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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

The notified Transaction involves the proposed acquisition by funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“Bain”) and Neuerberger Bergman Group, LLC (“NB”) of Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. (“Target”) (the “Transaction”). As a result of the Transaction, Bain and NB will indirectly acquire joint control of the Target within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation.

The areas of activity of the undertakings concerned by the notified concentration are as follows:

• Bain: US based global private equity investment firm that invests in companies across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, and communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing.

• NB: US based manager of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for institutions and advisors worldwide which provide a range of discretionary investment management services to investments funds of third-party capital, and as such, manages the equity investments of such funds (albeit such investments are typically in relation to minority non-controlling stakes).

• Target: Italian based provider of outsourced IT services mainly in Italy.

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