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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

The notified concentration concerns the proposed acquisition by a consortium led by funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“Bain Capital”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Caverion Corporation (including its subsidiaries, “Caverion” or the “Target”) that are not held by Caverion or any of its subsidiaries (the “Proposed Transaction”) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation.

Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that is incorporated and has its registered office in the United States of America. Bain Capital invests, through its family of funds, in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing.

Caverion is a public limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Finland with its shares listed on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. Caverion is a Northern & Central European-based expert for smart and sustainable built environments, enabling performance and people’s well-being. Caverion is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, and operates in building technology and industrial processes installation and maintenance, notably in heating, electricity, energy, ventilation, cooling, building automation and building security technical disciplines. In addition, Caverion provides maintenance services for industrial manufacturing processes such as hydropower, pulp & paper manufacturing and chemical processes. Caverion’s business operations are divided into two business units: Services and Projects. The Projects business unit comprises designing, engineering, technical installation projects in building technology, infrastructure and industrial processes, both for newbuilds and modernizations. The Services business unit provides building technological and industrial processes maintenance and upkeep of facilities and industrial processes. Additionally, the Services business unit provides advisory services and expert guidance on technical and industrial maintenance, facility management and energy-efficient solutions.

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