Buyout Deal Activity Keeps Its Momentum in 2017 Number of Deals Keeps Track with Recent Years, While Total Value Rises from 2016

Press Release 4th January 2018 ______Buyout Deal Activity Keeps its Momentum in 2017 Number of deals keeps track with recent years, while total value rises from 2016

In 2017, private equity-backed buyout deals remained on par with 2016’s deal activity, with 4,191 deals worth a total of $347bn. Preqin expects these figures to rise by about 5% as more information becomes available, putting the year broadly level with the 4,271 deals completed in 2016 for a combined $340bn. While deals of less than $100mn accounted for the largest proportion of the number of deals, deals of $1bn or more accounted for almost 70% of all deal value in 2017. North America attracted the most capital through the year, with 2,284 deals announced for a total of $175bn. Asia, meanwhile, marked a record year for private equity-backed deal activity in 2017, mostly due to the two record- setting deals in the region. The JPY 2.00tn acquisition of Japan-based Toshiba Memory Corporation by investors including Apple Inc. and Bain Capital was the largest buyout deal of the year globally, as well as the largest ever buyout deal in Asia. While the second largest deal of 2017 was in the US, the third largest was in Singapore – Global Logistic Properties Limited was acquired by multiple investors for $12bn. These two deals alone have driven the record total, accounting for over half of all Asia buyout deal value in 2017. For more information, see the full 2017 Preqin Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals & Exits factsheet here: https://docs.preqin.com/reports/Buyout-Deals-And-Exits-2017.pdf Key 2017 Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deal and Exit Facts: • In 2017, 4,191 deals were announced, worth a total of $347bn. This is similar to deal activity in 2016, when 4,271 deals had an aggregate deal value of $340bn. • North America saw the greatest buyout deal activity, with 2,284 deals worth $175bn. Asia marked a record high in total deal value, with 195 deals worth $63bn. • A large proportion of deal value in Asia came from two deals: the acquisition of Toshiba Memory Corporation for JPY 2.00tn, and of Global Logistic Properties Limited for SGD 16bn. • Small deals of less than $100mn accounted for 51% of the number of deals announced in 2017, while making up just 3% of total deal value. By contrast, deals of $1bn or more accounted for 11% of number of deals and 69% of deal value. • Deals made in industrials made up the largest proportion of the number of deals (22%), while investments in information technology accounted for the largest proportion of deal value (19%). • Additionally, although public-to-private deals accounted for just 2% of deals made in 2017, they made up over a quarter (29%) of total deal value. • Buyout-backed exits fell compared to 2016, with 1,674 exits announced worth a combined $250bn. This is the third consecutive year in which buyout-backed exit values have fallen.

Christopher Elvin, Head of Private Equity Products: “Despite a strong Q3, 2017 ultimately has not broken 2015’s record for total private equity-backed deal value. However, the year does highlight the sustained deal-making activity the market has seen, with more than 4,000 deals announced for the fourth consecutive year. Despite concerns over the effect that deal pricing and competition were having on the market, it seems that fund managers are still able to deploy capital into a large number of deal opportunities. What is particularly encouraging in this context is the flourishing deal-making market in Asia. Traditionally, private equity in the region has centred more on the growth and venture capital segments, with buyout deal activity sometimes seeming lacklustre. However, large deals in the region point to a renewed focus from fund managers on the developed economies in the region, while continued maturation of markets in China and India may provide a burgeoning number of opportunities in the coming months.” ______

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Fig. 1: Global Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals, 2008 - 2017 Fig. 2: Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals in 2017 by Region Fig. 3: Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals in 2017 by Type

450 4,500 2,500 100% 3% 2,284 2% 2% 400 4,000 90%

Aggregate Deal Value ($bn) 16% 29% 350 3,500 2,000 80% Recapitalization

300 3,000 70% Public-to-Private 1,473 5% 1,500 No. of Deals 5% 250 2,500 60% 42% PIPE 200 2,000 Aggregate Deal 50%

No. of Deals 1,000 Value ($bn) Growth Capital 150 1,500 40% 46%

100 1,000 Proportion of Total 30% Buyout 500 50 500 239 20% 175 195 37% Add-on 98 63 0 0 12 10% 0 14% 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 North Europe Asia Rest of World 0% No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value ($bn) America No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value Source: Preqin Private Equity Online Source: Preqin Private Equity Online Source: Preqin Private Equity Online

KEY FACTS Fig. 4: Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals in 2017 by Value Band Fig. 5: Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals in 2017 by Industry 100% 25% 11% 22% 90% 4,191 20% 19% 19% 10% Number of private equity-backed buyout deals 80% $1bn or More 16% announced in 2017. 15% 11% 15% 14% 14% 70% 14% 13% 13% 69% $500-999mn 11% 60% 17% 10% $250-499mn 7% 50% 6% $63bn

Proportion of Total 5% 5% Value of private equity-backed buyout deals in Asia, 40% $100-249mn 3% 3% 3% 2% 3% 2% a record high.

Proportion of Total 30% Less than 0% 51% 14% 20% $100mn

8% Other 10% Utilities Services Business &Media Energy & &Retail Food & Materials 6% Telecoms 29% Consumer Industrials Healthcare Agriculture Technology 0% 3% Information of total private equity-backed buyout deal value in No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value No. of Deals Aggregate Deal Value 2017 came from public-to-private deals. Source: Preqin Private Equity Online Source: Preqin Private Equity Online

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Fig. 6: Largest Private Equity-Backed Buyout Deals Announced Globally in 2017 Investment Deal Deal Size Bought from/Exiting Portfolio Company Deal Status Investor(s) Location Primary Industry Type Date (mn) Company 2,000,000 Apple Inc., Bain Capital, Dell Inc., Hoya Corporation, Kingston Technology Toshiba Memory Corporation Buyout Sep-17 Announced Toshiba Corporation Japan Electronics JPY Company, Inc., Seagate Technology Holdings, SK Hynix, Toshiba Corporation Calpine Corporation Public-to-Private Aug-17 17,000 USD Announced Access Industries, CPP Investment Board, Energy Capital Partners - US Power Bank of China Group Investment, China Vanke Co. Ltd., Hillhouse Capital Global Logistic Properties Limited Public-to-Private Jul-17 16,000 SGD Announced - Singapore Logistics Management, Hopu Investment Management, Schwartz-Mei Group Limited Unilever's Margarine and Spreads Buyout Dec-17 6,825 EUR Announced KKR Unilever UK Food Business Staples, Inc. Public-to-Private Jun-17 6,900 USD Completed Sycamore Partners - US Retail Belle International Holdings Public-to-Private Apr-17 53,100 HKD Completed CDH Investments, Hillhouse Capital Management - China Retail Limited Stada Arzneimittel AG PIPE Aug-17 5,240 EUR Completed Bain Capital, Cinven, Partners Group - Germany Pharmaceuticals Nets Holding A/S Public-to-Private Sep-17 33,100 DKK Announced Advent International, Bain Capital, GIC, Hellman & Friedman - Denmark Financial Services Quadrangle Group, West Corporation Public-to-Private May-17 5,100 USD Completed Apollo Global Management US IT Thomas H Lee Partners PAREXEL International Corporation Public-to-Private Jun-17 5,000 USD Completed Pamplona Capital Management - US Pharmaceuticals Source: Preqin Private Equity Online

Fig. 7: Global Private Equity Buyout-Backed Exits, 2008 - 2017 Fig. 8: Private Equity Buyout-Backed Exits in 2017 by Region Fig. 9: Private Equity Buyout-Backed Exits in 2017 by Type

2,500 500 900 100% 1% 12% 450 800 778 90% 16%

2,000 400 Aggregate Exit Value ($bn) 694 700 80% 350 Restructuring 600 70% 33% 26% 1,500 300 No. of Exits 500 60% IPO 250 400 Aggregate Exit 50% 1,000 200 Sale to GP No. of Exits Value ($bn) 40% 150 300

Proportion of Total 30% Trade Sale 500 100 200 54% 58% 142 126 20% 50 100 75 76 22 11 0 0 10% 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 North Europe Asia Rest of World 0% No. of Exits Aggregate Exit Value ($bn) America No. of Exits Aggregate Exit Value Source: Preqin Private Equity Online Source: Preqin Private Equity Online Source: Preqin Private Equity Online

Fig. 10: Largest Private Equity-Backed Buyout Exits Announced Globally in 2017 Investment Investment Exit Value Portfolio Company Investment Type Investors (Entry) Exit Date Exit Type Acquiror (Exit) Location Primary Industry Date Size (mn) (mn) ABRY Partners, Berkshire Partners, Lightower Lightower Fiber Crown Castle Dec-12 Merger 2,000 USD Fiber Networks, LLC., Pamlico Capital, Sidera Jul-17 Trade Sale 7,100 USD US Telecoms Networks, LLC. International Corporation Networks Cheung Kong Property Ista International GmbH Apr-13 Buyout 3,100 EUR CPP Investment Board, CVC Capital Partners Jul-17 Trade Sale 4,500 EUR Holdings Limited, CK Germany Energy Infrastructure Holdings Apollo Global West Corporation May-06 Public-to-Private 4,100 USD Quadrangle Group, Thomas H Lee Partners May-17 Sale to GP 5,100 USD US IT Management Avista Capital Partners, Madison Dearborn Avantor Performance Medical VWR International May-07 Buyout 3,500 USD May-17 Trade Sale 4,380 USD US Partners Materials, Inc. Instruments USI Holdings Corporation Nov-12 Buyout 2,300 USD Onex Corporation Mar-17 Sale to GP 4,300 USD CDPQ, KKR US Insurance AdvancePierre Foods Advance Brands, Advance Food Company, Oaktree Jul-10 Merger - Apr-17 Trade Sale 4,200 USD Tyson Foods Inc US Food Holdings, Inc. Capital Management, Pierre Foods, Inc. Signode Industrial Group Feb-14 Buyout 3,200 USD Carlyle Group Dec-17 Trade Sale 3,910 USD Crown Holdings US Manufacturing LLC Husky Injection Molding May-11 Buyout 2,100 USD Berkshire Partners, OMERS Private Equity Dec-17 Sale to GP 3,850 USD Platinum Equity Canada Industrial Systems Ltd. Express Scripts Holding eviCore Healthcare Jun-95 Buyout - Ridgemont Equity Partners Oct-17 Trade Sale 3,600 USD US Healthcare IT Company Jacobs Engineering CH2M Hill, Inc. May-15 Growth Capital 200 USD Apollo Global Management Aug-17 Trade Sale 3,270 USD US Engineering Group Inc.

Source: Preqin Private Equity Online

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