Investments — Advent International

August 1997, July 1999

Publisher of business directories

July 1997

Largest independent credit-card administrator in Brazil

July 1997

Marketer and provider of long-distance telephone services

July 1997

Distributor of food products and restaurant equipment to the foodservice industry

May 1997

Producer of corrugated boxes

April 1997

Manufacturer and distributor of ceramic and vitrified homogeneous floor tiles

April 1997

Producer of seminars for prominent business speakers

March 1997

Publisher of online financial information on emerging markets

March 1997

Co-development, licensing and marketing of branded pharmaceuticals, mainly for cardiovascular and arthritic indications

February 1997

Temporary and outsourced staffing services

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