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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 3 September 2021, the Commission received a notification of a proposed transaction pursuant to Article 4 of the EU Merger Regulation by which H.I.G. Capital, LLC will acquire sole control over Cesar di Barbarossa Enio e F.lli S.r.l., VDM Vaccaro Distribuzione Merci S.r.l. and its controlled companies, Gruppo SDA S.r.l. Servizi Distribuzione Associati and its controlled companies, and Medias S.r.l., through Bubbles BidCo S.p.A. and TopCo, investment vehicles incorporated respectively in Italy and Luxembourg. The sellers of Cesar di Barbarossa Enio e F.lli S.r.l. will reinvest in TopCo by acquiring a non-controlling minority interest in the Company.

H.I.G. Capital, LLC is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm based in Miami, with offices in the USA, Europe and South America. H.I.G. Capital, LLC specializes in providing both debt and equity capital to small and mid-sized companies.

The target companies are members of Acqua & Sapone S.r.l. – a consortium of eight independent companies active in the retail sector – and run points of sale in Italy which offer a wide range of health, beauty and other daily consumer mass products.

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