February 2010 Edward Kuntz joins Sentinel as Operating Partner February 2010 Sid Feltenstein joins Sentinel as Operating Partner January 2010 Sentinel acquires Massage Envy with management in corporate carveout September 2009 Sentinel and Management Invest in Precision Pipeline Solutions August 2009 Sentinel portfolio company Southern California Pizza acquires additional 98 Pizza Huts July 2009 In Memoriam – Michael J. Myers, 1940-2009 August 2008 Sentinel portfolio company ReachOut Healthcare acquires Mobile Dentists August 2008 Sentinel invests in new Pizza Hut platform July 2008 Sentinel closes oversubscribed fourth small buyout fund with $765 million November 2007 Sentinel acquires Trinity Consultants in management buyout November 2007 Sentinel reacquires Spinrite in take-private transaction November 2007 Sentinel invests in ReachOut Healthcare America October 2007 Sentinel sells Nivel to private equity firm October 2007 Sentinel acquires Vintage Parts in management buyout transaction September 2007 Sentinel sells Metro Dentalcare to American Dental Partners, Inc. August 2007 Sentinel invests in employee education sector with Inscape Publishing February 2007 Sentinel acquires Trussbilt in management buyout February 2007 Sentinel acquires Mid-West Wholesale Hardware in management buyout January 2007 Sentinel sells Fasloc to DSI USA to form leading mine safety company November 2006 Matt Harrison joins Sentinel as Operating Partner August 2006 Sentinel Capital Partners sells Growing Family in management buyout transaction May 2006 Sentinel acquires Interim Healthcare in management buyout May 2006 Nivel acquires Intercoastal Manufacturing Company April 2006 Sentinel completes recapitalization of LTI Flexible Products in management buyout April 2006 Sentinel completes recapitalization of Strategic Partners in management buyout January 2006 Sentinel completes sale of Alemite to Harbour Group October 2005 Sentinel acquires Dupont's Anchorage Systems Business July 2005 Sentinel promotes Jim Coady and Paul Murphy to partner June 2005 Sentinel and management acquire Madill for Cdn $80 million May 2005 Sentinel and management acquire Metro Dentalcare in buyout transaction May 2005 Sentinel sells Falcon Holdings LLC to CEO Aslam Khan and management May 2005 Donald McDonough joins Sentinel as Vice President April 2005 Sentinel Capital Partners closes oversubscribed Fund III at $319 million February 2005 Sentinel completes IPO of Spinrite in a Cdn $202.9 million transaction October 2004 Sentinel completes sale of Floral Plant Growers to Blue Point Capital Partners June 2004 Sentinel completes merger of Castle Dental Centers and Bright Now! Dental in a $56 million transaction May 2004 Sentinel and Caxton-Iseman complete a leveraged recapitalization of Buffets, Inc. and pay dividend to shareholders. March 2004 Sentinel completes sale of Cottman to American Capital Strategies in a transaction valued at $77.3 million February 2004 Sentinel completes sale of subordinated notes of Castle Dental February 2004 Sentinel and management acquire Nivel Parts and Manufacturing for $26.5 million February 2004 Sentinel completes recapitalization of Spinrite in partnership with management May 2003 Sentinel and management complete $66.2 million recapitalization of Castle Dental Centers March 2003 Sentinel promotes Eric Bommer to Partner December 2002 Sentinel completes recapitalization of Cottman and distributes dividend to shareholders October 2002 Tom Fitzpatrick joins Sentinel a Senior Advisory Partner July 2002 Sandeep Tickoo joins Sentinel as an Associate June 2002 Sentinel and Caxton-Iseman complete $525 million leveraged recapitalization of Buffets, Inc. June 2002 Sentinel acquires Alemite Corporation for $39.3 million January 2002 Growing Family acquires First Impressions January 2002 Sentinel promotes Jim Coady to Principal October 2000 Sentinel and Caxton-Iseman acquire Buffets, Inc. for $665 million August 2000 Cameron Reilly joins Sentinel as an Associate July 2000 Paul Murphy joins Sentinel as Principal January 2000 Sentinel divests holdings in Border Foods in a transaction valued at $58 million December 1999 Sentinel promotes Eric Bommer to Principal December 1999 Sentinel and management acquire 97 Churchs Chicken Restaurants November 1999 Sentinel and management acquire NorSun Food Group in a transaction valued at $43 million August 1999 Sentinel and management acquire Cottman Transmission Systems June 1999 Met Merchandising Concepts is sold to Leggett & Platt June 1999 Sentinel closes new fund, Sentinel Capital Partners II, L.P. January 1999 Sentinel ranked in top 10 venture capital firms in New York January 1999 James Coady joins Sentinel as Vice President September 1998 Growing Family prepays debt in a $45 million recapitalization September 1998 Met Merchandising Concepts acquires Dove Tail Industries August 1998 Floral Plant Growers acquires Greiling Farms Inc. July 1998 Sentinel acquires controlling interest in Tony Roma's March 1998 Growing Family acquires Today's Parent Group from Hunter McLean January 1998 Sentinel ranked in top 15 venture capital firms in New York December 1997 Sentinel and management acquire Met Merchandising Concepts in a $30 million transaction December 1997 Border Foods acquires additional Taco Bell restaurants March 1997 Growing Family acquires Forever Yours March 1997 Eric Bommer joins Sentinel as Vice President October 1996 Sentinel acquires controlling interest in Floral Plant Growers September 1996 Sentinel and management acquire Border Foods in a transaction valued at $33 million November 1995 Sentinel invests in recapitalization of Growing Family November 1995 Former Smith Barney executives David S. Lobel and John F. McCormack launch new middle market private equity fund
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