Winner's Guide. Exclusively for Winning Private Equity Firms

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1 Winner's Guide Exclusively for Winning Private Equity Firms

2 Top 50 Middle Market Private Equity Firms 2019 Top 50 Middle Market Private Equity Firms Awards Program The Top 50 PE Awards program recognizes the leading PE firms in the middle market and will be promoted to active dealmakers with our high quality digital Awards Book and marketing programs throughout Other exclusive promotional opportunities are also available to winning firms. The Top 50 PE Awards Program is an exclusive opportunity for winning Private Equity firms to be recognized, to optimize deal flow and increase exposure. Welcome to the Winner s Circle! Top 50 PE Firms will be promoted throughout 2019: 2019 Top 50 PE Firms Awards Book 2019 Top 50 PE Firms Awards Website Grady Campbell and BRMG Networks Top 50 PE Firms also have exclusive opportunities: Top 50 PE Awards Book Advertisements Top 50 PE Awards Book Reprints Top 50 PE Awards Logo License Top 50 PE Program Winner Acrylic Awards Customized Campaigns Top 50 PE Firms

3 Award Book Opportunities The 2019 Top 50 PE Firms Awards Book Highlights Winning Firms Distributed via the Grady Campbell and BRMG Networks including: M&A Chicago, Dealmaker South and SBIC Weekly. Featured on TopPEFirms.com Awards Book Features: 40-page full-size digital Awards Book produced in 4-color with high quality production values to enhance and showcase your brand. Snapshot profile of each winning PE firm, leading industry trends and highlights, display ads and advertorials exclusively from winning PE firms and select sponsoring companies. Embedded hyperlinks to your firm s website will boost your site traffic and expand your reach. Custom 1-, or 2-page advertisements with display ad or advertorial content. 2-Page Advertorial $1800 Includes copywriting up to 1500 words Company profile Includes up to 2 stock photos, 1 revision 1-Page Display Ad $1400 Choose 1 of 3 templates Includes copywriting Includes 1 stock photo, 1 revision Top 50 PE Firms

4 Promotional Opportunities Exclusive Promotional Materials Available Only to Award-Winning PE Firms Supporting Marketing Materials for Winning Firms Exclusive Use: Complete Awards Book See Form Program Winner Logo/Graphic License $400 Order printed copies of the complete 40-page The logo usage license is available to winning Awards Book to display in your office or share PE firms for use on your firm s website, partners with new clients and principals auto-signatures, business cards, etc. 4-page Custom Awards Book Reprints See Form Program Winner Acrylic Award See Form Custom 4-page Awards Book reprints using your Proudly display your custom 4" x 6" acrylic award display ad and advertorial, to distribute internally, with the Top 50 Program logo and your winning to your clients, to prospects, new hires, at trade PE firm s name shows and events, in your fundraising Top 50 PE Firms

5 Opportunities Top 50 PE Firms are Promoted Throughout the Year to the National Dealmaking Community Receive Industry-Wide Recognition in Front of Leading Dealmakers Through the Grady Campbell and BRMG Networks. Enhance your visibility within the dealmaking community with our exclusive Focus On templated messages. Take advantage of special pricing for custom sponsored content s. The Grady Campbell and BRMG networks, including M&A Chicago, Dealmaker South and SBIC Weekly include thousands of M&A advisors, sell-side investment bankers, business brokers, intermediaries, and other dealflow providers. Focus On Templated Exclusive Sponsored Content Custom Creative An exclusive Top 50 Program Focus On templated featuring your PE firm. Text-only content to be supplied by the winning PE firm and used with our custom Top 50 Program Winner Focus On template. An exclusive benefit to winning PE firms. distribution of your special sponsored content whenever you desire. Winning PE firm s custom message delivered to M&A Chicago, Dealmaker South and SBIC Weekly subscribers. Custom copywriting, design and layout. Top 50 PE Firms

6 Program Guidelines Creative Specifications Photography Specs All awards book images must be a minimum 300dpi resolution. images must be a minimum 72dpi resolution. All image dimensions must fit within the desired area without pixelation. Any images that are distorted or otherwise do not meet the standard of quality will not be accepted. Artwork Approval All artwork must be submitted for approval by the posted deadline. Revision(s) may be necessary pending program approval. A high-res PDF document is suitable for approval rounds, but the original artwork file(s) will be necessary for the final submission. File/Asset Transfer PDF files needed for approval may be sent via . Final artwork/copy files may be sent via DropBox or WeTransfer. Final artwork and copy files should be packaged/consolidated into a single file. Production Notes Billing Notes Awards Book Printed copies of the awards book may be printed on-demand with a mininum quantity. Printed copies of the award magazine require up to 30 days for production and shipping. We use Constant Contact as our Top 50 promotional outbound platform. There are no production charges for ready-as-is HTML files or View as Webpage link. Payment Accounts are billed at the end of each month via invoice. Invoices net 10 days. We accept pre-payment. To learn more, contact Susan Tyson, Program Director Top 50 Middle Market PE program styson@gradycampbell.com Best-in-class PE deserves best-in-class design and execution. Grady Campbell Inc. is a world class strategic brand, design and marketing communications firm with experience working closely with PE clients to create a seamless flow of creativity and accountability from concept to execution to deliver efficient, impactful, end-to-end results for PE clients. BRMG s publications have been a trusted source of knowledge and connectivity for professionals within the M&A, Private Equity, Growth Capital, and Buyout sectors since Grady Campbell, All Rights Reserved Top 50 PE Firms

7 Order Form TOP 50 PE Program Order Form To participate in the program, complete this form and send to Susan Tyson, Top 50 PE Awards program director Call Firm name Firm address Contact name City / State / Zip Contact Order date Contact phone Awards Book Ad Space 1-page display ad... $ page advertorial... $1,700 1-page display ad & 2-page advertorial... $2,600 Awards Book Ad Creative / From Template 1-page display ad (includes copywriting)... $1,400 2-page advertorial (includes copywriting)... $1,800 Promotional Opportunities Printed 40 page fullsize 4-color... $ 75 Awards Book (Qty 1) Custom 4-page book reprints (Qty 300)... $1,100 Focus On to BRMG subscribers... $ 600 Special Winners sponsored... $ 399 content (30% discount) Custom sponsored content, copywriting,... $1,200 design and layout for Usage license of the Top 50 PE Firms... $ 400 Awards Program logo Custom Acrylic Award (Qty 1)... $ 100 Custom Acrylic Award (Qty 3+)... $75 (ea) Acrylic Award Qty... Printed 40 page fullsize 4-color... $ 150 Awards Book (Qty 3) Custom 4-page book reprints (Qty 50)... $ 750 Custom 4-page book reprints (Qty 100)... $ 825 Program Total $ Custom 4-page book reprints (Qty 150)... $ 900 Accounts are billed at the end of each month via invoice. All payments much be delivered within 5 days of receipt of invoice. Prices do not reflect shipping and handling charges. Please make checks payable to Grady Campbell. Send Checks to: Top 50 PE Firms Awards Program 900 North Franklin, Suite 310 Chicago, IL Top 50 PE Firms