ST. LOUIS, MO – February 29, 2008
Clayton Capital Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Mason Wells has acquired an Outsourced Business Services Company with sales in excess of $50 million.

THE COMPANY
An Outsourced Business Services Company located in the Midwest.

THE BUYER
Mason Wells (www.masonwells.com) is a leading Midwest-based private equity firm that manages over $500 million in capital through buyout and venture funds. Mason Wells Buyout Fund II, LP was established in 2005 with $300 million for the purpose of making control-oriented buyout investments. They focus primarily on middle market companies based in the Midwest.  Mason Wells was founded in 1982 and invests in companies in the outsourced business services, engineered products and services and specialty packaging and paper industry sectors. They pride themselves on their integrity, strategic discipline and straight talk in all of their private equity dealings.

ABOUT CLAYTON CAPITAL PARTNERS
Clayton Capital Partners (CCP) (www.claytoncapitalpartners.com) is one of the nation’s top investment banking firms providing financial advisory services to a diversified client base of middle-market companies.  Clients have come to rely on our expertise, our commitment to client services and our innovative ability to create value. 

The principals at Clayton Capital Partners focus on satisfying the complex needs and objectives of our clients through our core business practice of Investment Banking.  Together, our professionals have acted as financial advisors in more than 200 advisory transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $1 billion.

If you would like more information about this transaction or Clayton Capital Partners, please contact Brent Baxter at (314)725-9939 x 526 or via e-mail at bbaxter@claytoncapitalpartners.com.