WMG Group Acquires Signature Card

Online, February 29, 2012 (Newswire.com) - WMH Group Completes Acquisition of Signature Card
Enables WMH Group to Capitalize on Printing Industry Experience

WMH Group, a Chicago-area, lower middle market private equity firm, has acquired Signature Card, a leading provider of custom plastic cards in North America. Signature Card, based in the Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas, specializes in the artistic design, printing, and encoding of plastic cards, and custom plastic card solutions.

Signature provides magnetic stripe cards and bar coded cards that are used at retail locations (e.g., gift cards and loyalty programs), in hospitality (e.g., hotel keys and access cards), for promotional and other commercial purposes (e.g., phone cards, membership cards, and security access.) With thirteen years of operating experience, the Company has a diverse customer base, skilled employees, and sufficient equipment to sustain significant growth. Customers range from stand-alone businesses to Fortune 1000 retailers.

Commenting on the acquisition, Bill Hunter, Founding Partner of WMH Group stated, "Signature's excellent reputation for customer service, quick turn-around and high-quality products and services have enabled it to thrive in a competitive industry. WMH Group looks forward to using its decades of experience in printing and strong industry relationships to help Signature expand further in its core markets and enter new markets."

Michael Gallant, one of the selling shareholders commented, "During our many years of owning Signature the company grew to be many times the size of our original acquisition. We put an excellent team in place that will remain with the company and I am confident they will also expand the business by continuing to provide the same services and quality that Signature has become known for." Gallant further stated, "We spoke with many potential buyers of Signature and WMH Group was by far the most professional and capable. We recommend them to any prospective seller."

Plaisance Advisors was the exclusive financial advisor to WMH Group in this transaction.

About WMH Group
WMH Group LLC is a Chicago-based private equity firm with significant operating experience. It has a history of building industry-leading businesses through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. In each transaction it completes WMH Group invests its own capital and that of its partners and it takes an operating role in each company it acquires. Because WMH Group does not invest out of a traditional private equity fund, it has significant flexibility in how it structures transactions and it does not have a set timeframe in which we must divest the companies it acquires.

WMH Group can be contacted at:
Bill Hunter
Phone: (972) 783-7600
Email: bhunter@wmhgroup.com
Web: www.wmhgroup.com and www.signaturecard.net