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| | Texas Pacific Group to Acquire Kraton Polymers |
 | | Texas Pacific Group to Acquire Kraton Polymers from Ripplewood Holdings, LLC Houston |
 | | Texas Pacific Group, founded in 1993 and based in Fort Worth, TX, San Francisco, CA, and London, is a private investment partnership managing over $13 billion in assets. |
 | | TPG seeks to invest in world-class franchises across a range of industries including significant investments in leading retailers (Petco, J.Crew, Punch Taverns - UK), branded consumer franchises (Burger King, Del Monte, Ducati), technology (ON Semiconductor, MEMC, Seagate), airlines (Continental, America West), and healthcare (Oxford Health Plans, Quintiles Transnational). |
| www.kraton.com /Investor_Relations/Press_Releases/2003_Press_Releases_/PR20031110 (889 words) |
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