HarbourVest Partners

Vestar Capital Partners is a private equity firm founded in 1988 and headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Denver and Boston. The firm specializes in management buyouts, recapitalization, and growth equity investments, primarily focusing on the consumer, healthcare, and business technology sectors. Vestar typically invests in companies with valuations ranging from $100 million to $1 billion, targeting equity investments between $50 million and $150 million. With a long-term investment approach, Vestar has completed 78 investments totaling over $40 billion in value. The firm emphasizes a culture of partnership and collaboration, both internally and with the management teams of its portfolio companies, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit that has guided its operations for over 25 years.

RCN was founded in 1996 and began offering triple play service in Boston. The company expanded tremendously in 1998 through the acquisition of a number of Internet and cable companies. Then, beginning in 2005, management focused on RCNâ€:tm:s strategic Northeast Corridor and Chicago markets, selling non-core assets including its 49% stake in Megacable, the largest cable company in Mexico, as well as its West Coast assets. With close to a decade of experience providing cable TV, Internet and phone service using fiber optics already under its belt, RCN again grew significantly in 2006. First, the company acquired Con Edison Communications (CEC), a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc., with its own fiber-optic network in New York City. The combination of CEC with RCNâ€:tm:s existing business services capability created the subsidiary RCN Business Solutions. Second, RCN completed a substantial network upgrade, including conversion to a 100% digital network. In 2007, RCN Business Solutions acquired NEON Communications gaining an advanced fiber-optic network stretching across twelve northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. NEON was a wholesale service provider of high-bandwidth transport services to service providers and Fortune 100 companies. With this acquisition, RCN Business Solutions became RCN Metro Optical Networks, a leading facilities-based provider to medium and large carriers and enterprises in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Chicago metro area. RCN entered a new phase in 2008. Now equipped with two business units, Residential and Small Business and RCN Metro Optical Networks, serving three customer segments, the company continues to win customers in its markets. RCN is accelerating its movement to an all-digital video platform, enabling an increase in high-definition availability and improving picture quality to cable TV customers, and is continuing to offer the fastest high-speed Internet available with cable modem speeds that challenge industry standards. RCNâ€:tm:s past success stems from its foresight in acquiring, maintaining and growing its expansive fiber-optic network to serve multiple customer segments with an unwavering commitment to offering premium services with the very best in value. Todayâ€:tm:s RCN is poised for a promising future.

Wayfair is an e-commerce retailer specializing in home goods, operating primarily in the United States and extending its reach to markets in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers over 30 million products from more than 20,000 suppliers across various categories, including furniture, décor, kitchenware, home improvement, and garden items. Wayfair's portfolio includes several brands such as Wayfair, Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane, and Perigold. In addition to its online presence, Wayfair has begun to explore brick-and-mortar retail with a limited number of physical stores. As of 2023, the company employs over 2,300 people and continues to expand its product offerings and market presence.

Wayfair is an e-commerce retailer specializing in home goods, operating primarily in the United States and extending its reach to markets in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ireland. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers over 30 million products from more than 20,000 suppliers across various categories, including furniture, décor, kitchenware, home improvement, and garden items. Wayfair's portfolio includes several brands such as Wayfair, Joss & Main, AllModern, Birch Lane, and Perigold. In addition to its online presence, Wayfair has begun to explore brick-and-mortar retail with a limited number of physical stores. As of 2023, the company employs over 2,300 people and continues to expand its product offerings and market presence.