Lawrence M.v.D. Schloss
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Schloss is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Diamond Castle.

Prior to founding the Firm in 2004, Mr. Schloss was Global Head of CSFB Private Equity, a $32 billion alternative asset investment business, and a member of the CSFB Executive Committee. As Global Head of CSFB Private Equity, he was responsible for a staff of 450, including 125 investment professionals on four continents and a 60-person private equity fundraising group.

Prior to the acquisition of DLJ by CSFB, Mr. Schloss was Chairman of DLJ Merchant Banking Partners since 1995. Under his leadership, the alternative asset investment business at DLJ grew to include $19 billion under management across various fund strategies. He was a member, Chairman or Co-Chairman of the investment committees of each of the DLJ Merchant Banking Partners equity funds, as well as the mezzanine funds, real estate funds, secondary funds and funds of funds. As a member, Chairman or Co-Chairman of the investment committees of the various DLJ Merchant Banking funds, he oversaw investments in over 200 companies with total transaction value in excess of $100 billion.

Mr. Schloss joined DLJ in 1978 as an investment banker focused on leveraged finance and energy, and began investing DLJ capital when the firm began its leveraged buyout principal investing activities in 1985.

Mr. Schloss has served as Chairman of the Boards of GTECH Corporation (NYSE:GTK), OSi Specialties Corp. and Merrill Corporation, and was a Director of several other companies. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of MF Global, Ltd. (NYSE:MF), Performance Equity Management, LLC, the private equity affiliate of General Motors Investment Management Co., the Board of Trustees of Tulane University and the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of the New York City Police & Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund. He holds a B.A., cum laude, from Tulane University, where he was a Tulane Scholar, and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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lschloss@dchold.com