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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

CGP Big Show Holdco, L.P., a special purpose acquisition vehicle held by funds and managed by affiliates of entities doing business as “The Carlyle Group” (“Carlyle”) intends to acquire sole control over NEP Group, Inc., which is currently jointly controlled by Carlyle and Crestview NEP, L.P., a fund managed by Crestview Advisors, L.L.C.

The business activities of the parties are the following:

-- Carlyle, headquartered in New York, U.S., is a global alternative asset manager, which manages funds that invest globally across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Investment Solutions – in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America and South America.

-- NEP, headquartered in Pittsburgh, U.S., is an international production company that provides outsourced broadcast engineering and production solutions to production companies and broadcasters around the world for live and broadcast major sporting and entertainment events.

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