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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

By virtue of the notified transaction, EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., a Luxembourg limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), acting as fund manager for and on behalf of the entities forming the investment fund EQT Infrastructure V, intends to acquire (by way of share acquisition) sole control over Talbot International SAS (France) (“Trescal”) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation.

EQT Infrastructure V announced its final close in November 2021 with commitments of EUR 15.7 billion. EQT Infrastructure V is an investment fund that seeks to make investments in infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets and businesses in primarily Europe and North America. EQT Infrastructure V is part of the EQT group of private equity funds.

Trescal is the holding company for the Trescal group of companies. Trescal is active within testing, inspection and certification services (“TIC”). Trescal provides TIC services, primarily calibration services, to customers in, inter alia, the aerospace, defence, energy & industrial, automotive & transport, life sciences, electronics, telecom and food & beverage sectors.

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