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ADVENT INTERNATIONAL UK PORTFOLIO COMPANIES WALKER GUIDELINES INFORMATION ADVENT INTERNATIONAL PLC

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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE DFS Advent International plc provides investment Advent completed the acquisition of DFS advice to Advent International Corporation in June 2010 from the Founder and former under an advisory services agreement. Advent Chairman of the business. International plc is authorized by the Financial DFS is a market leading sofa retailer in the UK. Conduct Authority (FCA) and as such is a Advent is working alongside the management regulated entity. Advent International plc team and operating partners to build on the has implemented a comprehensive Conflict company’s strong foundations and evolve the of Interests Policy that is overseen by the existing business model to access more company’s compliance team and Board customers through new store rollout, online of Directors. expansion and further brand development.

INVESTMENTS WEBSITE Advent International plc has agreed to comply For more information about the company, with the Guidelines for Disclosure and please visit www.dfs.co.uk Transparency in published by the Walker Working Group on a comply or EQUINITI GROUP LTD explain basis. Furthermore, Advent promotes Advent completed the acquisition of Equiniti full conformity to the guidelines by those UK (formerly Lloyds TSB Registrars) from Lloyds portfolio companies that meet the Walker TSB for a total consideration of £550m in criteria. The following UK companies are November 2007. Equiniti is a leading provider owned by private equity funds managed by of share registration and employee share plan Advent International Corporation and meet administration services in the UK. Following the criteria of the Guidelines for Disclosure the acquisition, Equiniti Group Ltd was formed. and Transparency in Private Equity. In January 2010, Advent funded Equiniti Group’s acquisition of Xafinity, one of the UK’s leading specialist providers of pensions, employee benefits and payments solutions. The combined resources and offering of both expands the services available to clients, enhancing the capability, productivity and profitability of the businesses and positions the new group as a major provider of BPO solutions. Advent is working with operating partners alongside management to support operational improvements that will drive growth across the group. WEBSITE For more information about the company, please visit www.equiniti.com

01 ADVENT INTERNATIONAL UK PORTFOLIO COMPANIES WALKER GUIDELINES INFORMATION PRIORY GROUP TOWERGATE PARTNERSHIP ADVENT INTERNATIONAL PLC Advent completed the acquisition of Priory Advent completed its £200m minority BOARD OF DIRECTORS Group in March 2011 from The Royal Bank investment in Towergate Partnership in James Brocklebank* of Scotland Group for an enterprise value of February 2011. Joanna James* up to £925m. Towergate is one of Europe’s largest Richard Kane Priory Group is a leading independent provider independent intermediaries, its Justin Nuccio of mental health and specialist care services in operations cover all aspects of insurance Eileen Sivolella the UK, working in partnership with the NHS distribution and underwriting with the * Investment Advisory and local authorities to provide a range of exception of capital provision. Committee members treatment and care facilities. Advent is working Advent is working with the management with management to support continued team to continue Towergate’s strategy of operational improvements across the business acquiring high quality specialist and SME as well as identifying consolidation brokers while continuing to provide the opportunities that emerge in the sector driven highest level of service to its customers. by a strong combination of social trends and economic and regulatory reform. WEBSITE For more information about the company, In the first year of Advent’s ownership, Priory please visit www.towergate.com purchased Craegmoor, creating one of the UK’s largest integrated health and social care WORLDPAY businesses. Advent’s Portfolio Support Group In November 2010, Advent and has been working with Priory’s management completed the acquisition of WorldPay from on a wide range of projects to build on the The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, which group’s strong service levels. retained a minority stake in the company. This WEBSITE 20% stake was subsequently acquired and split For more information about the company, equally by Advent and Bain Capital in 2013. please visit www.priorygroup.com WorldPay is the largest provider of card payment services in the UK and Europe and the fourth largest globally. It operates in over 40 countries and processes over 75 payment types in more than 120 currencies. Advent and Bain Capital continue to focus on improving WorldPay’s operations as a standalone entity, strengthening the UK point-of-sale business, revitalizing its eCommerce business and turning around the US point-of-sale business. Significant investment is being made in people, technology, innovation, property, development and acquisitions. WEBSITE For more information about the company, please visit www.worldpay.com

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