AVISTA CAPITAL PARTNERS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN IWCO DIRECT

Chanhassen, MN (August 7, 2007) – IWCO Direct, the nation’s leading provider of integrated direct mail production services and solutions, announced that Avista Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in IWCO Direct from Court Square Capital Partners, effective today.  IWCO Direct’s executive management team continues to operate the company and remains meaningful shareholders. IWCO Direct anticipates continued growth, which will include strategic acquisitions and expansion of its integrated services platform into the western part of the U.S.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

About Avista Capital Partners
Avista Capital Partners is a leading private equity firm with offices in New York, NY and Houston, TX. Founded in 2005, Avista manages $2.0 billion in private equity capital. Avista's strategy is to make controlling or influential minority investments primarily in growth-oriented media, healthcare and energy companies. Through its team of seasoned investment professionals and industry experts, Avista seeks to partner with exceptional management teams to invest in and add value to well-positioned businesses. For more information, visit www.avistacap.com.

About IWCO Direct
IWCO Direct (www.iwco.com) has served the direct marketing needs of North American companies for more than 35 years. With production facilities in New York, Minnesota and North Carolina, IWCO Direct
is one of the nation’s fastest growing providers of direct marketing solutions. IWCO Direct provides
direct marketing like no one else by seamlessly supplying all direct mail production services – print, envelope, plastic, mailing, fulfillment, and data services – in an integrated “total package” supply chain solution. IWCO Direct pioneered commingling and continues to provide its customers with dramatic postage savings and faster time to market through its proprietary IWCO P.O.S.T. (Postal Optimization Strategy and Technologies) and RideShare™ commingling and logistics management programs.

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