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quickstart guideWelcome to mergermarket, the leading provider of actionable intelligence on the global M&A landscape.With a focus on origination and deal flow opportunities, mergermarket’s intelligence opens up a windowof opportunity for you to generate new business and execute deals that you would not have been awareof otherwise. Our team of more than 300 M&A journalists in 65 locations worldwide gathers proprietaryinformation about corporate strategy through its network of industry contacts and executives - this is M&Aintelligence you won’t find anywhere else. Additionally, a dedicated team of journalists monitors more than3,000 global media sources daily, analysing and translating the most relevant information into summarisedarticles.To log in, simply go to www.mergermarket.com and enter your username and password. Your companymay also have access to mergermarket through its intranet.getting startedUse the left hand navigation bar: Enter your personal username and password provided by yourdedicated consultant to log in to mergermarket Click on Forgot Password to have your access details e-mailedto youOnce you’ve logged in, you can: Click on Personalisation to access previously saved searches Utilise Company Search to quickly find intelligence, dealscopeperspectives and historical dealssetting up yourpersonalised alerts Click on Personalisation and then the New Alert button to setup personalised intelligence alerts sent directly to your e-mail,BlackBerry, iPhone or iPad Type keywords or phrases of your choice in the Free TextSearch box to personalise your alerts Hold down the ‘ctrl’ key to select more than one option Scroll down the page to tailor your alerts according to industrysector, geography and intelligence type Choose the time of day and frequency with which you wish toreceive your alerts Create alerts to track specific advisers or adviser types For an overview of our services, visit the corporate site byclicking ‘corporate site’ at the top right of every screen in themergermarket product pagePlEASE COnTACT YOUr dEdiCATEd COnSUlTAnT Or rEGiOnAlHElPdESk FOr FUrTHEr inFOrMATiOn.European Helpdesk: tel 44 (0)20 7010 6111 or e-mail help@mergermarket.comAmericas Helpdesk: tel 1-866-5-MERGER or e-mail help.us@mergermarket.comAsia-Pacific Helpdesk: tel 852 2158 9790 or e-mail help.asia@mergermarket.com

quickstart guideintelligencedealscopeAnalyse the strategic intent of a company. Search for‘Companies for Sale’ and ‘Companies looking to Buy’.Analyse the past and potential activity of a companyand/or industry.in addition to our proprietary intelligence gathered by our onthe-ground team of M&A journalists, mergermarket aggregatescontent from more than 3,000 business and financial publicationsthat report on M&A activity throughout Europe, north America,latin America, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.Two types of analysis are possible with dealscope: View individual companies using the Lookup functionality An INDUSTRY SEARCH will profile trends and opportunitiesin any given sector and/or geography. View all announced dealsfor a given time period, then compare the results with thatsector or geography’s reported rumours refine your search: Hold down the ‘ctrl’ key to select morethan one specific sector and/or geography Use the COMPANY SEARCH function to view potential andpast buy/sell activity, and thereby identify strategic intent. Alsocompare rumoured interest with actual announced deal activityGlossary of mergermarket’s financial terms andclassifications of sectors and sub-sectors Search by specific advisers and types of advisers Search by types of PE-related intelligenceintelligence: resultsdealscope: suMMary resultsmergermarket proprietary intelligenceForward-looking intelligence designed todrive origination and deal flow exclusive toour subscribersSummary BarClick on individual tabs to see your searchresults categorised according to the potentialand past activity criteria you specifiedreportdownload articles intoformatted spreadsheets ore-mail them to colleaguescorporate sitereturn to the corporate site to access remark publications,such as M&A and Private Equity reviews, sector andgeographical reports, and thought leadership studiesReportdownload articlesinto formattedspreadsheets ore-mail them tocolleaguesE-mail help@mergermarket.com

quickstart guidedealsleague tablesAnalyse historical comparable transactions by company,or within an industry sector or geography.Generate rankings of advisers on a house or an individual level topreferred criteria.The database covers all European deals greater than EUr 5msince 1998, and all global deals greater than USd 5m since 2001.The default search start date is 01 January 2005. First choose to create either HOUSE league Tables, orindiVidUAlINDIVIDUAL league Tables While searching for deals by a particular company, choose therelevant section according to the company’s role in the deal; acompany could act as Target/Seller or Bidder if you wish to ensure the Target/Seller or Bidder is in a givengeography or sector, select your criteria in the relevant boxesand tick the box (circled above) Use the deal details section to refine your search to, forexample, Private Equity-backed deals nominate a type of adviser (use the drop down menu tospecify Financial Adviser, lawyer, etc) See top advisers within specific sectors or geographies Choose to see rankings based on deal value or deal volume run a Private Equity House league Table search to find financialsponsors’ and investors’ activity and portfolios note that league Tables cannot be run on a sub-sector level Click on Count results to see the number and value of dealsthat will match your submitted criteria (includes undiscloseddeals) Select Personalised report to easily download multiples anddeal details into an unformatted Excel spreadsheetdeals: result suMMariesDeal Detailslink through to allunderlying informationE-mail help@mergermarket.comView AverageExit Multiplesleague table: resultsReportExport datainto ExcelSort Byrank results by ascending ordescending deal value or volumeNo. of DealsClick on the deal numberto view and downloadunderlying deals’ details

quickstart guideprofilesprivate equity portfolioBreak down the M&A history of an individual adviser or advisoryhouse; profile a geography or industry sector.Analyse and profile private equity portfolios and evaluateexit strategies. houseHOUSE Profiles section: Analyse the sectors andgeographies in which an advisory firm completes most of itsbusiness. look up a competitor to see sector strengths. lookup Private Equity houses to see in which sectors they have themost investmentsHOUSE look up top private equity firms and profile activity Houseby sector, geography of investment, and relationships withother firms. determine co-investors, debt and mezzanineproviders, and rivals to specific PE Houses individuaINDIVIDUAL l Profiles section: download a given practitioner’sdeal history. Create a mini résumé on an adviser; view all thedeals credited to that individualINDUSTRY Profiles section: Get a macro look at M&A trends indUSTrYacross geographies and industries. View the most activesectors or identify sector trends across geographies For private equity deals not involving the 1000 most activeprivate equity firms as per mergermarket’s league tables, usethe Deals tab portfolioPORTFOLIO Search the database of currently held portfoliocompanies based on criteria such as time held, sectors,geographies, advisers, specific PE House and value range, anddrill down to detailed analyses EXIT Examine and compare historical exits by exit type todetermine most profitable tactics and active acquirersprivate equity portfolio:resultsprofile: resultsTabsClick on the SortBy arrow to seefurther detailsSort Byrank results by ascending ordescending deal value or volumeNo. of DealsClick on the deal numberto view and downloadthe underlying deals’detailsClick on the firm nameto view more detailslike Current Portfolio,relationships, etc.E-mail help@mergermarket.com

quickstart guideipo*Find historical iPO deals dating back to 2008 in our iPO database.Track expected and failed iPOs for alternative exit strategies andbuild your own iPO league tables.MergerMarket MobileapplicationsAccess your M&A articles anytime, on-the-go, 24/7.Stay up-to-date while on the movewith our BlackBerry application.For more information please visit:www.mergermarket.com/pdf/mm BlackBerry App Guide.pdf iPOe look up all iPO deals dating back to 2008IPOdatabasDATABASEby stock exchange listing, industry sector and geography.determine advisers, offering size, date type, use of proceeds,offering geography, PE exits and post-listing performance [iPOiPOs] TrackIPO Pipeline]PIPELINE and al iPOs as well as failed iPOs. Sort with up to five filters:iPO company countries, sectors, bookrunners, stock exchange,and/or use of proceeds iPOTables]IPOleagueLEAGUETABLES Build your own iPO league Tablesexclusive to underwriters, lawyers and accountants, andperform underwriter sub-searches for bookrunners, globalcoordinators, lead managers and managers*if you do not have access to the iPO tab, please contact yourmergermarket account manager for details of how to add this toyour subscriptionipo deals: result suMMariesClick on theView By arrowto sort by dateand deal valueGet mergermarket alerts on youriPhone. Simply visit the App Store,search for “mergermarket” anddownload the App.For more information please dfGet mergermarket alerts on youriPad. Again, visit the App Store,search for “mergermarket” anddownload the App.For more information please To learn more about how to set up your personalised alerts,please see the ‘Setting up your personalised alerts’ sectionon page one of this guideYou must be set up with alerts to utilise these services. For helpin setting up alerts or for any other queries, pleasecontact help@mergermarket.commergermarket does not charge additional fees for using theseservices, although a data plan from your carrier may be requiredand carrier charges may applyClick on View IPO Details for more informationsuch as iPO terms and timeline, or View RelatedIntelligence for related mergermarket articlesE-mail help@mergermarket.com

quickstart guidedon’t forget You also have access to the following tabs on the mergermarketWeb site:reMark - events and publicationsremark, the publishing, market research and events division ofThe Mergermarket Group, offers a range of services that giveclients the opportunity to enhance their brand profile and developnew business opportunities. Each year remark publishes morethan 50 thought leadership reports and holds over 70 eventsacross the globe, allowing its clients to showcase their expertiseand underline their credentials in a given market, sector orproduct.eventsremark organises highly interactive events and conferencesthat introduce delegates from around the world to key people,unparalleled intelligence and new investment opportunities.publicationsremark publishes M&A and Private Equity reports, industrysector and country insight pieces, and thought leadership studieson a range of extant topics affecting corporations and theirservice providers.Make a coMMent or raise a query Help us improve mergermarket by submitting your commentsor queries to your regional Helpdesk.PlEASE COnTACT YOUr dEdiCATEd COnSUlTAnT Or rEGiOnAl HElPdESk FOrFUrTHEr inFOrMATiOn.European Helpdesk: tel 44 (0)20 7010 6111 or e-mail help@mergermarket.comAmericas Helpdesk: tel 1-866-5-MERGER or e-mail help.us@mergermarket.comAsia-Pacific Helpdesk: tel 852 2158 9790 or e-mail help.asia@mergermarket.com