Linsalata Capital Partners Names New Vice President

Mayfield Heights, Ohio (April 7, 2008) – Linsalata Capital Partners (LinCap), a Cleveland-based private equity firm, announced today the addition of Michael J. Moran as vice president.

Mr. Moran joins Linsalata Capital Partners following 10 years of experience in investment banking. Most recently, Mr. Moran was a director in the mergers and acquisitions group of KeyBanc Capital Markets where he advised public and private middle market companies on sell-side, divestitures and buy-side transactions. Mr. Moran also worked at the mergers and acquisitions boutique firm Carleton, McCreary, Holmes & Co. and began his career in a management training program at Key.

Mr. Moran received an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. in Finance from Miami University.

In his new position with Linsalata Capital Partners, Moran’s responsibilities will include acquisition searches, due diligence, negotiations and portfolio company oversight.

Linsalata Capital Partners located in the Cleveland, Ohio suburb of Mayfield Heights, was founded in 1984 and has combined its strong financial capabilities with extensive operational experience to accelerate the growth of middle market companies. In its more than 23 years of investing, the firm has completed 87 buyside transactions totaling more than $2 billion. Linsalata Capital Partners is currently investing from its sixth fund, Linsalata Capital Partners Fund V, L.P. (LinCap V), with $425 million in committed equity capital.