Press Release

LBO France, , Altamir and NiXEN have entered into exclusive negotiations with for the sale of Maisons du Monde

Paris, 19 June 2013 – Apax Partners (along with Altamir), LBO France and NiXEN have signed an exclusive agreement with Bain Capital for the sale of Maisons du Monde, a specialist home decoration and furniture retailer. The transaction is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.

Apax Partners and LBO France acquired a majority stake in Maisons du Monde in April 2008 partnering with its founder and CEO, Xavier Marie, the company’s management team, and Nixen.

Over the course of the last five years, Apax Partners, LBO France and NiXEN have backed the company’s growth strategy, executed by Xavier Marie and his team in France and internationally. During that time (2007-2012), sales revenue grew from €230 million to €500 million driven by the opening of 51 new points of sale across several European markets, and by dynamic organic growth, which in turn was driven by the launch of new collections and growing e-commerce activity.

Bain Capital has a long history of supporting growth in unique consumer brands and rolling out strong concepts in numerous categories and geographies. Maisons du Monde founder and CEO, Xavier Marie, and his management team are excited to have Bain Capital as their partner for the next phase of growth of the company, including accelerating the international store roll- out and the development of the online platform. Management will remain a significant shareholder alongside Bain Capital.

About Bain Capital

Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private firms with approximately USD 70 billion in . The firm works alongside the management teams of the companies it invests in to further their growth and development. Its executives have extensive operational and consulting experience and since 1984 have invested in over 250 companies around the world, including consumer brands and retailers in numerous categories and geographies including Dollarama, Samsonite, Skylark, Dunkin, Edcon and Staples. Bain Capital has a distinctly people-intensive, value-added approach to investing, with a strong emphasis on supporting management teams to drive strategic and operating improvements. Bain Capital Europe, the firm’s European affiliate, has been investing with the same philosophy since 1989. Bain Capital has offices in London, Munich Boston, Chicago, New York, , , and Tokyo.

For more information, please visit www.baincapital.com

About Apax Partners

Apax Partners is a Paris-based leading private equity firm in the French-speaking middle market. With more than 40 years of experience, Apax Partners provides long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies. Funds managed and advised by Apax Partners exceed €2.5 billion. These Funds invest in fast- growing middle-market companies across six sectors of specialisation: Technology, Telecom, Media, Retail & Consumer, Healthcare, Business & .

For more information, please visit www.apax.fr

About LBO France

Over the past ten years, LBO France, the French independant private equity firm with 4 Bn€ assets under management, has acquired 49 companies totaling 16 bn€ enterprise value. The most outstanding BtoC acquisitions include Poult in 2006, Materne in 2010, the Kooples in 2011 and Labeyrie Fine Foods in 2012. LBO France runs four non-listed strategies: (i) Mid-market LBO White Knight funds, (ii) Small Cap LBO Hexagone funds, (iii) Real estate White Stone funds and (iv) Credit opportunities Altercap funds

For more information, please visit www.lbofrance.com

About NiXEN Partners

NiXEN is an independent private equity firm specialising in Flexible Equity with €634 million of funds under management. As a lead investor, NiXEN provides flexible and personalised solutions addressing all types of capitalistic and strategic development issues for companies with revenues higher than €50 million. Working in its sectors of expertise, NiXEN invests more than €10 million per transaction, in companies with highly committed management teams, executing an ambitious growth strategy, through and spin-off transactions. NiXEN’s main include AsteelFlash (electronics manufacturing services), Babeau Seguin (builder of single-family detached homes), Buffalo Grill (steakhouse restaurant chain), Ceva (laboratory specialising in animal health), Labco (pan-European network of clinical laboratories), La Grande Récré (specialist retailer of games and toys), Vedici (private clinics for medicine, surgery and obstetrics).

For more information, please visit www.nixen.com

Contacts :

Bain Capital

Tel.: + 44 20 72 69 71 32 Email: [email protected]

Apax Partners Coralie Cornet - Directrice de la communication Tel.: + 33 1 53 65 01 35 Email: [email protected]

LBO France

Page 2 Anne de Bonnefon Tel : + 33 1 40 62 66 42 Mail : [email protected]

NiXEN Mélina Etorre Tel. : + 33 1 44 50 58 77 Email : [email protected]

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