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2020 Companies Acquired by Chairman and CEO Christopher B.

Munday

Company Remains Focused on Executing Current Growth Strategy and Continued International
Expansion

Fort Worth, TX, October 30, 2018 --(PR.com)-- 2020 Companies (“the Company” or “2020”), a premier,
nationwide outsourced sales, merchandising and marketing agency, announced today that Chairman and
CEO Christopher B. Munday has acquired a controlling interest in the Company from Golden Gate
Capital. Golden Gate Capital will maintain a minority equity interest in the Company. In addition, Mr.
Munday has retired as an Operating Partner of Golden Gate Capital to focus on his role as Chairman and
CEO of 2020.

With over 10,000 employees across the U.S., 2020 Companies partners with and supports the world's
largest brands and retailers to facilitate sales, marketing, merchandising, training, and events in over
50,000 retail locations. 2020 offers a turnkey outsourced solution to recruiting, training and managing
programs while consistently achieving superior results for clients.

Mr. Munday stated, “2020 Companies' unique operating systems and robust infrastructure set us up
perfectly to continue growing our industry-leading position. We have the right leadership team and
capital in place to fuel our growth, which has been phenomenal over the past several years. We are more
excited than ever to take the Company to new heights in this next chapter of our history.”

After joining 2020 as CEO in 2008, Mr. Munday led the Company through consecutive years of
significant growth and strongly positioned 2020 as a leader in the sales and marketing arenas. Mr.
Munday recently received Ernst & Young's 2018 Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Services category
for the Southwest region on behalf of 2020 and will attend the National Awards finals in November 2018.

“Chris has been an excellent leader for 2020 and a valued partner of Golden Gate Capital. We thank him
for his many contributions as an Operating Partner over the past 10 years, and we look forward to
watching 2020 continue its impressive growth trajectory,” said David Dominik, Managing Director and
Chief Investment Officer of Golden Gate Capital.

About 2020 Companies


2020 Companies is a sales and marketing agency that provides a turnkey outsourced solution to facilitate
sales, marketing, merchandising, training, and events. 2020 has over 10,000 employees across the United
States and works with the world's largest brands and retailers in over 50,000 retail locations. For more
information, visit www.2020companies.com.

About Golden Gate Capital


Golden Gate Capital is a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm with more than $15 billion
of capital under management. The principals of Golden Gate Capital have a long and successful history of
investing across a wide range of industries and transaction types, including going-privates, corporate
divestitures, and recapitalizations, as well as debt and public equity investments. Representative

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investments sponsored by Golden Gate Capital include Red Lobster, Nassau Reinsurance Group, Infor,
and Neustar. For more information, visit www.goldengatecap.com.

Contacts

For 2020 Companies:


Ross Wissner
Executive Vice President of Operations
214-676-6379

or

For Golden Gate Capital:


Sard Verbinnen & Co
Alyssa Linn / Hayley Fahey
310-201-2040

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Contact Information:
2020 Companies
Ross H. Wissner
214-676-6379
Contact via Email
2020companies.com

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