CNBC MEDIA ALERT: A SPECIAL EDITION OF CNBC’S “SQUAWK BOX” ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4TH

When: Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4, 2012 beginning at 6AM ET

Where: CNBC’s “Squawk Box

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 4th starting at 6AM ET, CNBC’s “Squawk Box” will be joined by the world’s most powerful Private Equity Players and Hedge Fund Managers who will discuss how legendary investor Richard Rainwater has influenced their careers and their investment decisions.

Guests include: Barry Sternlicht, Chairman & CEO of Starwood Capital Group; Eddie Lampert, Founder of ESL Partners and Chairman Sears Holdings; David Bonderman, Founding Partner of Texas Pacific Group; Barry Volpert, Co-Founder Crestview; Daniel Stern, Founder & Co-CEO of Reservoir Capital Group; John Phelan, Co-Managing Partner and Co-Founder of MSD Capital; John Goff of Crescent Real Estate Holdings; Ken Hersh, Co-Founder and the Chief Executive Officer of NGP Energy Capital Management; and John Scully, Founder of SPO Partners.

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