<body.content> <block> <p>WELLESLEY, Mass., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Two of the venture capital industry’s legendary figures, as well as one of the most innovative buyout firms andtwo leading limited partners will be inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame at the 2003 Private Equity Analyst Conference, which will be held Tuesday, September 23rd, and Wednesday, September24th, at The Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.</p> <p>Honorees for the 2003 Hall of Fame are: Paul Ferri, founder of Matrix Partners, a Waltham, Mass., venture firm; Richard J. Testa, thelate founding partner of Boston law firm Testa, Hurwitz &amp; Thibeault; Bain Capital, the Boston-based private equity firm; the Oregon State Treasury; and the Washington State Investment Board.The inductees will be recognized at a ceremony, taking place at the conference on Tuesday, September 23rd.</p> <p>The Private Equity Hall of Fame was established in 1994 to honorindividuals and organizations who made exemplary and enduring contributions to the private equity community. All told, a total of 38 individuals and firms have been honored, including Gen. GeorgesDoriot, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield &amp; Byers, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp; Co., Yale University, The Blackstone Group, Greylock, and Thomas H. Lee.</p> <p>In the venturecapital category, Paul Ferri is being honored for his role in turning Matrix Partners into one of the most successful venture firms as well as for his work in fueling innovation both within thetelecom industry and within Massachusetts.</p> <p>Richard Testa is being honored posthumously in the special contributor category for his innovative work related to venture capital law,especially in helping develop the 10-year limited partnership structure that is now an industry standard, as well as helping the SEC craft regulations that cleared the way for technology companiesinitial public offerings.</p> <p>Bain Capital is being honored in the buyout category for its creative approach to deal making, specifically its utilization of specialized consultants andits willingness to expand into new geographies and asset classes.</p> <p>The Oregon State Treasury and the Washington State Investment Board are each being honored in the institutionalcategory for their longstanding commitments to private equity and their efforts in jumpstarting the buyout industry.</p> <p>The Private Equity Analyst Conference is the largest industryevent of its kind, annually attracting some 1,000 senior-level institutional investors, fund-of-funds managers, venture capitalists, buyout specialists, deal originators, senior and mezzaninelenders, and other private equity professionals.</p> <p>About Alternative Investor: VentureOne &amp; The Private Equity Analyst</p> <p>Alternative Investor, the premierprovider of data, news, and analysis for private market professionals, leverages the research strengths of VentureOne with the editorial expertise of The Private Equity Analyst and The VentureCapital Analyst. Our databases, publications, conferences, directories, and customized research offer investors and industry service providers the comprehensive information they need to make informedinvestment decisions and stay abreast of industry trends and events.</p> <p>Flagship products include The Private Equity Analyst newsletter, covering private equity fundraising andinvestment; VentureSource, an Internet database of financial and valuation information on startups and investors worldwide; The Directory of Alternative Investment Programs, profiling institutionalinvestors and their investments in private equity; and The Private Equity Analyst Conference and VentureOne Summit, the nation’s leading private equity and venture capital events.</p><p>For more information about Alternative Investor, please visit <a>http://www.alternativeinvestor.info/</a>. </p> <datasource>Alternative Investor</datasource></block> <block class=”contact”> <p>CONTACT: Michelle Jeffers, Senior Communications Manager for Alternative<br/> Investor, +1-415-538-2658, or <virtloc idsrc=”dummy”value=”dummy”>corpcomm@AlternativeInvestor.Info</virtloc></p> </block> <block class=”website”> <p>Web site: <a>http://www.alternativeinvestor.info/</a></p> </block> </body.content>