January 31, 2007	Federated Completes Sale of David's Bridal, Priscilla of Boston
January 31, 2007	HITS Desert Horse Park Opens

2006

November 17, 2006	Federated Agrees to Sell Bridal Group
October 26, 2006	PETCO Consummates Merger
July 31, 2006	FTD Group, Inc. Completes Purchase of Interflora Holdings Ltd.
July 14, 2006	PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. to be Acquired by Texas Pacific Group and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. for $29.00 per Share in Cash
May 3 , 2006	The Sports Authority, Inc. Consummates Merger
March 29 , 2006	Sagittarius Brands finalizes acquisition of Del Taco
February 02 , 2006	Sagittarius Brands Acquires Del Taco
January 23 , 2006	The Sports Authority, Inc. to be acquired by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

2005

November 22 , 2005	HITS Announces Joint Venture With Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
July 25 , 2005	TEVA to Aquire IVAX for $7.4 Billion
June 6 , 2005	Fortress Investment Group LLC Acquires Liberty Group Publishing, Inc.
May 11, 2005	Fortress Investment Group LLC to Acquire Liberty Group Publishing, Inc.
February 15, 2005	Phoenix Scientific, Inc. signs definitive stock purchase agreement.
February 15, 2005	IVAX Corporation acquires Phoenix Scientific, Inc.
February 9, 2005	The California Academic Decathlon Proudly Announces Lead Sponsorship from Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
February 9, 2005	FTD Group, Inc. To Celebrate Initial Public Offering On NYSE
February 8, 2005	Rite Aid Announces Closing Of Over-Allotment Option Of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
February 8, 2005	FTD Group, Inc. To Begin Trading On New York Stock Exchange
January 28, 2005	Dollar Financial Corp. Announces Pricing of the Initial Public Offering of Its Common Stock
January 26, 2005	Rite Aid Announces Pricing of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock
January 10 , 2005	Hollywood Entertainment Corporation Signs Definitive Merger Agreement With Movie Gallery, Inc.; Shareholders to Receive $13.25 Per Share in Cash

2004

November 23, 2004	FTD Group, Inc. Files IPO Registration Statement
October 22, 2004	PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Announces Secondary Public Offering of 6.9 Million Shares of Common Stock
October 14, 2004	Hollywood Entertainment Corporation Enters Into Amended and Restated Merger Agreement
September 30, 2004	Werner President and CEO Dennis Heiner to Leave Company
August 2, 2004	Green Equity Investors III to Sell Shares of VCA Antech Common Stock
May 13, 2004	FTD Group, Inc. Appoints Michael J. Soenen President and CEO
May 6, 2004	The Home Depot to acquire White Cap Construction Supply, Inc.
May 6, 2004	Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. announces agreement to sell White Cap Construction Supply, Inc. to The Home Depot
April 13, 2004	AsianMedia Group LLC appoints Peter Mathes as Chairman
March 29, 2004	Hollywood Entertainment Corporation signs Definitive Merger Agreement
February 24, 2004	FTD Group, Inc. Announces Completion of the Merger with Leonard Green & Partners.
February 10, 2004	TPG Wafer Holdings LLC Announces Common Stock Offering

2003

December 1, 2003	Cypress Group Agrees to Buy Communications & Power Industries, Inc.
November 17, 2003	Big 5 Sporting Goods Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock
October 8, 2003	Big 5 Sporting Goods Files Shelf Registration Statement
October 6, 2003	Green Equity Investors IV, L.P. Announces Intent to Acquire FTD Group, Inc.
September 25, 2003	MEMC Files Resale Registration Statement
September 24, 2003	Varsity Brands, Inc. Completes Merger
August 4, 2003	Sports Authority and Gart Sports Announce Completion of Merger
May 16, 2003	MEMC Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
May 7, 2003	Werner Holding Co. Announces Leonard Green & Partners to Invest $65 Million in Recapitalization of Company
April 22, 2003	Varsity Brands, Inc. Signs Definitive Merger Agreement
April 7, 2003	Rand McNally Completes Financial Restructuring and Emerges from Chapter 11
January 15, 2003	LGP Announces Intent to Acquire Rand McNally & Co
January 14, 2003	LGP Closes New Private Equity Fund, Green Equity Investors IV, at $1.85 Billion
January 14, 2003	Petco Announces the Filing of a Registration Statement for an Offering of Common Stock
January 14, 2003	Rand McNally Announces Plans to Recapitalize
January 10, 2003	VCA Antech, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Secondary Offering

2002

October 25, 2002	The Passing of Leonard I. Green
June 25, 2002	Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Prices Initial Public Offering
May 23, 2002	Gart Sports Announces Offering of Common Stock
February 22, 2002	PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Begins Trading on the Nasdaq National Market

2001

November 14, 2001	MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. announces that an investor group led by Texas Pacific Group closes on their transaction regarding the sale and purchase of E.ON's 72% ownership interest in MEMC and all of E.ON's outstanding loans to MEMC.
August 9, 2001	Veterinary Centers of America, Inc. Announce IPO Filing
June 7, 2001	Gart Sports Company Announces Acquisition of Oshman's Sporting Goods, Inc.

2000

October 11, 2000	The Korea Times Los Angeles and Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. Announce the Formation of AsianMedia Group, Inc. and Agreement to Acquire International Media Group, Inc.
October 2, 2000	PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. Announces Merger of the company with an investor group led by Leonard Green & Partners.
September 20, 2000	Veterinary Centers of America, Inc. announces that it has completed the announced merger of the company for $15.00 per share in cash.
March 10, 2000	White Cap Industries, Inc. Announces Completion of the Previous Announced Merger of the Company.