Pitney Bowes is the world's leading provider of integrated mail and document management systems, services and solutions. The $4.4 billion company helps organizations of all sizes engineer the flow of communication to reduce costs and increase impact, and enhance customer relationships. The company's 80-plus years of technological leadership has produced many major innovations in the mailing industry and more than 3,500 active patents with applications in a variety of markets, including printing, shipping, encryption, and financial services. With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations.

The Compass Group typically invests alongside management, and often with other equity groups. The Compass Group invests primarily in companies that are based in North America and favors those which are significant participants in growing segments of the service, distribution and manufacturing sectors of the economy. The Compass Groups' single sponsor is the TK Foundation, an international foundation whose primary objective is contribution to philanthropic endeavors.

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