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Friday, January 8, 2010 DEALS VALUED UP TO US$100 MILLION MID-MARKET LEGAL M&A REVIEW

Mid-Market M&A Legal Rankings For Deals Valued Up To US$50m, US$200m, and US$500m Are Also Available

Mid-Market Deals Intelligence Announced Mid-Market M&A by Target Nation Up To US$100m

1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 1/1/2008 - 12/31/2008 Mid-Market M&A valued up to US$100 million totaled US$185.7 Materials was the most targeted sector in the Mid-Market % Change billion during 2009, a 23.7% decrease of last year. worldwide, making up 14% of the market with 5,169 deals worth Region/Nation Rank Val No. Rank Val No. in Rank US$26.9 billion. US$m Deals US$m Deals Value Worldwide 185,694.7 36,463 243,434.6 38,026 -23.7 ! Americas 55,906.3 10,836 80,928.1 12,114 -30.9 ! United States of America 36,832.9 7,129 55,969.9 8,603 -34.2 ! Worldwide Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Canada 10,921.8 2,298 12,675.7 2,029 -13.8 ! Brazil 2,570.3 342 5,609.2 696 -54.2 ! by Target Nation Region Chile 824.9 164 1,118.5 112 -26.2 ! January 1 - December 31 British Virgin Islands() 730.4 90 645.5 44 13.2 " 40,560.4 12,637 62,653.7 12,808 -35.3 ! United Kingdom 9,672.7 1,992 17,541.9 2,492 -44.9 ! 2005 France 3,866.7 1,064 3,954.7 1,126 -2.2 ! Germany 3,680.6 1,141 5,320.1 1,331 -30.8 ! Italy 3,670.3 640 5,527.3 734 -33.6 ! 2006 Spain 2,174.8 726 3,376.5 804 -35.6 ! Sweden 2,149.7 579 2,908.0 697 -26.1 ! 2007 Norway 1,768.6 317 2,326.2 356 -24.0 ! Russian Federation 1,710.7 2,809 4,325.4 1,316 -60.4 ! Poland 1,213.1 286 1,518.3 314 -20.1 ! 2008 Turkey 1,160.3 150 1,938.2 183 -40.1 ! Africa/Middle East 5,194.6 824 8,119.6 925 -36.0 ! 2009 South Africa 1,919.6 274 2,194.2 288 -12.5 ! Israel 917.5 65 1,470.0 118 -37.6 ! -Pacific 71,581.6 9,843 77,953.2 9,778 -8.2 ! $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 China 24,799.6 2,544 27,218.2 2,820 -8.9 ! 10,323.0 1,690 10,430.0 1,744 -1.0 ! Rank Value (US$b) South Korea 8,836.7 1,082 9,324.0 939 -5.2 ! Hong Kong 8,453.2 722 9,061.5 723 -6.7 ! India 5,105.7 1,056 6,820.5 1,007 -25.1 ! Africa/Middle East Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Japan Indonesia 3,081.3 406 1,896.0 248 62.5 " Japan 12,452.0 2,323 13,780.1 2,401 -9.6 !

Worldwide Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Worldwide Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry $80 10,500 Materials 5% 2% 14% Financials $70 5% ) 10,000 b High Technology $ $60 S 6% Energy and Power U

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https://www.thomsonone.com 1 of 21 January 8, 2010 ! Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m ! Legal Advisors Mid-Market M&A Heatmap

Mid-Market Exit Multiple Heatmap Mid-Market Premium Heatmap Year To Date Average Rank Value/EBITDA - Up to 50x* Year To Date Average Premium To 4 Week Stock Price - Up to 100%*

North South Mid East Asia North South Mid East Asia 2009 World Europe Japan 2009 World Europe Japan 2008 America America & Africa Pacific 2008 America America & Africa Pacific Consumer Products and Services 10.9 15.6 11.1 10.4 - 10.2 8.1 Consumer Products and Services 35.1 34.3 - 23.7 25.3 41.4 38.9 11.4 9.8 - 10.8 - 15.2 8.3 31.4 19.8 - 32.0 - 27.6 39.0 Consumer Staples 11.1 13.9 6.3 6.8 6.1 12.6 11.3 Consumer Staples 24.7 45.7 41.6 23.7 21.8 21.9 26.0 11.6 6.2 24.3 10.4 13.9 11.8 8.9 28.7 22.9 9.7 23.9 - 34.4 18.1 Energy and Power 8.2 4.8 4.3 11.4 11.8 11.5 6.8 Energy and Power 39.3 40.0 44.9 32.9 - 32.7 67.7 11.2 10.5 4.2 13.6 - 11.8 7.6 31.9 29.3 - 37.4 23.1 34.3 22.8 Financials 12.4 12.8 13.1 12.1 11.1 13.6 3.1 Financials 22.3 20.0 25.4 23.4 22.3 21.7 35.4 12.4 9.9 21.7 17.4 13.3 12.3 7.3 24.6 22.9 19.5 29.0 - 31.1 15.9 Healthcare 10.8 10.4 - 12.4 - 12.1 3.7 Healthcare 28.7 26.5 - 25.5 - 37.9 21.7 15.8 13.0 4.0 22.0 12.8 15.0 9.2 30.1 37.2 - 26.8 21.1 24.6 35.3 High Technology 11.0 13.3 9.5 10.6 6.1 11.4 9.4 High Technology 29.1 39.6 1.8 21.4 36.8 27.0 32.3 11.8 16.1 - 13.2 6.0 11.0 7.8 31.2 39.8 - 27.6 16.1 33.8 26.5 Industrials 10.2 8.3 5.4 10.8 6.7 11.1 7.5 Industrials 29.5 47.7 16.4 30.4 35.8 22.7 37.4 9.6 7.8 13.0 9.6 11.9 11.2 7.3 25.7 36.7 41.1 24.0 27.4 25.4 22.3 Materials 9.8 15.5 12.1 12.1 7.6 8.2 9.5 Materials 34.0 35.4 30.0 25.4 21.5 31.9 59.7 10.7 9.8 8.7 9.2 2.8 13.1 6.7 34.7 42.8 23.3 22.5 47.4 30.8 38.6 Media and Entertainment 10.0 8.7 - 9.2 - 12.3 5.8 Media and Entertainment 26.4 29.3 - 44.6 - 15.0 27.9 11.1 10.7 - 11.2 7.5 10.9 14.2 36.5 51.3 43.2 40.5 - 38.3 13.1 Real Estate 15.1 14.4 12.6 24.2 - 12.2 9.5 Real Estate 30.2 35.5 45.2 24.3 12.9 33.3 24.0 15.6 18.8 - 9.3 20.2 17.3 13.4 32.4 30.6 - 24.7 14.1 37.4 35.5 Retail 12.2 11.2 3.5 9.4 - 15.5 11.4 Retail 33.0 21.5 - 43.2 - 20.5 35.0 11.8 7.3 5.9 11.6 6.5 16.1 11.4 22.2 25.8 - 36.6 27.8 14.9 18.9 Telecommunications 10.8 7.5 5.7 8.9 - 12.4 12.3 Telecommunications 26.5 37.9 3.5 21.8 20.9 29.2 11.4 8.8 7.9 7.4 7.1 8.3 12.5 4.7 19.6 27.7 5.3 28.5 12.6 20.1 15.0 Average Industry Total 10.9 11.7 9.9 11.1 7.6 11.3 9.0 Average Industry Total 29.9 32.1 30.6 26.4 26.6 27.8 34.4 11.5 10.6 11.2 12.2 10.5 12.6 9.1 29.6 32.4 21.5 29.1 22.0 30.3 25.6

* Using the Valuation Heatmap you can analyse the average rank value to EBITDA and average premium to 4 week bid premium for each region against twelve macro industries for the M&A mid-market. The data refers to the year-to-date for figures in colour, red indicating a decline and green an increase, compared to the figures for year-to-date last year (ytdly) which are in black.

$160,000 Worldwide Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m 25,000 2000 - 2009

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US$ 0 - 25 mil US$ 25 to 50 mil US$ 50 to 75 mil US$ 75 to 100 mil # of Deals https://www.thomsonone.com 2 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Worldwide Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML01b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML01b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML01b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Jones Day 3,052.2 1 1.6 286 ! Jones Day 286 1 0.8 3,052.2 - 2,258.3 2 1.2 138 ! CMS 196 2 0.5 889.7 ! Baker & McKenzie 1,958.8 3 1.1 177 ! DLA Piper 181 3 0.5 1,397.3 " Latham & Watkins 1,905.7 4 1.0 162 " Baker & McKenzie 177 4 0.5 1,958.8 " 1,630.6 5 0.9 84 ! Latham & Watkins 162 5 0.4 1,905.7 - Allen & Overy 1,625.5 6 0.9 150 " Dorsey & Whitney LLP 151 6 0.4 829.0 ! Skadden 1,553.0 7 0.8 73 ! Allen & Overy 150 7 0.4 1,625.5 " Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 1,502.0 8 0.8 79 ! Linklaters 138 8 0.4 2,258.3 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 1,401.0 9 0.8 124 " Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 133 9 0.4 831.4 ! DLA Piper 1,397.3 10 0.8 181 " Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 124 10 0.3 1,401.0 " Weil Gotshal & Manges 1,274.1 11 0.7 73 ! Hughes Hubbard & Reed 114 11 0.3 685.6 ! Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 1,261.3 12 0.7 46 ! White & Case LLP 103 12 0.3 642.9 " Mallesons Stephen Jaques 1,236.3 13 0.7 67 ! K&L Gates 89 13 0.2 525.4 ! Kirkland & Ellis 1,219.9 14 0.7 76 ! Bryan Cave LLP 85 14* 0.2 506.5 ! Minter Ellison 1,178.2 15 0.6 69 ! Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 85 14* 0.2 1,026.8 ! Nishimura & Asahi 1,108.1 16 0.6 71 ! Clifford Chance 84 16 0.2 1,630.6 " Shearman & Sterling LLP 1,096.4 17 0.6 56 ! Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 82 17 0.2 995.9 ! /Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 1,065.8 18 0.6 77 ! Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 79 18 0.2 1,502.0 ! Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 1,035.2 19 0.6 49 ! Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 78 19 0.2 984.8 ! Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 1,026.8 20 0.6 85 " Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 77 20* 0.2 1,065.8 " Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 1,006.4 21 0.5 52 ! Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 77 20* 0.2 397.5 " Anderson Mori & Tomotsune 1,004.0 22 0.5 38 ! Kirkland & Ellis 76 22 0.2 1,219.9 " Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 997.7 23 0.5 54 ! Skadden 73 23* 0.2 1,553.0 ! Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 995.9 24 0.5 82 ! Clayton Utz 73 23* 0.2 931.1 ! Allens Arthur Robinson 990.9 25 0.5 59 " Weil Gotshal & Manges 73 23* 0.2 1,274.1 - Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 984.8 26 0.5 78 ! Nishimura & Asahi 71 26 0.2 1,108.1 ! Freehills 972.8 27 0.5 66 " Minter Ellison 69 27 0.2 1,178.2 ! Davis Polk & Wardwell 972.2 28 0.5 39 ! Blake Cassels & Graydon 68 28 0.2 920.0 ! Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 966.5 29 0.5 44 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 67 29 0.2 1,236.3 ! Stikeman Elliott 952.1 30 0.5 51 ! Freehills 66 30 0.2 972.8 " Clayton Utz 931.1 31 0.5 73 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 64 31 0.2 641.8 " Blake Cassels & Graydon 920.0 32 0.5 68 " O'Melveny & Myers 60 32 0.2 831.0 " CMS 889.7 33 0.5 196 " McCarthy Tetrault 59 33* 0.2 607.3 " Morrison & Foerster 882.4 34 0.5 57 ! Allens Arthur Robinson 59 33* 0.2 990.9 ! Slaughter & May 855.9 35 0.5 32 ! Lovells LLP 57 35* 0.2 571.5 ! Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 831.4 36 0.5 133 " Morrison & Foerster 57 35* 0.2 882.4 ! O'Melveny & Myers 831.0 37 0.5 60 " Shearman & Sterling LLP 56 37 0.2 1,096.4 ! Dorsey & Whitney LLP 829.0 38 0.5 151 ! Dechert 55 38* 0.2 769.5 " Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 826.5 39 0.4 55 " Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 55 38* 0.2 826.5 " Dechert 769.5 40 0.4 55 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 54 40* 0.2 997.7 " TMI Associates 762.0 41 0.4 48 ! Mayer Brown LLP 54 40* 0.2 569.1 " Goodwin Procter LLP 692.8 42 0.4 32 ! Hogan & Hartson 53 42 0.2 435.7 " Hughes Hubbard & Reed 685.6 43 0.4 114 " Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 52 43* 0.1 233.7 " Paul, Weiss 670.5 44 0.4 34 ! Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 52 43* 0.1 1,006.4 ! White & Case LLP 642.9 45 0.4 103 " Stikeman Elliott 51 45 0.1 952.1 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 641.8 46 0.4 64 " Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 49 46 0.1 1,035.2 " McCarthy Tetrault 607.3 47 0.3 59 " TMI Associates 48 47 0.1 762.0 ! Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 577.7 48 0.3 27 ! Eversheds 47 48 0.1 475.0 " Lovells LLP 571.5 49 0.3 57 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 46 49* 0.1 1,261.3 ! Mayer Brown LLP 569.1 50 0.3 54 " Blake Dawson 46 49* 0.1 485.9 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 62,370.3 33.6 6,167 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 6,167 16.9 62,370.3 Industry Total 185,809.5 100.0 36,483 Industry Total 36,483 100.0 185,809.5

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https://www.thomsonone.com 3 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors US Target Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML02b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML02b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML02b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Jones Day 1,648.0 1 4.5 167 ! Jones Day 167 1 2.3 1,648.0 - Kirkland & Ellis 1,165.5 2 3.2 70 ! Dorsey & Whitney LLP 128 2 1.8 490.0 - Latham & Watkins 1,056.8 3 2.9 76 " Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 126 3 1.8 816.8 ! Skadden 1,012.8 4 2.7 43 ! Hughes Hubbard & Reed 112 4 1.6 625.6 ! Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 999.5 5 2.7 76 - Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 76 5* 1.1 999.5 ! Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 947.1 6 2.6 47 ! Latham & Watkins 76 5* 1.1 1,056.8 " Weil Gotshal & Manges 839.9 7 2.3 46 ! K&L Gates 73 7* 1.0 403.2 ! Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 816.8 8 2.2 126 " Bryan Cave LLP 73 7* 1.0 479.2 ! DLA Piper 808.2 9 2.2 70 " DLA Piper 70 9* 1.0 808.2 " Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 725.1 10 2.0 38 ! Kirkland & Ellis 70 9* 1.0 1,165.5 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 718.0 11 2.0 26 ! Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 47 11 0.7 947.1 " Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 683.7 12 1.9 43 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 46 12* 0.6 371.6 " Goodwin Procter LLP 663.5 13 1.8 30 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 46 12* 0.6 839.9 ! Hughes Hubbard & Reed 625.6 14 1.7 112 " O'Melveny & Myers 44 14 0.6 622.7 " O'Melveny & Myers 622.7 15 1.7 44 " Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 43 15* 0.6 175.7 - Alston & Bird 555.3 16 1.5 34 ! Skadden 43 15* 0.6 1,012.8 ! Dorsey & Whitney LLP 490.0 17 1.3 128 ! Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 43 15* 0.6 683.7 ! Bryan Cave LLP 479.2 18 1.3 73 ! Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 38 18 0.5 725.1 " Paul, Weiss 477.6 19 1.3 27 ! Sidley Austin LLP 37 19* 0.5 403.6 ! Dechert 467.5 20 1.3 31 " Greenberg Traurig 37 19* 0.5 327.7 ! Vinson & Elkins LLP 456.6 21 1.2 18 ! Fenwick & West LLP 35 21 0.5 285.7 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 411.9 22 1.1 27 ! Alston & Bird 34 22* 0.5 555.3 " Sidley Austin LLP 403.6 23 1.1 37 " Morrison & Foerster 34 22* 0.5 363.0 ! K&L Gates 403.2 24 1.1 73 " Dechert 31 24* 0.4 467.5 " Mayer Brown LLP 394.4 25 1.1 25 ! Hogan & Hartson 31 24* 0.4 321.3 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 18,775.9 50.9 1,971 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,971 27.6 18,775.9 Industry Total 36,905.9 100.0 7,137 Industry Total 7,137 100.0 36,905.9

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US Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m US Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry High Technology 3% 2% $20 3,000 4% Energy and Power $18 17% ) 6% Financials b 2,500

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https://www.thomsonone.com 4 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Latin America Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML17b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML17b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML17b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Pinheiro Neto Advogados 279.1 1 3.8 31 - Pinheiro Neto Advogados 31 1 2.3 279.1 - Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 210.1 2 2.9 10 - Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva 17 2* 1.3 155.6 ! Azevedo Sette Avogados 189.3 3 2.6 9 ! Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr 17 2* 1.3 123.3 ! Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 161.4 4 2.2 5 ! Souza Cescon 14 4 1.1 96.3 ! Tozzini Freire Teixeira e Silva 155.6 5 2.1 17 ! Levy & Salomao Advogados 10 5* 0.8 14.8 ! Mattos Filho Veiga Filho Marrey Jr 123.3 6 1.7 17 ! Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 10 5* 0.8 210.1 " Garrigues 121.4 7 1.7 2 ! Azevedo Sette Avogados 9 7 0.7 189.3 " Baker & McKenzie 120.5 8 1.7 6 " Demarest E Almeida 8 8 0.6 28.7 " Souza Cescon 96.3 9 1.3 14 " Barbosa Mussnich & Aragao 7 9 0.5 2.8 " Arnold & Porter 93.4 10 1.3 5 ! Baker & McKenzie 6 10 0.5 120.5 " Pinheiro Guimaraes 85.6 11 1.2 4 ! Jones Day 5 11* 0.4 0.0 ! Vieira de Almeida & Associados 71.1 12 1.0 1 ! Skadden 5 11* 0.4 0.0 ! Linklaters 68.1 13 0.9 3 ! Latham & Watkins 5 11* 0.4 54.0 ! Sutherland Asbill & Brennan 65.0 14 0.9 1 ! Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 5 11* 0.4 161.4 ! Latham & Watkins 54.0 15 0.7 5 ! Arnold & Porter 5 11* 0.4 93.4 ! Blake Cassels & Graydon 53.2 16 0.7 3 ! Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel 5 11* 0.4 44.5 ! Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS 47.0 17 0.7 3 ! Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 4 17* 0.3 44.5 ! Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 44.5 18* 0.6 4 ! Pinheiro Guimaraes 4 17* 0.3 85.6 ! Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel 44.5 18* 0.6 5 ! Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 44.2 20 0.6 3 ! DLA Piper 43.3 21 0.6 2 ! Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney 42.6 22* 0.6 1 ! Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 42.6 22* 0.6 1 ! Greenberg Traurig 40.0 24 0.6 2 ! Davis Polk & Wardwell 33.2 25 0.5 2 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,965.7 27.1 210 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 210 15.8 1,965.7 Industry Total 7,265.5 100.0 1,331 Industry Total 1,331 100.0 7,265.5

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Latin American Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Latin American Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Materials 2% 2% $4 450 3% Energy and Power 400 3% ) $4 Financials b 4% 26% $ 350

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US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 13% Healthcare

https://www.thomsonone.com 5 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors European Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML03b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML03b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML03b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Linklaters 1,707.6 1,251.5 1 3.1 112 ! CMS 194 1 1.4 875.7 618.4 ! Jones Day 1,344.3 968.5 2 2.5 107 ! Allen & Overy 124 2 0.9 1,262.9 918.2 " Allen & Overy 1,262.9 918.2 3 2.3 124 " Linklaters 112 3 0.8 1,707.6 1,251.5 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 1,163.9 828.7 4 2.1 105 " Jones Day 107 4 0.7 1,344.3 968.5 ! Clifford Chance 1,100.2 800.9 5 2.0 63 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 105 5 0.7 1,163.9 828.7 " Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 906.3 649.6 6 1.7 65 ! Baker & McKenzie 98 6 0.7 738.2 521.2 ! CMS 875.7 618.4 7 1.6 194 - DLA Piper 88 7 0.6 450.9 330.2 " Latham & Watkins 765.9 547.6 8 1.4 77 ! White & Case LLP 78 8 0.5 594.4 422.0 " Baker & McKenzie 738.2 521.2 9 1.4 98 - Latham & Watkins 77 9 0.5 765.9 547.6 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 705.4 506.6 10 1.3 36 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 65 10 0.5 906.3 649.6 ! Skadden 695.6 485.5 11 1.3 30 ! Clifford Chance 63 11 0.4 1,100.2 800.9 " Slaughter & May 657.9 478.4 12 1.2 28 ! Lovells LLP 53 12 0.4 514.6 364.6 ! White & Case LLP 594.4 422.0 13 1.1 78 ! Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 51 13 0.4 233.7 168.4 " Lovells LLP 514.6 364.6 14 1.0 53 " Eversheds 47 14 0.3 475.0 346.4 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 506.5 367.0 15 0.9 18 ! Garrigues 39 15* 0.3 324.8 232.8 ! Eversheds 475.0 346.4 16 0.9 47 " Advokatfirman Vinge 39 15* 0.3 327.5 246.5 ! Norton Rose 465.1 326.4 17 0.9 21 " Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 36 17 0.3 705.4 506.6 ! DLA Piper 450.9 330.2 18 0.8 88 " Hengeler Mueller 35 18 0.2 292.2 208.2 ! Chiomenti Studio Legal 440.3 325.9 19 0.8 29 ! 33 19* 0.2 141.1 104.1 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 435.1 316.3 20 0.8 25 ! Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners 33 19* 0.2 328.0 235.5 ! Wikborg Rein & Co 405.7 304.0 21 0.8 13 ! Hannes Snellman 31 21 0.2 311.4 226.2 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 366.7 270.8 22 0.7 27 " Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz 30 22* 0.2 127.0 86.9 ! Allens Arthur Robinson 342.7 249.7 23 0.6 20 ! Skadden 30 22* 0.2 695.6 485.5 ! Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners 328.0 235.5 24 0.6 33 " Gernandt & Danielsson 29 24* 0.2 185.2 136.2 ! Advokatfirman Vinge 327.5 246.5 25 0.6 39 ! Uria Menendez 29 24* 0.2 214.5 151.4 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 24,336.4 17,438.2 44.8 2,877 Chiomenti Studio Legal 29 24* 0.2 440.3 325.9 ! Industry Total 54,342.8 38,743.1 100.0 14,406 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 2,877 20.0 24,336.4 17,438.2 Industry Total 14,406 100.0 54,342.8 38,743.1 * tie * tie

European Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m European Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Energy and Power 3% $30 4,200 5% 13% High Technology 4,100 6% ) Financials b $25 4,000 $ S 3,900 6% Industrials U

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k

3,500 # n $10 Consumer Staples a 3,400 R 11% Media and Entertainment $5 3,300 7% 3,200 Healthcare $0 3,100 Consumer Products and Services 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 10% 11% Retail

US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 10% Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 6 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors UK Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML04b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML04b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML04b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m GBP mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m GBP mil in Rank Jones Day 690.9 439.1 1 3.9 45 ! CMS 53 1 1.7 434.2 265.4 ! Clifford Chance 673.1 428.7 2 3.8 21 ! DLA Piper 51 2 1.6 350.3 226.2 " Linklaters 604.6 404.6 3 3.4 28 ! Jones Day 45 3 1.5 690.9 439.1 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 508.9 332.6 4 2.9 29 " Eversheds 43 4 1.4 475.0 306.0 " Eversheds 475.0 306.0 5 2.7 43 " Allen & Overy 35 5 1.1 257.2 174.7 ! Slaughter & May 464.1 298.0 6 2.6 23 ! Hammonds 32 6 1.0 141.1 91.7 - Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 440.7 282.0 7 2.5 12 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 29 7 0.9 508.9 332.6 ! CMS 434.2 265.4 8 2.4 53 ! Linklaters 28 8 0.9 604.6 404.6 " DLA Piper 350.3 226.2 9 2.0 51 " Slaughter & May 23 9 0.7 464.1 298.0 ! Skadden 340.0 202.5 10 1.9 11 ! Baker & McKenzie 22 10 0.7 203.1 128.5 ! Norton Rose 338.6 210.8 11 1.9 11 " Clifford Chance 21 11* 0.7 673.1 428.7 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 317.8 213.7 12 1.8 10 ! Latham & Watkins 21 11* 0.7 273.3 182.5 ! Latham & Watkins 273.3 182.5 13 1.5 21 ! 17 13 0.6 191.0 123.7 " Allen & Overy 257.2 174.7 14 1.4 35 " LLP 16 14 0.5 175.4 116.6 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 213.4 137.4 15 1.2 4 ! 14 15* 0.5 75.4 50.7 " Clayton Utz 212.2 136.5 16 1.2 12 ! Lovells LLP 14 15* 0.5 202.4 126.9 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 204.1 136.2 17 1.1 7 ! Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 12 17* 0.4 163.5 99.8 ! Baker & McKenzie 203.1 128.5 18 1.1 22 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 12 17* 0.4 440.7 282.0 ! Lovells LLP 202.4 126.9 19 1.1 14 " Clayton Utz 12 17* 0.4 212.2 136.5 ! Kirkland & Ellis 193.5 126.7 20 1.1 7 ! White & Case LLP 12 17* 0.4 181.6 116.5 ! Pinsent Masons 191.0 123.7 21 1.1 17 " 11 21* 0.4 155.8 103.9 " Bredin Prat 183.6 112.9 22 1.0 4 ! Skadden 11 21* 0.4 340.0 202.5 ! White & Case LLP 181.6 116.5 23 1.0 12 ! Norton Rose 11 21* 0.4 338.6 210.8 " Halliwells LLP 175.4 116.6 24 1.0 16 " Allens Arthur Robinson 11 21* 0.4 161.8 103.7 ! Wikborg Rein & Co 167.5 113.6 25 0.9 3 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 9,259.1 5,932.7 51.8 817 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 817 26.3 9,259.1 5,932.7 Industry Total 17,859.3 11,343.7 100.0 3,103 Industry Total 3,103 100.0 17,859.3 11,343.7

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UK Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m UK Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

High Technology 5% 2% $12 1,400 12% 7% Financials 1,200 ) $10 Energy and Power b 1,000 7% $8 Materials s (US$ l

11% a e 800 Real Estate e u l D

$6 f

Va Industrials

600 o 8% k # n $4 Consumer Staples

Ra 400 11% Consumer Products and Services $2 200 8% Media and Entertainment $0 - Healthcare 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 9% 10% Retail

US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 10% Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 7 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors French Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML05b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML05b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML05b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank De Pardieu Brocas Maffei 300.8 208.0 1 5.1 26 ! CMS 37 1 2.3 94.4 69.5 ! Jones Day 275.4 197.7 2 4.6 35 ! Jones Day 35 2 2.2 275.4 197.7 - Landwell 226.2 168.1 3 3.8 19 " De Pardieu Brocas Maffei 26 3 1.6 300.8 208.0 ! Bredin Prat 183.6 128.8 4 3.1 11 ! Linklaters 25 4 1.5 139.0 101.3 " Skadden 145.0 100.5 5 2.4 4 ! Gide Loyrette Nouel 20 5* 1.2 48.8 37.6 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 142.2 108.3 6 2.4 10 ! Latham & Watkins 20 5* 1.2 127.2 87.0 ! Ayache, Salama & Associes 140.9 107.5 7 2.4 14 ! Landwell 19 7 1.2 226.2 168.1 " McCarthy Tetrault 139.4 98.2 8 2.3 5 ! Ayache, Salama & Associes 14 8 0.9 140.9 107.5 ! Linklaters 139.0 101.3 9 2.3 25 ! Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 13 9* 0.8 24.7 18.6 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 130.2 92.5 10 2.2 10 ! Baker & McKenzie 13 9* 0.8 39.0 27.1 ! Latham & Watkins 127.2 87.0 11 2.1 20 ! White & Case LLP 13 9* 0.8 105.8 73.0 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 112.6 78.3 12 1.9 3 ! LLP 12 12* 0.7 73.3 50.9 ! Clifford Chance 110.2 77.8 13 1.9 10 " Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 12 12* 0.7 44.5 32.2 ! Allen & Overy 106.3 70.4 14 1.8 11 " Bredin Prat 11 14* 0.7 183.6 128.8 " White & Case LLP 105.8 73.0 15 1.8 13 ! Lovells LLP 11 14* 0.7 41.0 28.9 ! Slaughter & May 100.0 77.5 16* 1.7 1 - Allen & Overy 11 14* 0.7 106.3 70.4 " Cravath, Swaine & Moore 100.0 68.8 16* 1.7 1 ! Clifford Chance 10 17* 0.6 110.2 77.8 " Davis Polk & Wardwell 100.0 77.5 16* 1.7 3 ! Reinhart Marville Torre 10 17* 0.6 24.1 17.5 " Chiomenti Studio Legal 96.9 68.1 19 1.6 3 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 10 17* 0.6 130.2 92.5 ! Ashurst LLP 96.1 67.0 20 1.6 1 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 10 17* 0.6 142.2 108.3 ! CMS 94.4 69.5 21 1.6 37 ! Jeantet & Associes 9 21* 0.6 0.0 0.0 ! Eversheds 91.0 68.4 22 1.5 2 " Veil Jourde 9 21* 0.6 10.4 8.0 " Sarrau Thomas Couderc 83.7 56.0 23 1.4 8 ! Mayer Brown LLP 9 21* 0.6 19.9 15.0 " Winston & Strawn 80.4 55.0 24 1.4 3 ! Lefevre Pelletier 8 24* 0.5 66.5 49.4 " Shearman & Sterling LLP 75.6 53.1 25 1.3 5 ! Ashurst 8 24* 0.5 8.1 6.0 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 3,098.3 2,214.6 52.0 508 Sarrau Thomas Couderc 8 24* 0.5 83.7 56.0 - Industry Total 5,954.9 4,252.3 100.0 1,625 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 508 31.3 3,098.3 2,214.6 Industry Total 1,625 100.0 5,954.9 4,252.3 * tie * tie

French Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m French Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry High Technology 3% $4 700 6% 17% Consumer Staples $3 600 6%

) Real Estate b $3 500 Materials 6% s (US$ l

a e $2 400 Retail e u l D

f Healthcare Va 15%

$2 300 o 6% k # n Energy and Power

Ra $1 200 Media and Entertainment $1 100 7% Industrials $0 - 11% Financials 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 7% Consumer Products and Services 8% 8% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 8 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors German Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML06b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML06b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML06b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank CMS 468.4 326.8 1 7.5 91 ! CMS 91 1 5.2 468.4 326.8 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 421.4 299.3 2 6.8 49 " Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 49 2 2.8 421.4 299.3 - Linklaters 373.8 265.3 3 6.0 29 ! Latham & Watkins 31 3 1.8 167.9 116.7 ! Clifford Chance 309.6 227.6 4 5.0 24 ! Hengeler Mueller 30 4 1.7 232.9 161.7 ! Jones Day 242.5 182.2 5 3.9 18 ! Linklaters 29 5 1.7 373.8 265.3 " Hengeler Mueller 232.9 161.7 6 3.7 30 ! Schadbach Rechtsanwaelte 26 6 1.5 0.0 0.0 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 226.6 163.5 7 3.6 23 " Clifford Chance 24 7 1.4 309.6 227.6 " Skadden 204.2 143.0 8 3.3 9 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 23 8* 1.3 226.6 163.5 ! Latham & Watkins 167.9 116.7 9 2.7 31 " Lovells LLP 23 8* 1.3 161.2 109.2 ! White & Case LLP 162.4 114.1 10 2.6 22 ! Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz 23 8* 1.3 11.1 8.6 ! Lovells LLP 161.2 109.2 11 2.6 23 ! White & Case LLP 22 11 1.3 162.4 114.1 ! Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS 128.3 89.1 12 2.1 5 ! Allen & Overy 20 12 1.2 77.0 56.1 " Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 127.1 98.9 13 2.0 3 ! Jones Day 18 13* 1.0 242.5 182.2 " Alston & Bird 112.5 88.6 14 1.8 2 ! Baker & McKenzie 18 13* 1.0 95.7 68.9 " Baker & McKenzie 95.7 68.9 15 1.5 18 " DLA Piper 13 15 0.7 14.2 10.6 " Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft 91.2 60.9 16 1.5 12 ! Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft 12 16 0.7 91.2 60.9 ! Winston & Strawn 80.4 55.0 17 1.3 2 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 11 17 0.6 44.6 30.0 " Allen & Overy 77.0 56.1 18 1.2 20 " Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 10 18 0.6 39.9 28.0 ! Ashurst 75.9 53.9 19 1.2 3 ! Skadden 9 19* 0.5 204.2 143.0 ! Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 75.7 53.5 20 1.2 5 ! Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwaelte 9 19* 0.5 3.4 2.3 ! Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 68.8 48.4 21 1.1 6 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 7 21 0.4 32.5 23.4 ! BMH Braeutigam & Partner 67.5 45.0 22 1.1 1 ! P+P Pollath + Partners 6 22* 0.3 58.9 42.0 " Norton Rose 67.0 48.1 23 1.1 4 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 6 22* 0.3 68.8 48.4 ! Cravath, Swaine & Moore 60.0 42.2 24 1.0 1 ! Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 6 22* 0.3 8.7 6.2 ! P+P Pollath + Partners 58.9 42.0 25 0.9 6 " Simmons & Simmons 5 25* 0.3 8.6 6.6 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 3,318.9 2,357.2 53.2 571 McDermott Will & Emery 5 25* 0.3 19.0 13.0 " Industry Total 6,241.3 4,439.8 100.0 1,746 BEITEN BURKHARDT 5 25* 0.3 48.4 34.0 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 571 32.7 3,318.9 2,357.2 * tie Industry Total 1,746 100.0 6,241.3 4,439.8

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German Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m German Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

High Technology $4 700 3% 2% 4% 18% Real Estate $3 600 ) 6% Industrials b $3 500 Energy and Power 6% s (US$ l

a e $2 400 Financials e u l D

f

Va Consumer Products and Services

$2 300 o 6%

k 13% # n Retail

Ra $1 200 Healthcare $1 100 7% Materials $0 - Consumer Staples 13% 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 10% Media and Entertainment

US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 12% Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 9 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Italian Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML07b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML07b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML07b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Chiomenti Studio Legal 356.0 266.8 1 7.2 28 - Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners 31 1 3.8 328.0 235.5 ! Gianni, Origoni, Grippo & Partners 328.0 235.5 2 6.7 31 - Chiomenti Studio Legal 28 2 3.4 356.0 266.8 " Bonelli Erede e Pappalardo 209.7 147.1 3 4.3 25 ! Bonelli Erede e Pappalardo 25 3 3.0 209.7 147.1 - Legance Studio Legale Associato 193.0 137.0 4 3.9 10 " NCTM 14 4 1.7 91.9 65.3 ! Clifford Chance 187.9 138.0 5 3.8 9 ! CMS 12 5 1.5 0.0 0.0 ! Studio Pedersoli e Associati 167.9 122.9 6 3.4 9 ! Legance Studio Legale Associato 10 6* 1.2 193.0 137.0 - Simmons & Simmons 120.4 84.3 7 2.5 4 " Allen & Overy 10 6* 1.2 72.8 52.0 " NCTM 91.9 65.3 8 1.9 14 ! Studio Pedersoli e Associati 9 8* 1.1 167.9 122.9 ! Labruna Mazziotti Segni 85.8 64.1 9 1.8 4 ! Clifford Chance 9 8* 1.1 187.9 138.0 " Norton Rose 76.3 51.6 10 1.6 3 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 8 10 1.0 32.6 23.2 " Lovells LLP 73.6 50.0 11 1.5 5 ! d'Urso Gatti e Associati 7 11 0.9 8.2 6.4 " Allen & Overy 72.8 52.0 12 1.5 10 " Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 6 12* 0.7 0.0 0.0 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 67.9 46.6 13 1.4 4 ! Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 6 12* 0.7 3.6 2.5 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 65.6 45.0 14 1.3 2 ! Lovells LLP 5 14* 0.6 73.6 50.0 ! McDermott Will & Emery 65.5 48.9 15* 1.3 1 ! White & Case LLP 5 14* 0.6 56.0 40.8 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 65.5 48.9 15* 1.3 4 ! Latham & Watkins 5 14* 0.6 10.1 7.2 ! Studio Legale Colesanti e Giliberti 63.0 43.9 17* 1.3 1 ! Simmons & Simmons 4 17* 0.5 120.4 84.3 " Grimaldi e Associati 63.0 43.9 17* 1.3 2 " Jones Day 4 17* 0.5 32.8 24.3 " White & Case LLP 56.0 40.8 19 1.1 5 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 4 17* 0.5 67.9 46.6 " Uria Menendez 55.3 40.0 20 1.1 4 " Linklaters 4 17* 0.5 0.0 0.0 " Freehills 54.1 39.3 21* 1.1 1 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 4 17* 0.5 65.5 48.9 ! Gilbert + Tobin 54.1 39.3 21* 1.1 1 ! Uria Menendez 4 17* 0.5 55.3 40.0 ! Studio Bonelli 52.0 36.5 23 1.1 1 ! Baker & McKenzie 4 17* 0.5 29.1 21.4 " BEITEN BURKHARDT 48.4 34.0 24* 1.0 1 ! Labruna Mazziotti Segni 4 17* 0.5 85.8 64.1 ! Schultze & Braun GmbH 48.4 34.0 24* 1 ! Carnelutti Studio Legale Associato 3 25* 0.4 24.6 16.8 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,954.5 1,408.0 39.8 224 Norton Rose 3 25* 0.4 76.3 51.6 ! Industry Total 4,915.0 3,509.2 100.0 827 Willkie Farr & Gallagher 3 25* 0.4 0.0 0.0 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 224 27.1 1,954.5 1,408.0 * tie Industry Total 827 100.0 4,915.0 3,509.2

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Italian Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Italian Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

Financials $3 350 3% 2% 4% 18% Industrials 300 ) $3 6% Energy and Power b $

S 250 Real Estate

U $2 s ( l

a e 200 7% Consumer Staples e u l D a

$2 f

V Healthcare

150 o k 16% # n Consumer Products and Services a $1

R 100 7% High Technology $1 50 Materials $0 - 10% Media and Entertainment 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 15% Retail 11% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 10 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Spanish Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML08b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML08b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML08b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Garrigues 324.8 232.8 1 8.8 38 ! Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 42 1 4.7 159.3 116.2 - Uria Menendez 214.5 151.4 2 5.8 28 - Garrigues 38 2 4.2 324.8 232.8 ! Cuatrecasas Goncalves Pereira 159.3 116.2 3 4.3 42 " Uria Menendez 28 3 3.1 214.5 151.4 " KPMG 157.2 117.5 4 4.3 21 ! KPMG 21 4 2.3 157.2 117.5 - Simpson Thacher & Bartlett 121.4 82.3 5 3.3 2 ! Gomez Acebo & Pombo 11 5 1.2 41.2 30.4 ! Davis Polk & Wardwell 90.0 62.7 6 2.4 2 ! CMS 8 6 0.9 66.3 47.7 ! Machado Meyer Sendacz & Opice 88.7 62.8 7 2.4 2 ! Linklaters 7 7* 0.8 2.0 1.4 ! Azevedo Sette Avogados 86.7 61.3 8 2.4 1 ! Baker & McKenzie 7 7* 0.8 79.4 54.2 ! Winston & Strawn 80.4 55.0 9* 2.2 2 ! Latham & Watkins 7 7* 0.8 54.0 36.9 ! White & Case LLP 80.4 55.0 9* 2.2 2 ! Allen & Overy 7 7* 0.8 18.0 13.4 " Baker & McKenzie 79.4 54.2 11 2.2 7 " Simmons & Simmons 6 11* 0.7 7.9 5.9 ! CMS 66.3 47.7 12 1.8 8 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 6 11* 0.7 25.6 18.0 " Pietrantoni Mendez & Alvarez 56.7 38.7 13 1.5 1 ! Jones Day 6 11* 0.7 56.2 38.5 ! Jones Day 56.2 38.5 14 1.5 6 ! Araoz y Rueda 5 14* 0.6 24.6 18.4 " Latham & Watkins 54.0 36.9 15 1.5 7 ! Perez Llorca 5 14* 0.6 49.2 33.0 ! Perez Llorca 49.2 33.0 16 1.3 5 ! Raposo Bernardo & Associados SA 5 14* 0.6 45.1 31.4 ! Raposo Bernardo & Associados SA 45.1 31.4 17 1.2 5 ! Landwell 4 17* 0.4 0.0 0.0 " Gomez Acebo & Pombo 41.2 30.4 18 1.1 11 " DLA Piper 4 17* 0.4 14.9 11.2 " Taylor Wessing LLP 33.1 22.6 19 0.9 2 ! Clifford Chance 3 19* 0.3 17.6 13.9 " Morgan Lewis & Bockius 32.5 23.4 20 0.9 1 ! Lovells LLP 3 19* 0.3 0.0 0.0 ! Corrs Chambers Westgarth 31.5 25.0 21 0.9 1 ! Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 3 19* 0.3 0.0 0.0 ! Blake Cassels & Graydon 26.3 17.6 22 0.7 1 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 25.6 18.0 23 0.7 6 " Araoz y Rueda 24.6 18.4 24 0.7 5 " Guerrero, Olivos, Novoa y Errazuriz 18.6 12.4 25 0.5 1 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,420.5 1,006.0 38.5 214 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 214 23.7 1,420.5 1,006.0 Industry Total 3,692.4 2,615.3 100.0 903 Industry Total 903 100.0 3,692.4 2,615.3

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Spanish Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Spanish Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Energy and Power 2% $3 350 3% 18% Materials 6% 300

) $3 Industrials b $

S 250 7% High Technology

U $2 s ( l

a e 200 Financials e u l D a

$2

f Media and Entertainment

V 14%

150 o

k 9% # n Consumer Staples a $1

R 100 Healthcare $1 50 Retail 9% $0 - 12% Consumer Products and Services 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 Real Estate 9% 10% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 11 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Nordic Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML09b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML09b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML09b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Wikborg Rein & Co 405.7 304.0 1 5.6 13 ! Advokatfirman Vinge 39 1 2.2 327.5 246.5 - Advokatfirman Vinge 327.5 246.5 2 4.5 39 - Hannes Snellman 31 2 1.7 311.4 226.2 ! Hannes Snellman 311.4 226.2 3 4.3 31 ! Gernandt & Danielsson 29 3 1.6 185.2 136.2 ! Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS 286.9 205.6 4 4.0 17 " Gorrissen & Federspiel 23 4 1.3 150.6 105.9 ! Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyra 273.8 204.5 5 3.8 22 " Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyra 22 5 1.2 273.8 204.5 " Roschier 247.9 173.6 6 3.4 16 " Wiersholm Mellbye & Bech DA 21 6 1.2 247.3 174.7 ! Wiersholm Mellbye & Bech DA 247.3 174.7 7 3.4 21 ! White & Case LLP 20 7 1.1 88.9 65.9 " Gernandt & Danielsson 185.2 136.2 8 2.6 29 ! Thommessen Krefting Greve Lund AS 17 8 1.0 286.9 205.6 " Bech-Bruun 174.9 124.7 9 2.4 9 ! Linklaters 16 9* 0.9 146.5 112.6 " Baker & McKenzie 174.7 120.8 10 2.4 9 ! Roschier 16 9* 0.9 247.9 173.6 " Gorrissen & Federspiel 150.6 105.9 11 2.1 23 ! Advokatfirmaet Selmer DA 16 9* 0.9 59.1 42.1 " Linklaters 146.5 112.6 12 2.0 16 " Castren & Snellman 16 9* 0.9 36.4 27.2 ! Skadden 128.3 89.1 13 1.8 5 ! Kromann Reumert 14 13 0.8 44.8 31.2 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 121.7 83.2 14 1.7 2 ! Wikborg Rein & Co 13 14* 0.7 405.7 304.0 ! Allen & Overy 100.1 74.5 15 1.4 13 " Allen & Overy 13 14* 0.7 100.1 74.5 ! Hengeler Mueller 97.4 73.5 16 1.3 4 ! Bech-Bruun 9 16* 0.5 174.9 124.7 ! Jones Day 94.3 63.0 17 1.3 7 ! Baker & McKenzie 9 16* 0.5 174.7 120.8 ! White & Case LLP 88.9 65.9 18 1.2 20 " Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 7 18* 0.4 31.2 22.5 " O'Melveny & Myers 87.9 67.5 19 1.2 1 ! Jones Day 7 18* 0.4 94.3 63.0 ! Sarrau Thomas Couderc 83.7 56.0 20* 1.2 1 ! Advokatfirman Cederquist 7 18* 0.4 7.0 5.2 " Latham & Watkins 83.7 56.0 20* 1.2 5 ! Plesner 6 21* 0.3 52.6 38.0 " Eversheds 81.7 62.6 22 1.1 5 ! Krogerus Attorneys Ltd 6 21* 0.3 42.3 30.0 " Bird & Bird 78.6 55.6 23 1.1 5 ! Skadden 5 23* 0.3 128.3 89.1 ! Mayer Brown LLP 74.5 56.2 24 1.0 2 ! Bird & Bird 5 23* 0.3 78.6 55.6 ! Debevoise & Plimpton 74.1 51.0 25 1.0 1 ! Eversheds 5 23* 0.3 81.7 62.6 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 3,359.9 2,412.1 46.3 381 Latham & Watkins 5 23* 0.3 83.7 56.0 ! Industry Total 7,263.4 5,178.1 100.0 1,793 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 381 21.3 3,359.9 2,412.1 Industry Total 1,793 100.0 7,263.4 5,178.1 * tie * tie

Nordic Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Nordic Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Industrials 4% $5 700 4% 14% Energy and Power 5% $4 600

) High Technology b $4 $ 5%

S 500 Financials

U $3 s ( l

a e 400 Real Estate e u $3

l 6% D a

15%

f Media and Entertainment V

$2 300 o k # n Materials a $2

R 200 7% $1 Healthcare 100 $1 Telecommunications 8% $0 - 13% Consumer Staples 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 Retail 9% 10% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Consumer Products and Services

https://www.thomsonone.com 12 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Benelux Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML10b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML10b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML10b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Allen & Overy 654.5 462.1 1 9.5 60 - Allen & Overy 60 1 4.5 654.5 462.1 - Linklaters 362.8 264.0 2 5.3 28 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 31 2 2.3 331.6 233.5 - Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 331.6 233.5 3 4.8 31 - Linklaters 28 3 2.1 362.8 264.0 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 278.8 191.2 4 4.1 12 " CMS 27 4 2.0 0.0 0.0 " Clifford Chance 244.8 177.3 5 3.6 14 ! NautaDutilh 18 5 1.4 176.4 125.0 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 232.1 166.1 6 3.4 9 ! Baker & McKenzie 17 6 1.3 141.1 103.3 - Allens Arthur Robinson 179.3 131.9 7 2.6 4 ! DLA Piper 15 7 1.1 30.1 22.5 ! NautaDutilh 176.4 125.0 8 2.6 18 ! Clifford Chance 14 8* 1.1 244.8 177.3 ! De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 157.2 114.2 9 2.3 14 " De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek 14 8* 1.1 157.2 114.2 ! Chiomenti Studio Legal 141.3 99.1 10 2.1 2 ! Houthoff Buruma 13 10 1.0 26.8 19.3 ! Baker & McKenzie 141.1 103.3 11 2.1 17 " Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 12 11 0.9 278.8 191.2 " Freehills 115.9 85.7 12 1.7 6 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 9 12* 0.7 232.1 166.1 ! Stikeman Elliott 100.0 70.7 13* 1.5 4 ! Loyens & Loeff 9 12* 0.7 0.0 0.0 " Lawson Lundell Lawson & McIntosh 100.0 70.7 13* 1.5 1 ! White & Case LLP 9 12* 0.7 75.0 50.1 " Dorsey & Whitney LLP 99.0 70.0 15 1.4 1 ! Hengeler Mueller 8 15 0.6 38.2 27.0 ! Schoenherr Attorney's at Law 98.8 66.0 16 1.4 1 ! Simmons & Simmons 7 16* 0.5 29.7 20.0 " Cravath, Swaine & Moore 94.9 67.9 17* 1.4 1 ! Jones Day 7 16* 0.5 43.3 29.5 - Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 94.9 67.9 17* 1.4 1 ! Bonelli Erede e Pappalardo 6 18* 0.5 79.8 55.0 ! Latham & Watkins 94.9 67.9 17* 1.4 6 " Dechert 6 18* 0.5 27.8 19.4 ! Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 90.0 60.0 20 1.3 1 ! Holland van Gijzen 6 18* 0.5 14.4 10.0 ! Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz 88.4 59.8 21 1.3 2 ! Freehills 6 18* 0.5 115.9 85.7 ! Luthra & Luthra Law Offices 87.5 60.4 22 1.3 1 ! Latham & Watkins 6 18* 0.5 94.9 67.9 ! Bonelli Erede e Pappalardo 79.8 55.0 23 1.2 6 ! Blake Cassels & Graydon 6 18* 0.5 32.2 22.8 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 79.4 56.3 24 1.2 3 ! Jeantet & Associes 5 24* 0.4 0.0 0.0 ! White & Case LLP 75.0 50.1 25 1.1 9 " Lovells LLP 5 24* 0.4 0.0 0.0 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 3,427.3 2,432.3 49.8 404 Clayton Utz 5 24* 0.4 51.8 36.7 ! Industry Total 6,887.1 4,894.9 100.0 1,335 Sullivan & Cromwell 5 24* 0.4 15.6 10.7 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 404 30.3 3,427.3 2,432.3 * tie Industry Total 1,335 100.0 6,887.1 4,894.9

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Benelux Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Benelux Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

Materials 2% $3 500 5% 15% Energy and Power 450 5%

) $3 Real Estate

b 400 6% $2 350 Financials s (US$ l

300 a e 13% Consumer Staples e u l

D 7%

$2 250 f

Va High Technology

o

k 200 # n Industrials $1 150 Ra Healthcare $1 100 9% 50 11% Consumer Products and Services $0 - Telecommunications 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 9% Retail 9% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 9% Media and Entertainment

https://www.thomsonone.com 13 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Eastern Europe Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML16b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML16b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML16b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m EUR mil Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m EUR mil in Rank Allen & Overy 339.2 243.9 1 5.2 19 ! CMS 23 1 0.6 54.2 37.0 ! Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 276.0 204.4 2 4.3 7 ! White & Case LLP 21 2 0.5 145.2 102.3 " Linklaters 194.5 132.9 3 3.0 14 ! Baker & McKenzie 19 3* 0.5 83.8 60.3 ! White & Case LLP 145.2 102.3 4 2.2 21 " Allen & Overy 19 3* 0.5 339.2 243.9 " Shearman & Sterling LLP 108.9 81.3 5 1.7 2 ! Linklaters 14 5* 0.3 194.5 132.9 ! Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld 104.9 75.2 6 1.6 3 ! Havel & Holasek sro 14 5* 0.3 65.3 46.5 " Esin 101.2 68.5 7 1.6 4 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 13 7* 0.3 65.0 44.1 " Goodwin Procter LLP 100.0 71.4 8* 1.5 1 ! Latham & Watkins 13 7* 0.3 22.9 17.2 ! Chadbourne & Parke 100.0 67.7 8* 1.5 1 ! Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwaelte 10 9 0.2 79.9 61.2 ! Schoenherr Attorney's at Law 98.8 66.0 10 1.5 6 ! Pekin & Bayar 9 10* 0.2 0.5 0.4 ! Lovells LLP 93.4 68.9 11 1.4 6 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 9 10* 0.2 92.1 70.9 " Weil Gotshal & Manges 92.1 70.9 12 1.4 9 " Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 7 12 0.2 276.0 204.4 " Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 91.3 65.5 13 1.4 1 ! Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz 6 13* 0.1 1.0 0.7 ! Torys 86.6 61.1 14 1.3 2 ! Debevoise & Plimpton 6 13* 0.1 0.0 0.0 ! Baker & McKenzie 83.8 60.3 15 1.3 19 " Lovells LLP 6 13* 0.1 93.4 68.9 ! Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwaelte 79.9 61.2 16 1.2 10 ! Schoenherr Attorney's at Law 6 13* 0.1 98.8 66.0 " Jones Day 68.0 52.6 17 1.1 2 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 5 17* 0.1 38.0 27.2 " Havel & Holasek sro 65.3 46.5 18 1.0 14 " Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 5 17* 0.1 0.0 0.0 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 65.0 44.1 19 1.0 13 " Domanski Zakrzewski Palinka spk 5 17* 0.1 17.2 13.0 ! Dechert 56.3 40.0 20 0.9 1 ! Clifford Chance 4 20* 0.1 0.0 0.0 " CMS 54.2 37.0 21 0.8 23 ! Esin Law Firm 4 20* 0.1 101.2 68.5 ! Krogerus Attorneys Ltd 42.3 30.0 22 0.7 1 ! Hogan & Hartson 4 20* 0.1 30.2 22.6 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 38.0 27.2 23 0.6 5 " Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP 4 20* 0.1 14.6 10.3 ! Musat & Asociatii 37.6 27.0 24 0.6 3 " Hogan & Hartson 30.2 22.6 25 0.5 4 " Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,971.3 1,411.1 30.4 245 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 245 5.9 1,971.3 1,411.1 Industry Total 6,485.8 4,627.1 100.0 4,143 Industry Total 4,143 100.0 6,485.8 4,627.1

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Eastern European Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Eastern European Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Industrials 2% $5 1,200 5% 15% Energy and Power $4 5%

) 1,000 Financials b $4 6% Consumer Staples $3 800 s (US$ l

a e Materials e u $3 l 7% D

600 15%

f Healthcare Va

$2 o k # n $2 400 Telecommunications Ra $1 7% Retail 200 $1 Media and Entertainment $0 - 8% 12% Real Estate 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 High Technology 8% 10% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Consumer Products and Services

https://www.thomsonone.com 14 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Hochinma Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML13b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML13b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML13b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Linklaters 370.1 1 0.8 16 ! AZB & Partners 25 1 0.4 322.9 ! Baker & McKenzie 365.9 2 0.8 24 ! Baker & McKenzie 24 2 0.4 365.9 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 338.2 3 0.7 21 " Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 21 3* 0.4 338.2 ! AZB & Partners 322.9 4 0.7 25 ! Khaitan & Co 21 3* 0.4 187.3 ! Slaughter & May 297.9 5 0.6 5 ! Minter Ellison 19 5 0.3 255.8 ! Davis Polk & Wardwell 276.7 6 0.6 6 ! Jones Day 18 6 0.3 123.3 " Clifford Chance 266.1 7 0.6 9 ! Linklaters 16 7 0.3 370.1 - Minter Ellison 255.8 8 0.6 19 ! Grandall Legal Group 13 8 0.2 225.5 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 231.6 9 0.5 5 ! Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 11 9 0.2 94.3 " Grandall Legal Group 225.5 10 0.5 13 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 10 10* 0.2 92.0 " Luthra & Luthra Law Offices 209.4 11 0.5 7 ! Mayer Brown LLP 10 10* 0.2 152.5 " Khaitan & Co 187.3 12 0.4 21 ! Clifford Chance 9 12* 0.2 266.1 " Latham & Watkins 176.1 13 0.4 6 " Mallesons Stephen Jaques 9 12* 0.2 167.9 ! Clayton Utz 171.6 14 0.4 8 ! Trend Associates 8 14* 0.1 38.5 ! Skadden 168.9 15 0.4 5 ! Allen & Gledhill 8 14* 0.1 66.8 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 167.9 16 0.4 9 ! Jia Yuan Law Firm 8 14* 0.1 70.1 ! WongPartnership LLP 159.4 17 0.3 8 " DLA Piper 8 14* 0.1 85.3 " C & T Partners 154.5 18 0.3 5 ! WongPartnership LLP 8 14* 0.1 159.4 " Mayer Brown LLP 152.5 19 0.3 10 " Clayton Utz 8 14* 0.1 171.6 ! Morrison & Foerster 147.5 20 0.3 5 ! Luthra & Luthra Law Offices 7 20* 0.1 209.4 ! Sullivan & Cromwell 144.3 21 0.3 4 ! Allen & Overy 7 20* 0.1 47.4 " Jingtian & Gongcheng 123.8 22 0.3 5 ! Jones Day 123.3 23 0.3 18 " Corrs Chambers Westgarth 117.7 24 0.3 3 ! Shook Lin & Bok LLP 111.2 25 0.2 5 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 6,763.4 14.6 449 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 449 7.8 6,763.4 Industry Total 46,421.2 100.0 5,784 Industry Total 5,784 100.0 46,421.2

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Hochinma Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Hochinma Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

Materials 3% 2% $20 2,000 4% Financials $18 1,800 4% 18%

) Industrials

b $16 1,600 5% $14 1,400 Real Estate s (US$ l

$12 1,200 a e Consumer Staples e u

l 8% D

$10 1,000 f

Va High Technology

o

k $8 800 # n Energy and Power $6 600 16% Ra $4 400 8% Consumer Products and Services $2 200 Retail $0 - 8% Media and Entertainment 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 12% Healthcare 12% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Telecommunications

https://www.thomsonone.com 15 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Hong Kong Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML12b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML12b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML12b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Linklaters 290.0 1 1.9 10 ! Jones Day 12 1* 0.9 66.8 ! Clifford Chance 246.9 2 1.7 5 ! Baker & McKenzie 12 1* 0.9 157.8 ! Slaughter & May 197.9 3 1.3 4 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 11 3* 0.8 167.2 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 167.2 4* 1.1 11 ! Minter Ellison 11 3* 0.8 87.4 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 167.2 4* 1.1 7 ! Linklaters 10 5 0.8 290.0 ! Baker & McKenzie 157.8 6 1.1 12 " Trend Associates 8 6 0.6 38.5 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 144.1 7 1.0 3 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 7 7 0.5 167.2 ! WongPartnership LLP 140.8 8 0.9 3 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 6 8 0.5 92.0 " Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 92.0 9 0.6 6 " Clifford Chance 5 9* 0.4 246.9 ! Jennifer Cheung & Co 88.9 10 0.6 1 ! Allen & Gledhill 5 9* 0.4 24.2 ! Mayer Brown LLP 87.7 11 0.6 4 " Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 5 9* 0.4 3.8 " Minter Ellison 87.4 12 0.6 11 ! Clayton Utz 5 9* 0.4 33.0 ! Paul, Weiss 83.9 13 0.6 2 " Slaughter & May 4 13* 0.3 197.9 " Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 72.0 14* 0.5 1 ! Mayer Brown LLP 4 13* 0.3 87.7 " Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 72.0 14* 0.5 2 ! O'Melveny & Myers 4 13* 0.3 51.4 ! Deheng Law Office 70.4 16 0.5 1 ! Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton 3 16* 0.2 144.1 ! Jones Day 66.8 17 0.5 12 " Allen & Overy 3 16* 0.2 16.1 " Sullivan & Cromwell 63.8 18 0.4 1 ! WongPartnership LLP 3 16* 0.2 140.8 ! Weil Gotshal & Manges 63.5 19 0.4 1 ! Simmons & Simmons 2 19* 0.2 7.5 " Shook Lin & Bok LLP 59.4 20 0.4 2 ! CMS 2 19* 0.2 27.9 ! O'Melveny & Myers 51.4 21 0.3 4 " K&L Gates 2 19* 0.2 20.3 " Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 40.2 22 0.3 1 ! Oppenhoff & Partner Rechtsanwaelte 2 19* 0.2 0.0 ! Trend Associates 38.5 23 0.3 8 ! Allens Arthur Robinson 2 19* 0.2 10.9 " Clayton Utz 33.0 24 0.2 5 ! Shook Lin & Bok LLP 2 19* 0.2 59.4 ! Freehills 30.0 25 0.2 1 " Paul, Weiss 2 19* 0.2 83.9 - Subtotal with Legal Advisor 2,091.2 14.0 137 Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 2 19* 0.2 72.0 ! Industry Total 14,942.4 100.0 1,313 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 137 10.4 2,091.2 Industry Total 1,313 100.0 14,942.4 * tie * tie

Hong Kong Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Hong Kong Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry

Financials $7 450 4% 5% Real Estate $6 400

) Materials b 350 5%

$ 30%

S $5 Industrials

U 300 s ( l

a 6% e $4 Energy and Power e u 250 l D a

f

V High Technology

$3 200 o k # n 6%

a 150 Consumer Products and Services

R $2 100 Consumer Staples $1 50 7% Retail $0 - 14% Media and Entertainment 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 7% Telecommunications

US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 14% Healthcare

https://www.thomsonone.com 16 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Australia/New Zealand Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML11b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML11b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML11b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Minter Ellison 1,152.7 1 8.5 66 ! Clayton Utz 70 1 3.1 852.3 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 1,099.3 2 8.1 59 ! Minter Ellison 66 2 2.9 1,152.7 ! Freehills 972.8 3 7.2 64 " Freehills 64 3 2.8 972.8 " Allens Arthur Robinson 960.6 4 7.1 51 " Mallesons Stephen Jaques 59 4 2.6 1,099.3 " Clayton Utz 852.3 5 6.3 70 ! Allens Arthur Robinson 51 5 2.2 960.6 ! Blake Dawson 451.3 6 3.3 43 " Blake Dawson 43 6 1.9 451.3 " Baker & McKenzie 431.3 7 3.2 28 ! Deacons 28 7* 1.2 341.3 - Corrs Chambers Westgarth 397.7 8 2.9 14 ! Baker & McKenzie 28 7* 1.2 431.3 ! Gilbert + Tobin 345.2 9 2.6 15 ! DLA Piper 27 9 1.2 329.1 ! Deacons 341.3 10 2.5 28 " Bell Gully 16 10 0.7 145.8 ! McCullough Robertson 333.7 11 2.5 11 " Gilbert + Tobin 15 11 0.7 345.2 ! DLA Piper 329.1 12 2.4 27 " Cochrane Lishman 14 12* 0.6 264.1 ! Cochrane Lishman 264.1 13 2.0 14 - Corrs Chambers Westgarth 14 12* 0.6 397.7 " Steinepreis Paganin 249.3 14 1.8 10 ! McCullough Robertson 11 14 0.5 333.7 " Simpson Grierson 174.5 15 1.3 9 ! Steinepreis Paganin 10 15 0.4 249.3 ! Herbert Geer & Rundle 150.0 16 1.1 3 ! Simpson Grierson 9 16* 0.4 174.5 " Clifford Chance 149.8 17 1.1 4 ! Chapman Tripp Sheffield Young 9 16* 0.4 69.5 " Bell Gully 145.8 18 1.1 16 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 7 18 0.3 39.1 ! Stikeman Elliott 116.9 19 0.9 3 " Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 5 19 0.2 116.3 ! Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 116.3 20 0.9 5 ! Clifford Chance 4 20* 0.2 149.8 ! Linklaters 109.9 21 0.8 3 ! Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP 4 20* 0.2 47.9 ! Lawson Lundell Lawson & McIntosh 100.0 22 0.7 1 ! Skadden 4 20* 0.2 51.5 ! McKenzie Moncrieff 98.9 23 0.7 2 ! Rockwell Bates 4 20* 0.2 5.8 ! DMAW Lawyers 97.3 24 0.7 1 ! Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 4 20* 0.2 2.5 ! Blakiston & Crabb 89.2 25 0.7 3 ! McCarthy Tetrault 4 20* 0.2 6.2 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 6,517.8 48.1 497 Latham & Watkins 4 20* 0.2 27.5 " Industry Total 13,539.7 100.0 2,296 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 497 21.7 6,517.8 Industry Total 2,296 100.0 13,539.7 * tie * tie

Australia/New Zealand Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Australia/New Zealand Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Target Industry by Rank Value Range Materials 3% $7 900 3% 4% Energy and Power $6 800 Financials ) b 700 7% 29% $ Consumer Staples

S $5

U 600 s (

l Industrials

a e $4 e 7% u 500 l Media and Entertainment D a

f V

$3 400 o Consumer Products and Services k # n

a 300 Real Estate R $2 7% 200 Healthcare $1 100 Retail $0 - 8% 14% High Technology 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 Telecommunications 8% 9% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Government and Agencies

https://www.thomsonone.com 17 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML14b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML14b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML14b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Stamford Law Corp 326.4 1 7.8 15 ! Allen & Gledhill 23 1 3.2 315.7 ! Allen & Gledhill 315.7 2 7.6 23 - WongPartnership LLP 16 2 2.2 275.7 " WongPartnership LLP 275.7 3 6.6 16 " Stamford Law Corp 15 3 2.1 326.4 ! Clifford Chance 194.2 4 4.7 8 ! Clifford Chance 8 4* 1.1 194.2 ! Shook Lin & Bok LLP 108.9 5 2.6 8 ! Shook Lin & Bok LLP 8 4* 1.1 108.9 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 98.6 6 2.4 3 ! Baker & McKenzie 5 6 0.7 4.5 - Drew & Napier 95.1 7 2.3 4 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 4 7* 0.6 26.8 ! Linklaters 94.2 8 2.3 3 " Drew & Napier 4 7* 0.6 95.1 " Ashurst 82.7 9* 2.0 2 ! Herbert Smith/Gleiss Lutz/Stibbe 3 9* 0.4 98.6 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 82.7 9* 2.0 2 " Linklaters 3 9* 0.4 94.2 ! Gilbert + Tobin 82.7 9* 2.0 1 ! Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 3 9* 0.4 41.7 ! Rajah & Tann 41.7 12* 1.0 2 " Allens Arthur Robinson 3 9* 0.4 0.0 " Gibson Dunn & Crutcher 41.7 12* 1.0 3 ! Latham & Watkins 3 9* 0.4 0.0 ! Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 26.8 14 0.6 4 ! Rajah & Tann 2 14* 0.3 41.7 " TMI Associates 22.6 15 0.5 1 ! Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 2 14* 0.3 2.0 ! AZB & Partners 20.7 16* 0.5 1 ! Harry Elias & Partners 2 14* 0.3 7.2 ! Dhir & Dhir Associates 20.7 16* 0.5 1 ! Ashurst 2 14* 0.3 82.7 ! DLA Piper 16.1 18* 0.4 1 ! Mallesons Stephen Jaques 2 14* 0.3 82.7 " Minter Ellison 16.1 18* 0.4 2 " Clayton Utz 2 14* 0.3 0.0 ! David Lim & Partners 13.3 20 0.3 1 ! Minter Ellison 2 14* 0.3 16.1 ! Freehills 13.0 21 0.3 1 " Allen & Overy 2 14* 0.3 5.0 ! Harry Elias & Partners 7.2 22 0.2 2 ! White & Case LLP 2 14* 0.3 0.0 " Allen & Overy 5.0 23 0.1 2 ! Baker & McKenzie 4.5 24 0.1 5 " Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 2.0 25* 0.1 2 ! Heenan Blaikie 2.0 25* 0.1 1 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 98 13.5 1,296.5 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 1,296.5 31.0 98 Industry Total 728 100.0 4,176.6 Industry Total 4,176.6 100.0 728 * tie * tie

Singapore Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Singapore Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry Industrials 2% 2% $3 250 3% 3% 17% Financials 4%

) $3 Real Estate

b 200 $

S High Technology

U $2 s (

l 9%

150 a e Consumer Staples e u l D a

$2

f Materials V 14%

o

k 100 # n Energy and Power a $1 R 11% Consumer Products and Services $1 50 Healthcare

$0 - 12% Retail 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 11% Telecommunications

US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals 12% Media and Entertainment

https://www.thomsonone.com 18 of 21 January 8, 2010 # Mid-Market M&A Up To US$100m # Legal Advisors Japanese Involvement Mid-Market Legal Rankings (MML15b)

Based on Rank Value Based on Number of Deals

MML15b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m MML15b - Undisclosed Values & Values up to US$100m

Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Date 1/1/2009 - 12/31/2009 Rank Value Mkt No. Change No. Mkt Rank Value Change Legal Advisor US$m Rank Share Deals in Rank Legal Advisor Deals Rank Share US$m in Rank Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 1,502.0 1 9.7 78 - Mori Hamada & Matsumoto 78 1 2.9 1,502.0 ! Nishimura & Asahi 1,108.1 2 7.2 71 - Nishimura & Asahi 71 2 2.6 1,108.1 " Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 966.5 3 6.2 44 - TMI Associates 48 3 1.8 762.0 ! Anderson Mori & Tomotsune 924.0 4 6.0 37 ! Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 44 4 1.6 966.5 " TMI Associates 762.0 5 4.9 48 ! Anderson Mori & Tomotsune 37 5 1.4 924.0 ! Morrison & Foerster 511.7 6 3.3 23 ! Morrison & Foerster 23 6 0.9 511.7 ! Clifford Chance 281.1 7 1.8 4 ! Allen & Overy 13 7 0.5 23.8 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 265.0 8 1.7 7 ! Jones Day 12 8 0.4 118.0 - Linklaters 251.3 9 1.6 5 ! Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker 10 9 0.4 36.9 " Bingham McCutchen LLP 216.5 10 1.4 3 ! Baker & McKenzie 9 10 0.3 70.7 " Davis Polk & Wardwell 191.1 11 1.2 5 ! O'Melveny & Myers 8 11 0.3 135.7 ! Yodoyabashi & Yamagami LPC 164.7 12 1.1 3 ! Shearman & Sterling LLP 7 12 0.3 265.0 ! Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners 138.0 13 0.9 6 ! Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners 6 13* 0.2 138.0 ! O'Melveny & Myers 135.7 14 0.9 8 ! DLA Piper 6 13* 0.2 87.4 ! Jones Day 118.0 15 0.8 12 ! Morgan Lewis & Bockius 6 13* 0.2 0.0 ! Kitamura & Hiraga 110.4 16 0.7 3 ! Linklaters 5 16* 0.2 251.3 ! Dorsey & Whitney LLP 109.0 17 0.7 3 ! CMS 5 16* 0.2 0.0 ! Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 103.2 18 0.7 2 ! Davis Polk & Wardwell 5 16* 0.2 191.1 ! Kirkland & Ellis 103.0 19 0.7 3 ! Clifford Chance 4 19* 0.2 281.1 " Miyakezaka Sogo Law Offices 98.3 20 0.6 3 ! City Yuwa Partners 4 19* 0.2 15.8 ! DLA Piper 87.4 21 0.6 6 ! Clayton Utz 4 19* 0.2 48.5 ! Sato Sogo Law Office 84.3 22* 0.5 2 ! Latham & Watkins 4 19* 0.2 61.5 ! Eiko Sogo Law Office 84.3 22* 0.5 1 ! Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 4 19* 0.2 9.5 ! Advokatfirman Vinge 81.7 24* 0.5 1 ! Paul, Weiss 4 19* 0.2 10.0 ! Eversheds 81.7 24* 0.5 1 ! Sullivan & Cromwell 4 19* 0.2 0.0 ! Subtotal with Legal Advisor 6,186.0 39.9 421 Subtotal with Legal Advisor 421 15.6 6,186.0 Industry Total 15,496.7 100.0 2,704 Industry Total 2,704 100.0 15,496.7

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Japanese Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m Japanese Mid-Market M&A up to US$100m by Rank Value Range by Target Industry High Technology $6 900 4% 5% 17% Industrials 800 Retail

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k Real Estate # n 8% a $2 300

R Consumer Staples 200 $1 Energy and Power 100 9% Media and Entertainment $0 - 11% Healthcare 1Q07 2Q07 3Q07 4Q07 1Q08 2Q08 3Q08 4Q08 1Q09 2Q09 3Q09 4Q09 Telecommunications 10% 10% US$0 - 25m US$25 - 50m US$50 - 75m US$75 - 100m # of Deals Government and Agencies

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