Private Equity Data Roundup

WEST COAST DATA ROUND UP Matthew Toole Buyouts West November 18, 2008

Worldwide M&A Activity down 37% - Private Equity-backed M&A declines 75% over 2007

US M&A Activity down nearly 40%; Private Equity-backed M&A declines 85% over 2007

West Coast Buyout Investments up 18% over 2007; Number of West Coast Buyout Investments Decline

Private Equity Slump is a Global Phenomenon -59% -81% -4% -51% -72%

Measured decline in mid-market buyouts; less reliant on global debt financing

Global Buyout Investments by Sector *Data through 9/30/2008

PE Activity was a Key Driver of the M&A Market and Investment Banking Fees Imputed Fee Estimates by Freeman & Co Fees paid by Financial Sponsors

Global Retraction in Credit Markets Slows Buyout Activity; HY Activity down 80% over 2007 *Data through 9/30/2008

Frozen Exit Markets for Venture and Buyouts US Initial Public Offerings US Mergers & Acquisitions

Global Private Equity Fundraising *Data through 9/30/2008

West Coast Buyout Fundraising Down 38% from 2007 levels; Number of Funds on Par with Year-Ago

All calculations are done at the fund level* by Thomson Reuters based on cash flows and NAVs reported by participating LPs and GPs

Performance Methodology * net of management fees and carried interest

Pooled IRR: IRR of a group of funds where their cash flows have been aggregated together before IRR calculation

Investment Horizon Return: IRR calculated with Net Asset Value as capital outflow at beginning of period, Net Asset Value at end of period, and actual cash flow in between

Definitions:

US Performance Benchmarks *Data through 6/30/2008

US Private Equity Performance Index *Data through 6/30/2008

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