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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

The notified concentration involves the proposed acquisition by funds managed by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“Bain Capital”) of sole control of Ibstock Group Limited and Glen-Gery Corporation, two entities that together form the Ibstock group (“Ibstock”) (the “Proposed Transaction”).

The areas of activities of the undertakings concerned by the Proposed Transaction are as follows:

(a) Bain Capital – Bain Capital is a leading private equity investment firm. It invests, through its family of funds, in companies on a worldwide basis across most industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial and industrial/manufacturing.

(b) Ibstock – Ibstock is primarily active in the manufacture and supply of clay and concrete products in the UK and the US.

As a result of the Proposed Transaction, funds managed by Bain Capital will acquire sole control of Ibstock within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation.

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