Founded in 1994, EFO Private Equity ("EFO") is a premiere, Dallas based investment firm focused on control acquisitions in growth oriented, lower middle-market companies. Originally created as part of EFO Holdings, L.P. (EFO Holdings, the Esping Family Office.), EFO Private Equity maintains the entrepreneurial tenets established by First Data Resources Corp. co-founder Perry E. Esping. Investment in private equity evolved to become EFO Holdings core focus. The firm has directly invested in over 45 private equity transactions, and since 2003, all of the firm's private equity investments have been through EFO Private Equity Fund I and Fund II. EFO Private Equity includes management of third party capital and continues to capitalize on the extensive EFO Holding's network, while managed independent of the family office.

William ("Bill") Esping founded EFO Holdings based on the personal and investment philosophies of his late father, Perry E. Esping, using the Esping family assets as a platform to build a premiere investment firm. With over $300 million is assets under management, EFO Holdings is a private investment firm managing direct investments across primarily the private equity, private real estate and public equity asset classes. EFO Holdings has established itself as one of the leading, entrepreneurial-minded, institutional investors in its market. EFO Holdings serves as a platform of resources and investment professionals that enable investment managers, including EFO Private Equity, to synergistically cross-utilize resources, expertise and networks of other asset classes to enhance their respective success.

For more information on EFO Holdings, please visit www.efoholdings.net