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We wanted to answer some common questions that many of you have asked about Gilreath Consultantcy:

Q What are the major benefits of Gilreath Consultantcy's "Skin-in-the-Game" executive hiring model to private equity clients?
A Attracting highly qualified and interested and thoroughly vetted investor CEO, CFO, and VP hires who will help grow their portfolio companies and remain with these businesses at least until the shareholders' exit strategies have been successfully implemented. Often these are local hires which eliminate any relo costs.

Q How long does a typical executive search take from start to successful hire?
A 10 to 12 weeks.

Q What are your charges to your private equity clients to conduct a "Skin in the Game" search?
A A flat fee that is capped and based on one-third of the executive candidate's estimated total compensation plus our out of pocket expenses which are not marked up. Also we never charge a percentage of our hired candidate's skin-in-the-game $$$ investment.

Q How would you describe your typical "Skin-in-the-Game" CEO search assignments?
A We often conduct a confidential search to replace a small to mid sized manufacturing or distribution portfolio company CEO or CFO thereby allowing the incumbents to remain on the job until the new CEO or CFO is hired; when a manufacturing or distribution portfolio company sale needs a CEO to complete the deal, we will help hire one; when a manufacturing or distribution portfolio company acquisition is made without a successor CEO, we will help hire one.

Q Do you conduct executive searches strictly in New England??
A No. We have filled CEO and CFO assignments throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and Texas.

We hope this clarifies some questions regarding Gilreath Consultantcy's "Skin-in-the-Game" Hiring practice. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me or visit us at www.gilreathsearch.com.



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			LOOKING FORWARD During the past year, Diane and I had the opportunity to meet many of you at various M&A industry conferences, ACG DealMakers' Breakfasts, or during the June 2008 ACG Growth Conference and Capital Connection. Gilreath Consultantcy is proud to have been a Bronze sponsor of the Growth Conference 2008 and ACG Capital Connection. You are also probably receiving our complimentary Search Beacon newsletter (click the link to download a pdf) featuring timely, authoritative articles by such diverse leading M&A industry stalwarts among others as Metapoint Partners' Stuart Mathews, Tully & Holland's Russ Robb, McDermott, Will & Emery's Den White, Consilium Partners' Rick Briggs, and Woodside Capital's Ben Procter. We look forward in the New Year to our continued relationship. Cordially,


		INVESTOR EXECUTIVES I wanted to briefly update you about some of Gilreath Consultantcy's "Skin-in-the-Game" hires completed during 2008 to give you a better idea of the kinds of retained search assignments we complete for our private equity clients; ADC Commercial Dryers Design, Manufacturing & Global Distribution Fall River, MA PE Ownership Stonebridge Partners, White Plains, NY Position Filled CFO Crompco LLC Underground Gas Storage Tank Inspection Plymouth Meeting, PA PE Ownership Lineage Capital, Boston, MA Position Filled CEO Crompco LLC Underground Gas Storage Tank Inspection Plymouth Meeting, PA PE Ownership Lineage Capital, Boston, MA Position Filled CFO Resource Label Group Pressure Sensitive Labels Producer Franklin, TN PE Ownership Lineage Capital, Boston, MA Position Filled CEO NE Linen Supply Linen & Uniform Rental Supply Company New Haven, CT and Linden, NJ PE Ownership NE Capital Partners, Newton, MA Position Filled CEO

	SKIN-IN-THE-GAME EXECUTIVE HIRING We wanted to answer some common questions that many of you have asked about Gilreath Consultantcy: Q What are the major benefits of Gilreath Consultantcy's "Skin-in-the-Game" executive hiring model to private equity clients? A Attracting highly qualified and interested and thoroughly vetted investor CEO, CFO, and VP hires who will help grow their portfolio companies and remain with these businesses at least until the shareholders' exit strategies have been successfully implemented. Often these are local hires which eliminate any relo costs. Q How long does a typical executive search take from start to successful hire? A 10 to 12 weeks. Q What are your charges to your private equity clients to conduct a "Skin in the Game" search? A A flat fee that is capped and based on one-third of the executive candidate's estimated total compensation plus our out of pocket expenses which are not marked up. Also we never charge a percentage of our hired candidate's skin-in-the-game $$$ investment. Q How would you describe your typical "Skin-in-the-Game" CEO search assignments? A We often conduct a confidential search to replace a small to mid sized manufacturing or distribution portfolio company CEO or CFO thereby allowing the incumbents to remain on the job until the new CEO or CFO is hired; when a manufacturing or distribution portfolio company sale needs a CEO to complete the deal, we will help hire one; when a manufacturing or distribution portfolio company acquisition is made without a successor CEO, we will help hire one. Q Do you conduct executive searches strictly in New England?? A No. We have filled CEO and CFO assignments throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast, and Texas. We hope this clarifies some questions regarding Gilreath Consultantcy's "Skin-in-the-Game" Hiring practice. If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me or visit us at www.gilreathsearch.com.

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