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About The Island ECN
Island was founded approximately four years ago with the intent
of providing all market participants – from individual investors
to large financial institutions – with the ability to execute
transactions on a level playing field, at an extremely low cost
and without the presence of intermediaries. During the third quarter
2000, Island’s trading volume exceeded 12.42 billion shares,
which accounted for a total dollar volume of more than $830 billion.
Visit Island at www.island.com.
About Datek Online Holdings Corp.
Established in 1998, privately held Datek Online Holdings Corp.
is one of the fastest-growing financial services companies in the
United States and through affiliates provides swift access to financial
services through innovative technology. The Company’s primary
businesses are Datek Online Brokerage Services LLC, a pioneer in
the online brokerage industry; iClearing LLC, a securities clearing
operation; and Watcher Technologies, a provider of cutting-edge
trading systems for the professional trading industry.
About Bain Capital
Bain Capital is a global private equity firm that manages several
pools of capital including private equity, high-yield assets, mezzanine
capital and public equity with over $12 billion in assets under
management. Since its inception in 1984, the firm has made private
equity investments and add-ons in over 225 companies, in a variety
of industries, including technology and communications, media and
entertainment, healthcare, consumer goods and industrial products.
Bain Capital partners with exceptional management teams in order
to build long-term value in its portfolio companies. Headquartered
in Boston, Bain Capital has offices in New York, San Francisco and
London. For more information visit www.baincapital.com.
About TA Associates
TA Associates was founded in 1968 and today is one of the largest
growth capital firms in the country. With offices in Boston, Menlo
Park and Pittsburgh, the firm’s $5 billion of capital is used
to support growth, finance acquisitions and fund share repurchases
and management buyouts. TA’s investments are focused on growth
companies in technology, financial services and health care. Since
inception, TA has invested in over 320 companies, and in the last
five years has helped companies raise over $15 billion through public
offerings, bank financings and mergers and acquisitions. More information
can be found at www.ta.com.
About Silver Lake
Silver Lake Partners is the leading private equity investment firm
focused on large-scale investments in technology and related growth
companies. The principals of Silver Lake, which include Jim Davidson,
Glenn Hutchins, Dave Roux and the partners of Integral Capital Partners
and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers, have extensive experience
investing in, managing, and financing technology and other growth
companies. Silver Lake also works closely with a network of technology
industry executives, who bring valuable insight and assistance in
sourcing transactions, analyzing industry trends, building management
teams, and adding value to Silver Lake's portfolio companies. Silver
Lake has offices in Menlo Park, California and New York, New York.
For more information, visit www.slpartners.com.
Contact: Andrew Goldman, VP Corporate Communications and Corporate
Affairs, Island ECN, Inc., 212-231-5047; andrew@island.com
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