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SECTION 4

Description of the concentration

This notification concerns the proposed acquisition, within the meaning of Article (3)(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation, of sole control of Alter Domus Global S.à r.l (Target) by Chrysaor Bidco S.à r.l. (Bidco), an investment vehicle indirectly owned by the Eighth Cinven Fund (Cinven VIII) whose manager is Cinven Limited (the Notifying Party) (the Proposed Transaction). Currently the Target is owned by pooling vehicles in which the Alter Domus founders, certain members of Alter Domus management and certain Alter Domus employees hold equity interests, Alter Domus (Treasury) Malta Limited and Castlelux S.à r.l., the investment vehicle for Permira.

The Proposed Transaction will be implemented pursuant to a share purchase agreement.

Bidco is part of the Cinven group, a private equity business engaged in the provision of investment management and investment advisory services to several investment funds. The companies in the Cinven funds’ portfolio of investments are active in a wide range of subsectors, mainly business services, consumer, financial services, healthcare, industrials and technology, media and telecommunications. Further information on Cinven is available through its website: https://www.cinven.com.

Alter Domus is an international provider of fund administration and ancillary services. Such ancillary services include depositary services and corporate services, including cash management and administrative support, as well as accounting and reporting services and middle- to back-office support services.

Alter Domus serves international private equity, infrastructure and real estate firms, private debt managers, multinationals, private clients and capital markets issuers. It is active globally, with 32 offices and desks across five continents. Further information on Alter Domus is available through its website: https://alterdomus.com.