Baird Capital Partners: Backyard Discovery acquires Sheds USA

Acquisition Creates the Leader in the Wooden Backyard Products Industry

Portsmouth, N.H., November 2, 2010 – Baird Capital Partners (BCP), the U.S.-based buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, announced today that its portfolio company Backyard Discovery has acquired Sheds USA (Sheds), a leading provider of wooden sheds in North America. The acquisition combines the No. 1 market share leader in the wooden play set industry with the No. 3 market share leader in the wooden shed industry, creating the global leader in the wooden backyard products industry. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Founded in 1994 and based in Portsmouth, N.H., Sheds distributes, installs and services garden, tool, and storage sheds sold primarily to Home Depot, Costco, BJ’s, and Sears. The company’s differentiated customer service-focused business model has enabled Sheds to serve as Home Depot’s sole wooden sheds supplier in the Northeastern United States for over ten years.

Backyard Discovery was established in 2007 through the BCP-backed merger of Backyard Adventures and Leisure Time Products, two longtime leading outdoor recreation product providers. Based in Pittsburg, Kansas, Backyard Discovery is one of the world’s leading producers of wooden residential outdoor play sets and other backyard products under the following brand names: Create-N-Adventure™, Adventure Playsets™, Backyard Adventure™, Leisure Time Products™ and Backyard Builders™. Backyard Discovery products are sold through nationwide retailers including Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Toys-R-Us, BJ’s, and through independent dealers across the country.

“Sheds’ customer service-focused business model, which we believe to be the best in the wooden products industry, is a strong fit with Backyard Discovery’s customer-centric culture,” said Ron Scripsick, CEO of Backyard Discovery. “This partnership will allow us to further expand our product set into the backyard market, and leverage both companies’ capabilities in developing the best products and customer service for the retail channel and end consumer.”

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About Baird Capital Partners

Baird Capital Partners, the U.S.-based buyout fund of Baird Private Equity, invests in lower middle-market companies in the business services, manufactured products and healthcare sectors. Established in 1989, Baird Capital Partners leverages its deep sector knowledge, experienced investment team and extensive operating resources to drive value in its portfolio companies. Baird Capital Partners is supported by operating resources in China (Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai) and India (Bangalore), focused on facilitating and executing Asia sourcing, manufacturing and distribution strategies for Baird Capital Partners’ portfolio companies. For more information, please visit http://www.bairdcapitalpartners.com.

Baird Private Equity, the global private equity group of Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird), makes venture capital, growth equity and buyout investments in smaller, high potential companies in the United States through Baird Venture Partners and Baird Capital Partners, in China through Baird Capital Partners Asia, and in Europe through Baird Capital Partners Europe. Baird Private Equity has a global team of investment and operations professionals in nine offices across the United States, Europe and Asia, including a team of operating professionals in Asia. Baird Private Equity and its affiliates have raised and managed over $2.7 billion in capital and invested in more than 240 companies since the 1980s. For more information, please visit http://www.bairdprivateequity.com.

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For additional information, contact:

Gordon Liao, Vice President

Baird Capital Partners

312-609-4671

gliao@rwbaird.com

Angela Pittman Taylor

Baird Public Relations

414-298-1902

apittmantaylor@rwbaird.com