-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, E/6yrSlz030HL3HfavDhmAbJD7xjKtYiWCxU+HOG24JsLFLe7LCZDV8gCWyQVbQC PMD0rinxsLzVoqJU5Mltow== 0000893750-06-000305.txt : 20061103 0000893750-06-000305.hdr.sgml : 20061103 20061103173027 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000893750-06-000305 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20061103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20061103 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ENCORE MEDICAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000944763 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 650572565 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-50431 FILM NUMBER: 061188001 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9800 METRIC BOULEVARD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 BUSINESS PHONE: 5128329500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9800 METRIC BOULEVARD CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78758 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950531 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS V L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001343206 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-583-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 345 PARK AVE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10154 SC 13D/A 1 sch13da.txt SCHEDULE 13D/A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A Amendment No. 1 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ENCORE MEDICAL CORPORATION - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock ($0.001 par value) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 29256E109 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Chinh E. Chu The Blackstone Group 345 Park Avenue New York, New York 10154 (212) 583-5000 Copy to: William R. Dougherty, Esq. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 425 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10017 (212) 455-2000 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) November 3, 2006 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If a filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See ss.240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. * 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 ("Exchange 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). CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 2 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Grand Slam Acquisition Corp. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 3 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Grand Slam Holdings, LLC ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing (as defined herein). Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 4 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 5 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V L.P. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 6 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A L.P. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 7 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Blackstone Participation Partnership V L.P. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 8 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 9 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON BMA V L.L.C. ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 10 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Peter G. Peterson ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. CUSIP No. 29256E109 Page 11 of 14 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Stephen A. Schwarzman ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [_] (b) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS BK, OO ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF SHARES _________________________________________________________________ 8 SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 10,879,760* OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER WITH 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 10,879,760* ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_] ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 15.3% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ________________________________________________________________________________ * Beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock referred to herein is being reported hereunder solely because the reporting person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the Galen Voting Agreement and Management Voting Agreement described in Item 4 in the Original Filing. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any of the reporting persons that it is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed. Page 12 of 14 This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D (this "Amendment") is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") with respect to Encore Medical Corporation (the "Company") by the undersigned to amend the Statement on Schedule 13D, filed by the undersigned on July 10, 2006 (the "Original Filing"). Unless otherwise indicated, all capitalized terms shall have the same meaning as provided in the Original Filing, the First Amendment or the Second Amendment, as applicable. Any reference to "this Schedule 13D" in the Original Filing or in this Amendment shall refer to the Original Filing as amended by this Amendment. Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition of the following paragraph: On November 3, 2006, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Merger and the Merger was consummated. Also on November 3, 2006, the Company requested that the Common Stock no longer be quoted on NASDAQ and a Form 15 was filed with the Commission on behalf of the Company to commence the procedure to terminate the registration of Common Stock and the Company's reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented by the addition thereto of the following: On November 2, 2006, the shareholders of the Company approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger at the special meeting of shareholders of the Company held on, November 2, 2006. The Merger closed on November 3, 2006. On November 3, 2006, the Company filed a Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of Delaware. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of the Common Stock was cancelled at the effective time of the Merger and converted into the right to receive $6.55 per share in cash, without interest, and the Company, the surviving entity of the Merger, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCP Holdings. Page 13 of 14 SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, such person certifies that the information set forth in this Statement with respect to such person is true, complete and correct. Dated: November 3, 2006 GRAND SLAM ACQUISITION CORP. By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: President GRAND SLAM HOLDINGS, LLC By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: President BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS V L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Authorized Person BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP V L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Authorized Person BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP V-A L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Authorized Person Page 14 of 14 BLACKSTONE PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP V L.P. By: Blackstone Management Associates V L.L.C., its General Partner By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Authorized Person BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES V L.L.C. By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Authorized Person BMA V L.L.C. By: /s/ Chinh E. Chu --------------------------- Name: Chinh E. Chu Title: Senior Managing Director PETER G. PETERSON /s/ Peter G. Peterson --------------------------- STEPHEN A. SCHWARZMAN /s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman --------------------------- -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----