KPS Capital Partners, LP

Raquel Palmer is a Partner of KPS Capital Partners. The KPS Funds are private equity funds with over $1.8 billion of committed capital focused on constructive investing in restructurings, turnarounds, bankruptcies and other special situations.

Ms. Palmer serves on the Board of Directors of the following KPS portfolio companies:

Hephaestus Holdings, Inc. / Jernberg Industries, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Jernberg Industries, Inc. is one of North America’s leading manufacturers of highly engineered forged parts for various power-train and wheel-end applications in the automotive industry. Jernberg operates four manufacturing facilities located in Chicago, Illinois.
www.jernberg.com

Attends Healthcare Inc., Chairman
Headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina, Attends Healthcare, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of adult incontinence products for the North American marketplace that are sold primarily under the Attends® brand name. The company operates two manufacturing facilities located in North Carolina and California.
www.attends.com
www.paperpak.com

United Road Services, Inc., Director
Headquartered near Detroit, Michigan, United Road is the country's largest nationwide provider of vehicular logistics, delivering over two million vehicles from assembly plants, ports, rail distribution centers, auctions, marshalling yards and dealerships.
www.unitedroad.com

Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc., Chairman
Headquartered in Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Cloyes Gear and Products, Inc. ("Cloyes") is a leading supplier of timing systems and components for automotive engines and enjoys a dominant market position in the North American automotive aftermarket under the Cloyes® and Dynagear® brand names.
www.cloyes.com

Bristol Compressors International, Inc., Director
Headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, Bristol Compressors International, Inc. (“Bristol”) is a leading global manufacturer and designer of compression technology used in residential and commercial air conditioning and heat pump applications. Bristol supplies many of the world’s leading HVAC manufacturers, as well as wholesale distributors. Bristol products are marketed and sold on six continents and in more than 50 countries around the world.
www.bristolcompressors.com

Global Brass and Copper, Inc., Director
Headquartered in East Alton, Illinois, Global Brass and Copper, Inc. is the leading manufacturer and distributor of copper and copper-alloy sheet, strip, plate, foil, rod and fabricated components in the North America and one of the largest in the world. The company also operates A.J. Oster, the leading service center and distributor of brass and copper products in North America. GBC and its subsidiaries sell products under the Olin Metals, Olin Brass, and Chase Brass brand names.
www.olin.com

Ms. Palmer previously served on the Board of Directors of Blue Heron Paper Company, Americast Technologies, Inc., Ashcroft Inc., New Flyer Industries, Ltd., Wire Rope Corporation of America, Inc. and Blue Ridge Paper Products Inc.

Prior to joining KPS in 1997 and Keilin & Co. in 1994, Ms. Palmer was an investment banker in the Paper and Forest products group with Kidder, Peabody & Co. Ms. Palmer received a degree in Political Science from Stanford University.

Raquel Palmer in the News:
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BUYOUTS - July 23, 2007