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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
DECISION ONE HOLDINGS CORP.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
243456100
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(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 243456100
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
J.H. WHITNEY & CO., A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS IDENTIFICATION NO.
13-1534455), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL C. BROOKS, PETER M.
CASTLEMAN, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM LAVERACK, JR., RAY E. NEWTON, III,
DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT, MICHAEL R. STONE AND WHITNEY GENERAL
PARTNER, L.L.C.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A NEW YORK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL INDIVIDUAL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED
STATES CITIZENS. WHITNEY GENERAL PARTNER, L.L.C. IS A DELAWARE LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 4,932,272 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
EACH -----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 4,932,272 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
WITH -----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,932,272 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [x]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
17.96%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 243456100
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WHITNEY 1990 EQUITY FUND, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. 06-1305466), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL
C. BROOKS, PETER M. CASTLEMAN, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM LAVERACK, JR., RAY
E. NEWTON, III, DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT AND MICHAEL R. STONE.
2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [x]
3
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SEC USE ONLY
4
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED STATES
CITIZENS.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,121,095 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
EACH -----------------------------------------------------
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 1,121,095 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
WITH -----------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,121,095 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [x]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
4.08%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 243456100
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
WHITNEY SUBORDINATED DEBT FUND, L.P., A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (IRS
IDENTIFICATION NO. 13-3526570), THE GENERAL PARTNERS OF WHICH ARE MICHAEL
C. BROOKS, PETER M. CASTLEMAN, JAMES H. FORDYCE, JEFFREY R. JAY, WILLIAM
LAVERACK, JR., RAY E. NEWTON, III, DANIEL J. O'BRIEN, BENNO C. SCHMIDT AND
MICHAEL R. STONE.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP. ALL GENERAL PARTNERS ARE UNITED STATES
CITIZENS.
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 171,144 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (ISSUABLE UPON
SHARES EXERCISE OF WARRANT)
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OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH 0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 171,144 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (ISSUABLE UPON
EXERCISE OF WARRANT)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 171,144
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK (ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF WARRANT)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [x]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.62%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Decision One Holdings Corp.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
50 E. Swedesford Road
Frazer, PA 19355
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co., a New York limited partnership. The names
and business addresses of the general partners of J. H.
Whitney & Co. are as follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M.
Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Ray E.
Newton, III, Daniel J. O'Brien, Michael R. Stone and Whitney
General Partner, L.L.C., the business address of each of whom
is 177 Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901; and Benno C. Schmidt
whose business address is 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
10111.
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership. The names and business addresses of the general
partners of Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. are as follows:
Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, Jeffrey R. Jay, William
Laverack, Jr., Ray E. Newton, III, Daniel J. O'Brien and
Michael R. Stone, the business address of each of whom is 177
Broad Street, Stamford, CT 06901; and Benno C. Schmidt whose
business address is 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10111.
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership. The names and business addresses of the general
partners of Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. are as
follows: Michael C. Brooks, Peter M. Castleman, James H.
Fordyce, Jeffrey R. Jay, William Laverack, Jr., Ray E. Newton,
III, Daniel J. O'Brien and Michael R. Stone, the business
address of each of whom is 177 Broad Street, Stamford CT
06901; and Benno C. Schmidt whose business address is 630
Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10111.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or,
if none, Residence:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
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(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
177 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co. is a New York limited partnership. All of
its individual general partners are citizens of the United
States. Whitney General Partner, L.L.C. is a Delaware limited
liability company.
(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. All of its general partners are citizens of the
United States.
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. is a Delaware limited
partnership. All of its general partners are citizens of the
United States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock.
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
243456100
Item 3.
Inapplicable.
Item 4. Ownership:
The following information is provided as of December 31, 1996:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
(i) J. H. Whitney & Co. is the beneficial owner of
4,932,272 shares.(1)
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(1) The figure for the amount beneficially owned by Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P. is comprised of 171,144 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the exercise of warrants held by Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P. The figures for the amounts beneficially owned by J.
H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L. P. and Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund, L. P. do not include 4,000 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Michael C. Brooks,
a general partner of J. H.
(continued...)
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(ii) Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. is the beneficial
owner of 1,121,095 shares.(1)
(iii) Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. is the
beneficial owner of 171,144 shares.(1)
(b) Percent of Class:
17.96% for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
4.08% for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
0.62% for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
4,932,272 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
1,121,095 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund,
L.P.; and
171,144 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt
Fund, L.P.
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
0 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
0 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
4,932,272 shares for J. H. Whitney & Co.;
1,121,095 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund,
L.P.; and
171,144 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt
Fund, L.P.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
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(...continued)
Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney Subordinated Debt
Fund, L.P., with respect which shares, J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990
Equity Fund, L. P. and Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L. P. disclaim
beneficial ownership. J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L. P.
and Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund disclaim the existence of a group with
respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer, and each disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the others.
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0 shares for J.H. Whitney & Co.;
0 shares for Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P.; and
0 shares for Whitney Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
No other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the
receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities owned by
J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney Subordinated
Debt Fund, L.P.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
Inapplicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Inapplicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Inapplicable.
Item l0. Certification:
Inapplicable.
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Signature:
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of J. H. Whitney & Co., Whitney 1990 Equity Fund, L.P. and Whitney
Subordinated Debt Fund, L.P. certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 10, 1997
J. H. WHITNEY & CO.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
WHITNEY 1990 EQUITY FUND, L.P.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
WHITNEY SUBORDINATED DEBT FUND, L.P.
By: /s/ Daniel J. O'Brien
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Daniel J. O'Brien
General Partner
