Clubessential Acquires PrestoSports Inc.

CINCINNATI, OH, September 27, 2017 — Clubessential, the leading provider of membership and club
management solutions to the private club industry, today announced the acquisition of PrestoSports Inc.
PrestoSports is a leading provider of SaaS software to colleges and conference offices used for designing,
building and maintaining official athletic websites, sports statistics, sports camp management and live event
broadcasting.

PrestoSports, based in Rockville, Maryland, empowers over 950 colleges and universities in North America to
use sports information —- such as statistics on athletes, activities, schedules and more — to create deeper
connections between school sports teams, their fans, coaches, athletes, and the athletes’ parents.

“We are excited to welcome PrestoSports into the Clubessential family, within our newly formed Sports
Division, and look forward to delivering our customers a more expansive suite of software solutions to help
them continue to nurture and grow their tight-knit communities of members, fans, athletes, and coaches,” said
Randy Eckels, CEO of Clubessential. “PrestoSports is a natural fit and broadens our mission to help our
customers attract, retain and serve their membership communities for life.”

“There are many synergies in the needs and desires of the markets PrestoSports and Clubessential serve,”
said Serge Knystautas, CEO of PrestoSports. “For instance, our Camps Management solution that helps
nearly 800 coaches run camps on college campuses is an ideal fit for Golf and Tennis Professionals running
camps and clinics for members at private clubs.” Knystautas, a serial entrepreneur, is moving on to pursue
other opportunities, but said he is “excited by the acquisition and the new home PrestoSports has found.”

“As we reviewed potential partners to add to the Clubessential family, PrestoSports stood out,” said Morad
Elhafed, Partner of Battery Ventures, a Boston based global, technology-focused investment firm and the
primary investor in Clubessential. “Not only do Clubessential and PrestoSports share a similar vision and set of
core values, they both take a similar approach in delivering user centric technology solutions that drive
member engagement and relationship-building through rich information on activities, events and financial
transactions.”

About Clubessential
Founded in 2002, Clubessential provides a full suite of membership and club management solutions
to country, golf, city, yacht, and other private clubs. The Clubessential Suite consists of website,
mobile apps, accounting, point-of- sale, CRM and reservations software solutions which help over 1,400
private clubs better attract, engage, and retain their members. For more information, visit
www.clubessential.com.

About PrestoSports
PrestoSports, founded in 2002, is a leading provider of athletic content management software to colleges and
conference offices. It markets solutions for website design and hosting, live stats, award management,
merchandising, officiating and photo hosting. PrestoSports features a full-time staff with more than 40 years
combined experience in collegiate athletics. It includes former sports information directors, conference
administrators and experience in collegiate marketing solutions - all focused on creating innovative web
solutions for the company's clients.

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