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TRIVEST ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF EARL W. POWELL TO THE FLORIDA COUNCIL OF 100

MIAMI, FL — (January 11, 2008) Trivest Partners, L.P. (“Trivest”) announced that Earl W. Powell has been appointed to membership in The Florida Council of 100. The Florida Council of 100 is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that was formed in 1961 at the request of Governor Farris Bryant to provide advice to him on key Florida issues from a business perspective. The Council has continued that advisory role to the Governor over the years, and today exists to promote the economic growth of Florida and improve the economic well-being and quality of life of its citizenry. The mission for The Florida Council of 100 is “to be a forum of strategic thinkers and leaders having a major positive effect on Florida public policy which enhances the quality of life and economic well being of all Floridians.”

Powell is Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus of Trivest Partners, L.P. (Miami), Director of SouthernSun Asset Management, Inc. (Memphis), and Partner with Westshore Capital Partners, L.P. (Tampa). Prior to forming Trivest in 1981, Mr. Powell was a partner with KPMG Peat Marwick. He is a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Florida and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and a Trustee Emeritus of the National Foundation For Advancement in the Arts. He is also Chairman of the University of Florida Investment Company. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Miami after earlier attending the University of Florida. He is a former certified public accountant.

Trivest Partners is a Miami, Florida based private investment firm that makes control equity investments in lower middle-market companies with a focus on founder owned businesses. Since its founding in 1981, Trivest has sponsored more than 140 acquisitions and recapitalizations, totaling in excess of $3.5 billion in value. For additional information, please visit www.trivest.com.