Wednesday, September 3, 2008

LLR Partners, FTVentures and Management Purchase Fleet One from SunTrust Banks

BUSINESS WIRE --Fleet One Holdings LLC, an affiliate funded by LLR Partners, FTVentures and the Fleet One management team, announced today that it has acquired TransPlatinum Service, the holding company for Fleet One and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (NYSE:STI).

With a national customer base of over 20,000 fleets, and products accepted at over 40,000 locations across the country, Fleet One is a provider of fuel charge cards and fleet management information services to all vehicle classes. Following this acquisition, the current management team of Fleet One will continue to manage and grow the companys products and services.

We are excited to grow Fleet One as an independent business, said Andy Roberts, CEO of Fleet One. With the support of LLR Partners and FTVentures as investment partners, we are well positioned to provide best-in-class value and service to our growing customer base.

Fleet One was acquired by SunTrust in 2004 as part of its National Commerce Financial merger. The unit has operated as a separate business since then.

This transaction reflects SunTrusts ongoing priority of managing our business mix to ensure concentrated focus on our key client and market segments, noted SunTrust Executive Vice President David Fuller. We are pleased that under this new structure Fleet One and its management team will be positioned to maintain their successful growth trajectory; we look forward to a continuing business relationship with them.

LLR Partners and FTVentures have a long history with the management team at Fleet One, said Mitchell Hollin, a partner of LLR Partners and Chairman of Fleet One Holding, LLC. Acquiring Fleet One was a compelling opportunity because of its strong growth dynamics and attractive market position.

Fleet Ones proven management team and unique service offering, which spans all fleet classes, strongly position the company to achieve its expansion goals, said Richard Garman, Managing Partner of FTVentures. We look forward to partnering with Fleet One and leveraging our extensive domain expertise in transaction processing services to help the company capitalize on its strong momentum in the coming years.

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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