Prior to founding Dauphin Capital Partners in 1998, Mr. Hoover was a General Partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe, (WCAS). WCAS, a management buy-out firm specializing in health care and information services businesses, has raised over $20 billion since the firm was founded in 1979. During his association with WCAS, Mr. Hoover was involvedwith ten private health care service company investments representing a total capital commitment of nearly $300 million. Prior to joining WCAS in November of 1992, Mr. Hoover was a General Partner of Robertson, Stephens & Co. Robertson, Stephens was a major bracket investment banking firm specializing in the financing of emerging growth compa