Nashville, Tenn., December 12, 2007 –Bain Capital Ventures and Shamrock Capital Growth Fund completed the purchase of Publishing Group of America (PGA), the Franklin, Tennessee based publisher of American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. H3GM attorneys served as local counsel to Bain Capital and Shamrock Capital, advising the investment companies in connection with Tennessee corporate law and related financing issues.
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm of Bain Capital, leverages the firm’s institutional advantages and consulting-approach to build industry-leading businesses. Focusing on industries such as software, wireless, healthcare, business services, and consumer, Boston-based Bain Capital Ventures benefits from the broader resources of Bain Capital, which includes over 200 investment-professionals, a network of over 225 portfolio companies, over $50 billion of assets under management, and the knowledge from over 20 years of successful venture investing. For more information, visit www.baincapitalventures.com
About Shamrock Capital Growth Fund
Shamrock was founded in 1978 as the Roy E. Disney family investment company and has since evolved into an institutional money manager with a diverse group of endowments, pension funds and wealthy individuals managing over $2.0 billion in five different funds. Shamrock Capital Growth Fund II, the investing entity for PGA, makes growth equity and leveraged buyout investments in the media, entertainment and communications industries.
About Publishing Group of America
Publishing Group of America publishes American Profile, Relish and Texas Profile magazines. American Profile debuted in April 2000 as the second largest publishing launch in US history; it is distributed through more than 1,400 newspapers with a combined circulation of over 8 million. The company publishes a series of cookbooks, a custom publishing business, and operates Hometown Content, a syndicated news service for print and web, and Hometown Promotions, an integrated marketing service. The company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and Franklin, TN.
About H3GM
Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C. has earned a national reputation for providing sound legal advice to business clients for over 30 years. Our attorneys advise clients in matters critical to their business success. H3GM attorneys represent public and private companies across a wide range of industries. For more information visit www.h3gm.com
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