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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

On 4 December 2018, SoftwareONE Holding AG (“SoftwareONE”), a joint stock company registered in Switzerland, notified its intention to acquire sole control of COMPAREX AG (“Comparex”), a stock corporation registered in Germany, within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation by way of an acquisition of shares.

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

a) SoftwareONE – SoftwareONE is a controlled portfolio company of KKR & Co. Inc. (“KKR”), active in the distribution of IT products and the provision of IT services;

b) KKR – KKR is a global investment firm which offers a broad range of alternative asset management services to public and private market investors and provides capital markets solutions for the firm, its portfolio companies and clients;

c) Comparex – Comparex is active in the distribution of IT products and the provision of IT services.

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