CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
PROMOTES SAM BARTLETT TO VICE PRESIDENT

BOSTON, MA, January 4, 2005 – Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC announces the promotion of Sam Bartlett to Vice President. Mr. Bartlett joined Charlesbank in 1999 as an Associate and was promoted to Senior Associate in 2001. Previously, he was with Bain and Company, working in the private equity and general practice areas.

“Sam has made an important contribution to Charlesbank in his more than five years with the firm,” says Michael Eisenson, Managing Director of Charlesbank Capital Partners. “He has worked on key projects in a wide range of industries and has been involved in all areas of our activity, from new investment creation to portfolio company development to a very successful realization just last month.”

Mr. Bartlett serves on the board of Aurora Organic Dairy. He earned a BA, magna cum laude, in history from Amherst College.

Charlesbank Capital Partners, LLC is a Boston-based middle-market private equity firm with more than $1 billion of capital under management. Charlesbank seeks to partner with strong management teams to build companies with real competitive advantages and excellent prospects for growth. For more information about the firm, visit www.charlesbank.com.