Tom R. Shepherd

Thomas H. Lee Partners LP (Thomas H Lee Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Thomas H. Lee Advisors LLC founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Vermont Teddy Bear Co., Inc. manufactures and sells personalized teddy bears, birthday gifts, and get well gift ideas. It offers big bears; bears for various holidays, including father's day, mother's day, Halloween, thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, valentine's day, and Easter; bears for various occasions, such as new baby, get well, birthday, love/anniversary/wedding, graduation, and others; bears for her, him, kids, and baby; fifty shades of grey bears, big bears, classic teddy bears, bears with attitude, and romantic bears, as well as bears for occupations, sports, and hobbies; bear and PJ gift sets for women and children; and accessories, such as outfit accessories, hunka love outfits and accessories. The company sells its products through its bear shop, as well as online. The company was founded by John Sortino in 1981 and is headquartered in Shelburne, VT.

Spectrum Brands, Inc. engages in the manufacture and market alkaline, zinc carbon and hearing aid batteries, herbicides, insecticides and repellants and specialty pet supplies. It operates through the following segments: Global batteries and Appliance; Global Pet Supplies; and Home and Garden. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

Signature Brands, Inc. is used to designs, manufactures, markets and distributes a comprehensive line of consumer and professional appliances like automatic drip coffeemakers, iced and hot tea makers, coffee filters, water filtration products, accessories, therapeutic devices and other kitchen countertop appliances. The company was located in Glenwillow, OH.

Andover.net, Inc. used to operate network of web sites and was a provider of news, online user forums, downloadable software, information and online web site development tools to programmers, software developers, web site designers, technology managers and corporate buyers. The company was headquartered in Acton, MA.

4R Systems, Inc. provides supply chain planning software. The company was founded by Ananth Raman and Marshall L. Fisher in 1999 and is headquartered in Narberth, PA.

General Nutrition Centers, Inc. engages in the retail of nutritional supplementary products. It provides vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products. The company was founded in October 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of advertising opportunities through billboards, street furniture displays, transit displays, and other out-of-home advertising displays. It operates through the Americas and International Outdoor segments. The Americas segment primarily includes operations in the United States. The International segment refers to operations in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The company was founded in August 1995 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.