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M.9981 — Bain Capital/Ahlstrom-Munksjö

SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

The notified concentration consists of the acquisition of sole control by Bain Capital Europe Private Equity Fund E-V managed by Bain Capital Investors L.L.C. (“Bain Capital”) of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj and its subsidiaries (“Ahlstrom-Munksjö”) within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the EU Merger Regulation.

Bain Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in companies across a number of industries, including information technology, healthcare, retail and consumer products, communications, financial services and industrial/manufacturing.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö, headquartered in Helsinki in Finland, is a global manufacturer and supplier of fibre-based materials. Its offering includes filter materials, release liners, food and beverage processing materials, décor papers, abrasive and tape backings, electro-technical base paper, glass fibre materials, medical fibre materials and solutions for diagnostics as well as a range of specialty papers for industrial and consumer end-uses.

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