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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

Dream Luxco SCA (“Luxco”) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (together “Securitas Direct”) are jointly controlled by funds or special purpose vehicles controlled by Bain Capital Fund X, L.P. and Bain Capital Europe Fund III L.P. (together, the “Bain Funds”, being funds ultimately controlled by Bain Capital Investors, LLC (“Bain Capital Investors”)) and Shield Investors, Ltd. (in its capacity as the general partner of Shield GP, L.P.) or its affiliates (Shield GP, L.P. is a parallel fund of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VII, L.P., and together with its affiliated and parallel funds and fund entities is referred to as “HFCP VII”).

The concentration involves the proposed acquisition by HFCP VII of 100% of the Bain Funds’ current interest in Luxco, the ultimate holding company of Securitas Direct, and in Dream G.P. S.à r.l. (“G.P.”), the company which manages Luxco (the “Transaction”). As a result of the Transaction, Luxco and GP will be wholly owned by HFCP VII (before management dilution in the case of Luxco).

The activities of the parties are as follows:

• HFCP VII: private equity fund.

• Securitas Direct: provision of security services.

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