NEWPORT BEACH, CA September 12, 2011 – Private equity firm ClearLight Partners announced today that it has acquired an ownership interest in Evriholder Products, LLC, the leading provider of “impulse” purchase housewares. Evriholder’s extensive product portfolio spans the Storage & Organization, Cleaning, Bath & Personal Care, Barware, and Kitchen categories. Evriholder will use the investment from ClearLight to fund a range of growth initiatives, including new product and program development and acquisitions.

Gary Seehoff, CEO of Evriholder, commented “Working with Michael Kaye and Jay Shepherd of ClearLight Partners over the last few months has been wonderful. We are extremely impressed and grateful for the support and confidence they are showing in us; their resources are tremendous and we look forward to growing the Company strategically with their guidance.”

Ivan Stein, President of Evriholder, added “We could not be happier to partner with ClearLight. I believe they will add a new level of sophistication and professionalism to our company. We will also now have ample resources to continue developing a comprehensive range of market leading, proprietary ‘impulse’ products. This new investment by ClearLight should add a lot of fuel to our growth over the next few years.”

Jay F. Shepherd, the lead partner on the transaction, stated “Evriholder’s strong track record of developing unique, innovative products is very impressive. The Company has truly established itself as the premier provider of ‘impulse’ purchase housewares”.

Michael S. Kaye, Managing Partner at ClearLight, stated “We’ve been very impressed with Gary Seehoff, Ivan Stein, and the rest of Evriholder’s management team. We’re excited about working with them to continue their record of innovation, growth, and happy customers.”

Houlihan Lokey acted as financial advisor to Evriholder in the transaction.

About Evriholder

Founded in 1995, Evriholder Products designs, develops and manufactures products for the Storage & Organization, Cleaning, Bath & Personal Care, Barware, and Kitchen categories. Headquartered in Anaheim, CA, Evriholder continues to introduce truly innovative, useful products – the kind consumers see and say “Why didn’t I think of that?” For more information, visitwww.evriholder.com.

ST. LOUIS, MO September 9, 2009 — The Outsource Group, the nation’s leading healthcare receivables management firm, announced today the expansion of its Medicaid eligibility and patient financial counseling services through the acquisition of Medstandard, Inc.

Medstandard is a prominent provider of patient screening and Medicaid eligibility services based in Houston, Texas. Medstandard’s on-site screening services at hospital emergency departments and their case management protocol result in exceptional revenue recovery for hospital clients.

“As the number of uninsured and underinsured patients continues to grow to an estimated 56 million by 2013, hospitals are increasingly challenged to find ways to generate revenue to cover services provided. By combining Medstandard’s skills and services with our own, we can play a vital role for hospitals,” says Michael A. DiMarco, The Outsource Group CEO.

The Outsource Group has experienced staggering growth in the past five years through the acquisition of best-in-class companies and through strong organic growth. Nationally headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, The Outsource Group has offices and operations centers from coast to coast, providing clients with the resources of a large company plus the individualized services and flexibility of a smaller firm.

“A key differentiator for us is that when we acquire a company, the owners of that company join The Outsource Group’s leadership team as shareholders and operators, bringing expertise and years of experience to the company and clients alike,” says DiMarco.

Medstandard’s founders, Howard Zorn and Donny Zamora, along with several other co-owners, will remain actively involved with The Outsource Group, providing ongoing support and leadership for the Medicaid eligibility service line.

“This is a great opportunity for us, but also for our clients,” says Zorn, “because we can now provide a broader range of revenue cycle management services to our current client base through the various Centers of Excellence of The Outsource Group.”

“Our employees will benefit as well,” adds Zamora, “because The Outsource Group has operations centers in Alabama, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Texas, giving them vast career opportunities — not only geographically, but also within different aspects of the industry.”

The Outsource Group continues to seek strategically aligned, best-in-class companies to further expand its services and local presence in markets across the country. Fueling this expansion, The Outsource Group recently completed a round of bank financing, while continuing a strong relationship with its capital partner, ClearLight Partners, LLC, a Newport, California-based private equity firm with $600 million under management.

Providing advisory and professional services for the Medstandard deal were Marion Financial, a leading M&A firm serving the financial services industry, for merger and acquisition advice and representation; Armstrong Teasdale for legal counsel; A. J. Gallagher for benefits; and BKD for accounting.

“This acquisition in a difficult economic environment was made possible through the assistance of our professional advisors and financial partners,” says DiMarco. “We are excited to move forward with an expanded Medicaid eligibility service offering, especially at a time when hospitals need it most.”

NEWPORT BEACH, CA September 18, 2008 – Private equity firm ClearLight Partners announced today that it has completed the sale of its portfolio company U.S. Education to DeVry Inc. in a transaction valued at $290 million.

U.S. Education was formed to acquire, develop, and grow private career colleges throughout the Western United States. ClearLight Partners provided funding for U.S. Education in June 2002 to fund the initial acquisition of Silicon Valley College, an allied healthcare and information technology school in the San Francisco Bay area. In 2003, ClearLight Partners provided U.S. Education additional capital for, and assistance with, three acquisitions including Western Career College (February 2003), American Institute of Healthcare Technology (October 2003), and Apollo College (December 2003). As a result, U.S. Education grew from a four-campus school in Northern California to a leading career education company with seventeen campuses across the Western U.S. and a dominant position in allied healthcare training.

ClearLight Partners provided active assistance to U.S. Education in evaluating and executing acquisitions, arranging debt financing, assisting with strategic planning, and filling key management positions. The ClearLight Partners team forged a strong relationship with management to help U.S. Education to become one of the leading providers of healthcare education in the Western United States. With 17 campuses, U.S. Education serves 8,700 students through certificate and degree programs in the rapidly growing fields of nursing, ultrasound and radiography technology, surgical technology, veterinary technology, pharmacy technology, dental hygiene, and medical and dental assisting.

George Montgomery, President and CEO of U.S. Education, said, “We have enjoyed a close, supportive working relationship with the ClearLight team that is characterized by open communication and teamwork. Their involvement has been instrumental in analyzing opportunities, fine-tuning our business strategy and achieving success.”

Jay Shepherd, Partner at ClearLight, stated “We are pleased that our strong partnership with management has resulted in this very successful outcome. They did an outstanding job and we at ClearLight are delighted to have had the opportunity to help them build such a strong company over our six years together.”

Michael S. Kaye, Managing Partner at ClearLight, stated “George Montgomery and his team did an excellent job of leading the company through several key acquisitions and driving strong internal growth to build it into the excellent education franchise that it is today. We at ClearLight are particularly gratified as we initiated and led the recruitment of George to U.S. Education as CEO as well as several other key managers.”

Through its institutions, DeVry is a leading provider of secondary and post secondary degree programs in business, healthcare, and technology. The acquisition of U.S. Education is consistent with DeVry’s strategy of increased diversification in the healthcare field and expanded offerings at the pre-baccalaureate level.

The ClearLight team included Jay F. Shepherd, David W. Reed and Michael S. Kaye.

ST. LOUIS, MO December 4, 2007 – Productivity Network Innovations Healthcare (PNIH) in Houma, Louisiana, has been acquired by The Outsource Group, Michael DiMarco, CEO of The Outsource Group announced today. The acquisition of PNIH is part of The Outsource Group’s strategic plan to grow through acquiring “best-in-class” service providers to augment their service offerings and geographic coverage in the healthcare receivables industry. Specifically, PNIH, provides insurance follow up and business office outsourcing to leading healthcare providers across the country.

“The acquisition of PNIH adds to our competency in insurance follow up; extends our service lines to the PNIH client base; and expands our overall capacity by adding the Houma call center,” says DiMarco.

The Outsource Group has experienced rapid growth, with seven acquisitions in the past three years and a growing network of offices and call centers located in New York, Massachusetts, Texas, Missouri, and now, Louisiana. More importantly, the owners of the acquired companies join The Outsource Group’s leadership team as shareholders and operators bringing expertise and years of experience to the Company and clients alike.

“The management team from PNIH brings a very specific expertise in dealing with payers,” adds DiMarco. “Tom Westerkamp, PNIH’s founder, along with the other principal’s Pete Middleton and Hardy Blick, will round out our competence in insurance follow up and will add business office outsourcing to our existing suite of services.”

The new addition of PNIH comes on the heels of The Outsource Group’s acquisition in October of Genesis Consultants of New York, another leading provider of insurance collections and Medicaid eligibility services. “Unlike some companies who are interested primarily in client access through acquisition, we look for experienced management partners who can help us grow organically as well,” says DiMarco. “In addition, this type of growth enables us to offer “best-in-class” subspecialties as well as local access across the U.S.”

In order to fuel their continued expansion, The Outsource Group maintains a strong relationship with its capital partner, ClearLight Partners, LLC, a Newport, California based private equity firm with $600 million under management. ClearLight looks for long-term relationships, investing in mid-cap companies with proven management success and growth potential.