Item 2. Identity and Background.
(a) This Statement is being filed by Bain Capital Fund VI, L.P., a
Delaware limited partnership (either "Fund VI" or the "Reporting Person") in its
capacity as Administrative Member of Bain Capital CLEC Investors, L.L.C., a
Delaware limited liability company ("CLEC Investors").
Other Members of CLEC Investors affiliated with Fund VI who may be
deemed to be beneficial owners of the securities covered by this Statement
include the following: (1) Bain Capital VI Coinvestment Fund, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Coinvestment Fund"), (2) BCIP Associates II, a Delaware
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general partnership ("BCIP II"), (3) BCIP Associates II-B, a Delaware general
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partnership ("BCIP II-B"), (4) BCIP Associates II-C, a Delaware general
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partnership ("BCIP II-C"), (5) BCIP Trust Associates II, a Delaware general
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partnership ("BCIP Trust II"), (6) BCIP Trust Associates II-B, a Delaware
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general partnership ("BCIP Trust II-B" and together with BCIP II, BCIP II-B,
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BCIP II-C, and BCIP Trust II, the "BCIP Entities"), (7) Brookside Capital
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Partners Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Brookside"), (8) Sankaty
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High Yield Asset Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sankaty"), (9)
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Sankaty High Yield Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sankaty
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II") and (10) PEP Investments PTY Ltd., an Australian company limited by shares
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organized under the laws of New South Wales ("PEP" and together with Fund VI
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Coinvestment Fund, the BCIP Entities, Brookside, Sankaty, Sankaty II, the "CLEC
Members").
Bain Capital Partners VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Bain
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Partners VI") is the sole general partner of Fund VI and Coinvestment Fund. Bain
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Capital Investors VI, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bain Investors VI"), is the
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sole general partner of Bain Partners VI. Mr. W. Mitt Romney is the sole
shareholder, sole director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bain Investors VI and thus is the controlling person of Bain
Investors VI. The executive officers of Bain Investors VI are set forth on
Schedule A hereto.
Bain Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bain Capital"), is the sole
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managing partner of the BCIP entities. Mr. W. Mitt Romney is the sole
shareholder, sole director, Chief Executive Officer and President of Bain
Capital and thus is the controlling person of Bain Capital. The executive
officers of Bain Capital are set forth on Schedule B hereto.
Brookside Capital Investors, L.P., a Delaware general partnership
("Brookside Investors LP") is the sole general partner of Brookside. Brookside
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Capital Investors, Inc., a Delaware Corporation ("Brookside Investors Inc.") is
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the sole general partner of Brookside Investors LP. Mr. W. Mitt Romney is the
sole shareholder, sole director, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Brookside Investors Inc. and thus is the controlling person of Brookside
Investors Inc. Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company ("Sankaty LLC") is the sole general partner of Sankaty. Sankaty High
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Yield Asset Investors, Ltd., a Bermuda company ("Sankaty Ltd.") is the managing
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member of Sankaty LLC. Mr. W. Mitt Romney is the sole shareholder, a director
and President of Sankaty Ltd. and thus is the controlling person of Sankaty,
Ltd. Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors II, LLC, a Delaware limited partnership
("Sankaty II LLC") is the general partner of Sankaty II. Sankaty Investors II,
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LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Sankaty Investors II") is the
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managing member of Sankaty II LLC.
SEC Info - Bain Capital Fund VI LP - SC 13D - US Lec LLC - On 2/20/01