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SECTION 4

Description of the concentration

This notification concerns the following undertakings:

-- Intermediate Capital Group plc (“ICG”), UK

-- DGS S.p.A. (“DGS”), Italy

ICG indirectly acquires, within the meaning of Article 3(1), point (b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of DGS and its subsidiaries (“DGS Group”).

The concentration is accomplished by way of purchase of shares of the corporate capital of DGS.

The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

a.a. for ICG: ICG is a global alternative asset manager active in structured and private equity, private debt, real assets, and credit based in the UK with presence in Europe, Asia Pacific and the US.

b.b. for DGS Group: DGS is a provider of IT services and solutions for cyber security and digital business transformation and is engaged in the fields of design, integration, implementation and evolution management of IT systems and business applications, typically for corporate clients and public institutions.

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