11.   He also expects TA, like other private equity firms, will spend more time with its portfolio companies in the coming year to help make those investments successful.

12.   He said two portfolio companies -- financial services firm FLQ Solutions and product return start-up Newgistics -- have benefited greatly from the relationship.

13.   Historically, Battery has saved one-third of each fund for follow- on investments in its portfolio companies.

14.   If a portfolio company has gone public, it now has a duty to its shareholders to perform seriously going forward.

15.   In July, the company acquired an executive search practice and folded it into the services it provides to portfolio companies.

16.   Initial public stock offerings of CMGI portfolio companies, including portal offering AltaVista Co., were pulled when the market came tumbling down.

17.   Investments that are picked up after portfolio companies are up and running can bring a faster pay-off.

18.   Instead it has recruited a few executives as partners to help portfolio companies refine their strategies and reach their goals.

19.   It formed eVentures, a joint venture with a News Corp. unit, to help portfolio companies crack markets in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.

20.   Landry often flies himself to see portfolio companies or potential investment candidates.