Madison Dearborn Partners Completes Acquisition of Global Sensing and Valve Technologies Leader Schrader International

Denver, Colorado And Chicago (ots/PRNewswire) -

Schrader International, the leading global manufacturer of
sensing and valve solutions including Tire Pressure Monitoring
Systems (TPMS) and fluid control components, today announced that
Madison Dearborn Partners Global VI-A L.P. and certain affiliated
investment funds (Madison Dearborn) and members of Schrader's
management team have, through a new company formed for such purpose,
completed the acquisition of Schrader from Tomkins Ltd.

Hugh Charvat, President and CEO of Schrader, said, "In Madison
Dearborn, we have outstanding partners to work with as we continue to
grow our global business. Madison Dearborn shares our belief that
Schrader's leadership position in key markets, backed by strong
product lines such as TPMS and custom-engineered valves, is the
result of our differentiation in the markets we serve. Our global
positioning, matched with our scalable growth plan, makes Schrader a
very unique and strong company."

Tom Souleles, Managing Director at Madison Dearborn, said, "We
are pleased to have invested in Schrader, a company that has
distinguished itself in global markets, driven by strong domestic and
international OEM demand, a large and growing aftermarket and
regulatory requirements for its TPMS technology. The company's
outstanding management team has built a world-class infrastructure
and a scalable operation to offer industry-leading products and
customer service, and we are looking forward to working with Hugh and
his team to help Schrader build on this strong foundation and
capitalize on numerous growth opportunities."

Schrader has a strong brand, sales, and engineering presence in
all major global regions, including more than fifty countries.
Schrader manufactures its highly-engineered sensor and valve products
from eight manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company's unique
technologies can be found within diverse applications across a broad
range of end-markets including automotive, aeronautics,
heavy-duty/off-road, industrial, mining, medical and energy. For
example, Schrader's products can be found on more than half of all
global vehicle platforms fitted with direct TPMS, and throughout the
growing automotive aftermarket. The patented and programmable
Schrader EZ-sensor[TM] is a cutting-edge replacement sensor solution
for aftermarket customers who service the more than 70 million
TPMS-equipped vehicles in North America. Schrader also delivers
custom-engineered valve and fluid-control components throughout the
Industrial markets.

About Schrader(R) International

Schrader International is the leading global manufacturer of
sensing and valve solutions for automotive and industrial leaders,
delivering solutions that protect and perform. Schrader is a pioneer
in tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), a vehicle safety feature
that is now standard on all cars and light trucks sold in the U.S.
and growing in use globally, and is the leading supplier of TPMS
sensors, valves, tools and training worldwide. Schrader is also
widely known as the inventor of the industry-standard pneumatic tire
valve ? the same valve used on every motor vehicle in the world
today. For more information, please visit
http://www.SchraderInternational.com.

About Madison Dearborn Partners

Madison Dearborn Partners, based in Chicago, is one of the most
experienced and successful private equity investment firms in the
United States. Since Madison Dearborn's formation in 1992, the firm
has raised six funds with aggregate capital of over $18 billion and
has completed approximately 120 investments. Madison Dearborn invests
in businesses across a broad spectrum of industries, including basic
industries; business and government services; consumer; financial
services; health care; and telecom, media and technology services.
Its noteworthy investments include Asurion, CDW, Fieldglass,
MetroPCS, Nuveen Investments, TransUnion, and Yankee Candle. For more
information, please visit http://www.mdcp.com.

Media Contacts:
Paul Wise
Director - Product Line Management & Marketing
Schrader International, Inc.
+1(303)744-5647
pwise@schraderintl.com
Chuck Dohrenwend
The Abernathy MacGregor Group, for Madison Dearborn Partners
+1(212)371-5999
COD@ABMAC.COM

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