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Deals inGreece 2020

Increased deal value in an unusual investment environment

PwC February 2021 M&A activity in 2020

in 2020 is characterised by strong cross sectoral In 2020, although the portfolio securitization M&A activity, with the TMT sector dominating activity of non-performing loans by systemic banks continued, the pandemic breakout froze a significant While inbound transactions decreased in absolute number of deals, many of which are expected to be terms (by 22 transactions), their average value finalized in 2021. 2020 marked a year of increased by € 46mn. In addition, although domestic increased average deal transactions marginally increased in absolute terms Based on estimations, non-performing loan sales, (by 3 transactions), their average value almost which include securitisations and carve-outs, will value by € 19mn. doubled exceed € 30bn in 2021.

The majority of the planned privatizations were not The top 20 M&A transactions completed in completed in 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2019 reached € 210bn in value, of which 42% in generating € 45mn in revenue, with the largest Pharmaceuticals, 12% in Telecommunications Media originating from the concession of Marina of Alimos. & Technology (TMT) and 11% in Construction. Greek companies attracted in total €6bn in 2020, In 2020, despite the difficult financial conditions, of which € 4.1bn account for plain vanilla M&As, € large cap transactions (> € 100mn) increased PwC is the first M&A financial advisor globally in 1.7bn were raised through traded corporate bonds, compared to 2019 terms of number of deals and second in terms of only € 119mn from Shared Capital Increases, value in mid cap transactions between € 10mn - € involving strategic investors, € 45mn through The pandemic impeded the growth trend of the 300mn privatizations, while € 0.6bn concern non-performing Greek economy, driving it into a recession, as loans transactions by the Greek banks restrictive measures against Covid-19 emerged. In 202, M&A deals along with privatisations are However, after the end of the pandemic crisis expected to significantly exceed those of 2020, In 2020, 59 M&A deals were completed. The five recovery is expected, supported by the inflow of EU as a result of the already agreed transactions or largest deals amounted to €2.3bn. M&A landscape funds. transactions at final-stage.

Deals in Greece 2020 February 2021 2 1. Economic Outlook The challenge in the following years is the achievement Contents of a sustainable long term growth The level of M&A activity in Greece is relatively 2. M&A Transactions stable, gradually 59 M&A transactions amounted to €4.1bn in 2020 attracting more versus €4.3bn in 2019 investment interest for larger transactions 3. Bond Issues During 2020, 6 tradeable corporate bonds were issued, amounting to € 1.7bn

4. European M&A Highlights The top 20 announced deals in Europe reached € 210bn

5. M&A Dynamics for 2021 The M&A market will remain on a growth track in 2021

6. Conclusions 2020 was characterized by an increase in value of M&A deals as well as by the dominance of the TMT sector

7. Appendices

Deals in Greece 2020 February 2021 3 1.

Economic Outlook

The challenge in the following years is the achievement of a sustainable long term growth.

February 2021 4 The total capital attracted by Greek companies in 2020 amounted to € 6bn

€ 1.7bn 59 M&A € 4.1bn Value of corporate bonds issued by Greek companies M&A TRANSACTIONS of above 33% acquisition amounted € 600mn 46 to € 3.1bn total value* NPLs Transactions MINORITY DEALS of deal value* € 1bn Privatisation€ 45mn proceeds 11 € 119bn DISPOSAL OF NON CORE ASSETS Share Capital Increases involving strategic investors by systemic banks € 57mn

*total value 2of deals including non reported deals € 70bn Average deal size 8 Distressed deals were recorded in 2020

Deals in Greece 2020 1. Economic Outlook February 2021 5 Number of Transactions per quarter 2020, 2019, 2018 The pandemic affected M&A activity, freezing transactions 25 in Q2 and Q3 of 2020 20 20 15 16 16 2020 Number of Transactions 10 7 5 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter

• The pandemic put significant pressure on the market, especially in Q2 and Q3 of 30 2020, while the number of transactions in Q2 and Q3 of 2020 decreased by 24% and 71% respectively compared to Q2 and Q3 of 2019. A sign of optimism is the 25 24 upward trend of transactions that appeared in Q4 of 2020 21 21 2019 20 19

• Total value of M&A transactions was marginally lower than that of the previous year, Number of Transactions while corporate bonds were substantially lower (by 66% compared to 2019), as a 15 direct consequence of widespread uncertainty and an unstable economic climate 10 throughout the year 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter • In addition, pandemic conditions and economic instability stalled forced deals, i.e., the completion of privatisations and banks’ NPL portfolio sales, which in turn were postoponed for 2021

• This year 8 distressed deals were recorded, as a result of the completion of administrative processes (attached to these deals) that were pending in the last 20 years and also of NPL-reducing policies implemented by the banks

• There were also acquisitions of e-commerce companies (Skroutz, Instashop and 15 14 Caremarket) at a high transaction price, given their high value, as a result of the 13 13 2018 needs that the pandemic created 11 Number of Transactions 10

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Deals in Greece 2020 1. Economic Outlook February 2021 6 Swift absorption of funds from the Recovery Fund and acceleration of reforms will determine the country’s return to growth after the pandemic crisis

☉ The Greek economy displayed resilience towards the emergence of the ☉ In parallel, the economic policy framework of the EU has become more flexible, Covid-19 crisis and the subsequent recession which can be attributed to the both by easing the targets of fiscal policy and also by allowing the ECB to imposed social distancing measures preserve low interest rates and initiate its asset purchasing programs in the secondary market, thus decreasing the cost of servicing debt. ☉ The new crisis resulted in a drop in key economic indicators. Despite the pandemic-induced recession the Greek economy proved to be resilient, shrinking ☉ Although Greek banks remain dedicated in reducing the number of NPLs from by 8.2% on an annual basis against worse forecasts regarding the size of its their balance sheets, NPLs remain at high levels (35.8% of total loans), impeding impact. their ability to support recovery ☉ Despite the fiscal expansion required as a result of the pandemic, the Greek ☉ If the €32bn3 of the Recovery Fund, which are expected to flow into the economy managed to sustain the trust of the markets by: Greek economy throughout the following years, are directed towards boosting productive investments and implementing structural reforms, then the conditions ϐ raising in 2020, via 5 bond issues, liquidity up to €12bn with yields between not only for a strong recovery, but also for the enhancement of the country’s 1.2% and 2%, recording a historic low and productive structure will be laid out. ϐ with Moody’s upgrading Greece’s solvency rate by the end of 2020, leaving the Greek economy 2 grades away from investment grades for Fitch and 3 grades for Moody’s and S&P ☉ The €15.7bn liquidity assistance to the economy2, via low interest-rate repayable advances, postponement of tax obligations and the support of workers, greatly assisted the firms that were hit by the crisis. In addition, tax reliefs have been announced and are already taking place in order to enhance entrepreneurship and decrease labor costs, through the increase of the 1Eurostat Data, Chain Volume Indices, base year 2015, 2Taking into consideration the cost of measures, the mitigation of pandemic-induced consequences in 2020 as depreciation rate to 200% for three years for green and digital investments and well as loans to firms, that do have the leverage to create them. IMF, Country Report No 20/308, Nov 2020, p.54 also through the abolishment of the solidarity levy. 3Presentation of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Ministry of Finance, November 2020

Deals in Greece 2020 1. Economic Outlook February 2021 7 10y Government Bond Yields The “trust gap” between PIIGS Greece and the rest 35% PSI of Europe has been MARIO DRAGHI 30% “WHATEVER IT TAKES” systematically shrinking, 25% Closure of first standing at a historic low Referendum agreement 20% Greece issues since 2019 €3bln. of 5y bonds, 15% first issue in 4 years Trust gap 10%

The “trust gap” between Greece 5% Portugal, , 0.17% - 0.77% Ελλάδα 0,75% and the rest of Europe has been 0.53 bps 0% systematically shrinking, standing 1/1/2012 1/1/2013 1/1/2014 1/1/2015 1/1/2016 1/1/2017 1/1/2018 1/1/2019 1/1/2020 1/11/2020 at a historic low since 2019 -5 Greece Portugal Spain Italy Ireland 0.53 bps Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis at the end of 2020, from 0.82 bps in 2019 10 Year Bond Spread vs German bond

3,000

Greek Government Bond yields in 2020 approached 2,500 those of other Eurozone’s periphery countries 2,000 Referendum The “trust gap” of the Greek economy stands at a historic low with the difference in yields having 1,500 dropped below 0.53 bps 1,000 Greek 10 year bond yields fell to lowest levels since

2006, marking a spread of 137 bps with the German Basis Points (bps) bond. This reflects the recovery of market confidence 500 towards the Greek economy 0 2012-01-01 2014-01-01 2016-01-01 2018-01-01 2020-01-01

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Deals in Greece 2020 1. Economic Outlook February 2021 8 2.

Privatisations and Mergers & Acquisitions

59 M&A transactions amounted to €4.1bn in 2020 versus €4.3bn in 2019

February 2021 9 Many privatizations were transferred for 2021 due to the pandemic

Year* 2020 2020 2020 2021e 2021e 2021e

The completion of The sale of Castello Bibelli The completion of the The sale of a 100% stake The sale of a 30% stake The process regarding the Marina of Alimos property in , with the privatisation of Marina of Hellinikon to Lamda of the International the sale of a 65% stake in concession for 40 years, first instalment standing of with the first Development is expected Airport is expected to be DEPA has started and it is with the first instalment at € 1.6mn of the total instalment standing to be completed in 2021, completed in 2021. The estimated to conclude in standing at € 27.8mn of consideration of € 4.2mn at 0.6mn of the total with the first instalment pandemic has caused 2021 the total consideration of consideration of € 6.2mn standing at € 300 mn delays in the competition € 177mn process Privatisation

*Privatization completion year

The pandemic created significant delays in the Privatisation Proceeds privatization process, with the revenues from 1,804 (€ mn) privatization concluded reaching €45mn mainly 1,483 originating from the completion of the Marina of Alimos concession.

1,368 Total privatisation proceeds from 2011 to 2019 1,204 New Projects* 1,166 amounted to €7.1bn, of which €5.8bn were collected Hellinikon 1,040 998 in five years (2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019 Proceeds from instalments payed in the previous years 498 394 261 300

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021e *Refers to projects already or expected to be in competition phase in 2021 30% sale of AIA, 65% of DEPA Commercial & DEPA Infrastructure, concession of Egnatia Source: State Budget 2020 Motorway, regional ports and marinas, LNG deposits and other real estate projects

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 10 M&A transactions in 2020

ΤMT** 44.1% M&A deals* Greece 2020 Food & Beverage 16.1% The number of M&A transactions decreased significantly in Energy 9.9% 2020 reaching 59 transactions, while their total deal value Financial Services 7.6% marginally dropped by € 160mn, compared to 2019 Entertainment 6.9% Real Estate 6.3% Deal value Industry 3.7% The sectors with the largest total deal value in 2020 were € 4.1bn ΤΜΤ** (44.1%), Food & Beverage (16.1%), Energy (9.9%) Construction 2.0% and Financial Services (7.6%) Retail 1.7% Share Capital Increases in the Athens Stock Exchange, Chemicals 0.7% involving strategic investors, reached € 119mn Health 0.7% Infrastructure 0.3%

* Including minority holdings Transport & Logistics 0.01% ** ΤΜΤ: Telecommunications, Media and Technology

ΤMT** 44.9% Real Estate 23.5% Minority holdings deals Entertainment 15.3% Minority amounted to € 1.0bn, of which Deals 2020 44.9% accounts for TMT deals Deal Value Construction 8.3% €1.0 bn Energy 2.8% Food & Beverage 2.8% Industry 2.3% Transport & Logistics 0.01%

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 11 Total value of M&A transactions reached € 4.1bn, reduced by € 160mn compared to 2019

Transaction activity

59 € 70bn 2020 4.1 The number of M&A The number of M&A 85 € 51bn 2019 deals significantly transactions decreased by 4.3

51 € 72bn dropped in 2020 2018 3.7 39 € 48bn 2017 2.0 39 € 114bn 31% 2016 4.6 There have 32 € 45bn 2015 in 2020, but the 1.5 been seven 35 € 65bn average deal size 2014 2.3 transactions increased by 17 € 201bn 2013 3.4 which exceeded 10 € 99bn 2012 € 150mn in 2020 1.0 8 € 202bn 2011 €19 mn* 1.6

11 € 326bn 2010 compared to 2019, 3.6 representing a 20 € 133bn In 2020, despite the 2009 2.7 difficult financial conditions, shift towards larger 41 € 211bn large-sized transactions 2008 transactions 8.7 (>€150mn) were similar compared to 2019 M&A deals’ value (in €bn) Number of M&A deals Average size of transaction

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Transaction size 34 distribution The number of 18 transactions ranging * The number of transactions for which the deal 13 12 7 7 from € 100mn - value was not published were higher in 2020 (21) 3 € 150mn increased compared to those in 2019 (31) Number of transactions 2019 2 1 Number of transactions Number of transactions 2020 €0mn - €10mn €10mn - €50mn €50mn - €100mn €100mn - €150mn > €150mn

Transaction size

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 12 The top 5 largest M&A deals in 2020 were conducted by foreign investors and reached € 2.3bn The top 5 M&A deals account for 55% of total deal value

Bidder Seller Company Target Deal Amount(€ mn)

Management, development and Wind Hellas Telecommunications S.A. and 1. Vantage Towers Greece operation of equipment and Vodafone Group Plc 814.7** infrastructure of each company

2. Upfield Holdings BV SouthBridge Europe Mezzanine GP, S.a.r.l. 100% of Arivia SA 500.0***

Tollerton Investments Ltd 3. Iliad SA 20,1% of PLAY Communications (subsidiary of Olympia Group) 440.0

4. Delivery Hero SE Venture Friends 400W Management B.V. 100% of InstaShop Ltd 304.6

5. Energean Oil&Gas Edison S.p.A. 100% of Edison E&P 232.8

* ΤΜΤ: Telecommunications, Media and Technology **Contribution value *** Source: MergerMarket Total deal value: €2,292.2 εκ.

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 13 In total, for the period 2008-2020, outbound transactions The average deal value of outbound represent 17% of the total number of transactions

transactions stood at € 104mn in 2020, Inbound transactions represent the bulk of the market (34%), up by € 46mn compared to 2019, as while also having the highest average size Domestic transactions, that represented 73% in 2010, recorded despite the pandemic, foreign companies a significant decline, currently accounting for 49% of the total seized the opportunity to conduct large- In 2020, the M&A market was driven by domestic transactions, which were on average small and driven by Greek capital, while inbound and outbound transactions were fewer but their average sized M&A deals with Greek companies size was higher

Direction of M&A transactions* 2008-2020 Average size Number Value of transaction of transactions of transactions € bn 8.7 2.7 3.6 1.6 1.0 3.4 2.3 1.5 4.6 2.0 3.7 4.3 4.1 3% 2020 2008 - 2020 2008 - 2020 5% 6% 10% 11% 18% 16% 20% 17% 23% 27% 100% 37% Outbound 30% 50% 50% 13% 8% €59 mn

62% 34% Outbound 51% 38% 43% 71% 49% 43%

Inbound 45% 67% 73% €104 mn Inbound 59% 60%

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Domestic 42% 25% €51 mn 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Domestic

*The percentages in the diagrams represent the number of transactions

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 14 The picture for 2020 is dominated by the TMT sector 1.4% with the transactions in Energy of total M&A value derive from and Industry sectors following disposals of non-core assets

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Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 15 Systemic banks are in the process of completing the disinvestment plans of their subsidiaries, with the total deal value amounting to € 57mn in 2020

Disinvestment of non-core assets in 2020

Bank Deal Size Α/Α Date Bidder Target (Seller) (€ mn)

Greek banks continued their

99.28% stake disinvestment activity in 2020, National Bank 1. 23/1/2020 EximBank in Banca 55.0 of Greece which was lower in intensity Romaneasca compared to 2019, mainly due to the completion of their strategic disinvestment plans and secondly due to delays Πηγή: MergerMarket, Τύπος, Δελτία Τύπου Εταιρειών caused by the pandemic

100% stake in Nevertheless, there is still Ypsilon Capital Wealth 2. 4/2/2020 Attica Bank 2.4 Ltd. Management a significant portion of Fund disinvestment activity in progress, planned for 2021, with the National continuing the sale process regarding Ethniki Insurance Total value of reported bank driven deals (2020): €57.4 mn Total value of reported bank driven deals (2019): €235.6 mn

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 16 The pandemic affected the completion of NPE portfolio transactions in 2020

Completed NPE portfolio deals 2020

Gross Book Transaction Α/Α Project Seller Bidder Portfolio type Value Value (€ mn) (€ mn)

National Bank of 1. Icon BainCapital SME 1,550 336 2020 was characterized by Greece an adequate performance of transaction activity regarding 2. Iris BO Phase Mixed 700 N/A Non-Performing Exposures (NPEs), given the special conditions that prevailed Fortress 3. Neptune Investment SME 1,100 264 during the year, reaching Group LLC a total value of € 5.3bn

The outbreak of the pandemic 4. Star Eurobank AP Partners REO 28 N/A was a destabilizing factor for Greek banks which postponed the sale of significant portfolios, 30% of Intrum & 65% of of a total value of over € 30bn, 5. Phoenix Piraeus Bank Securitisation 1,950 N/A the bank’s for 2021 shareholders

Total 2020: €5,328 €600

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 17 8 distressed deals that took place in 2020 under the new restructuring/ liquidation regime

Distressed deals 2020

Α/Α Date Bidder Target Deal Size (€mn)

York Capital Management; 1. 20/3/2020 Famar S.A. 35.0 Elements Capital Partners

Impala Hellas SA (Bella Bulgaria 2. 21/4/2020 Creta Farm N/A AD)

3. 21/7/2020 SIDMA S.A. Bitros Metallurgical S.A. N/A The value of

4. 25/7/2020 Comer Group Ltd Club Hotel Loutraki S.A. N/A distressed deals is difficult to assess, 5. 27/7/2020 Sterner Stenhus Greece AB Pasal Development N/A as the legal process typically involves the ONEX Technology Systems & 6. 27/7/2020 Elefsina Shipyards S.A. 50.0 Business Solutions SA partial sale of balance sheet items along 7. 8/9/2020 United Group B.V. Forthnet S.A. N/A with a simultaneous

Mediterranean Paper μέλος του 8. 18/12/2020 Haitoglou Hartel S.A. 24.8 assumption of ομίλου Frem Industrial Group Source: Press, Companies’ press releases Source: Press, Companies’ liabilities

Total value of reported distressed deals (2020): €109.8 mn

Total value of reported distressed deals (2019): €399.5 mn

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 18 Domestic transactions more than doubled in 2020, whereas «forced» deals declined by 93%

Regular M&A deal Activity Deal value

€ mn 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Δ% (2019-2020)

Domestic 185 231 872 593 1,477 149% Completion procedures of Inbound 1,044 848 1,757 2,260 2,029 -10% forced deals and especially of privatisations were delayed in Outbound 20 126 226 1.220 586 -52% 2020 due to pandemic-induced uncertainty, thus being transferred Total M&A* 1,249 1,205 2,855 4,073 4,092 0.5% to 2021 * Excluding non-core assets which are non regular M&A activity since they include Directorate General Competition commitments of the systemic banks Regular M&A deals remained on a steady track, with domestic Forced Deal Activity transactions surpassing outbound transactions, in terms of value, Deal value compared to 2019

€ mn 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Δ% (2019-2020) Forced deals, such as disposals of non-core assets, privatizations, as Non-core Assets 3,347 794 820 236 57 -76% (banking) well as distressed deals, do not constitute the market driver Privatisations 498 1,368 998 1,204 45 -96%

Administrative** 3,844 2,162 1,817 1,440 102 -93%

** Non-core Assets + Privatizations Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 19 Main sectors of M&A activity by deal value (€ bn)

2% 2% 1% 2008 3% 29% 37% 11% 5% 10% 8.7 TMT was the sector

2009 12% 37% 6% 28% 10% 5% 3% 2.7 with the largest 1% transaction value 2010 39% 3% 17% 15% 5% 20% 3.6 1% in 2020 2011 43% 25% 25% 6% 1.6 1%

2012 9% 7% 54% 14% 10% 4% 1.0

1% 1% 2% The significant rise of the 3% 8% 6% 9% 23% 28% 22% 2013 3.4 TMT sector was supported 2% 1% by the acquisitions of 2014 11% 8% 26% 8% 22% 16% 7% 2.3 e-commerce companies at 2% 2% 2% 1% 2% a high transaction price, 2015 3% 4% 33% 3% 7% 41% 1.5 given their increasing 1% 2% 1% 2% value generated by certain 2016 6% 7% 67% 12% 4.6 pandemic induced needs 1% 1% 1% 2% 2%

2017 7% 7% 6% 31% 39% 4% 2.0

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2018 38% 5% 14% 22% 4% 12% 3.7 Real Estate Retail Financial Services Pharmaceuticals 1% 2% Food & Beverage Industry Shipping TMT* 14% 3% 6% 10% 10% 12% 13% 14% 16% 2019 4.3 Leisure Transport Entertainment Other** 2% Energy 2020 4% 44% 4% 10% 7% 16% 8% 6% 4.1 *ΤΜΤ: Telecommunications, Media and Technology Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases ***Includes: Services, Construction,Health

Deals in Greece 2020 2. M&A Transactions February 2021 20 3.

Internationally traded corporate bonds and Share Capital Increases

During 2020, 6 tradeable corporate bonds were issued, amounting to € 1.7bn

February 2021 21 2020 is characterised by limited corporate bond-issuing activity, compared to 2019, as a result of an unstable financial environment due to the pandemic

The bonds of ΟΤΕ, Frigoglass and TITAN are During 2020, € 1.7bn was raised internationally traded, while those of GEK Terna, through the trade of corporate bonds, Lamda Development and Greek Organization of with coupons ranging from 0.98% Football Prognostics (OPAP) are traded in the Athens to 6.88%, compared to € 5bn in 2019 Stock Exchange

Greek bonds issued in 2020 Yields of issued corporate bonds**

Average Amount 23 Issue Maturity Coupon Issuer Yield* issued 22 date date (%) 21 (%) (€ mn) The spread between 20 the highest and the 19 lowest yield of 1. Frigoglass Finance BV 12/2/2020 12/2/2025 0.98 15.6 260 18 issued bonds*** stands at 14.34 ps 17 16 2. OTE PLC 19/6/2020 10/6/2021 6.88 0.4 200 15 14 13 GEK TERNA Holdings Real 3. 3/7/2020 3/7/2027 2.75 3.0 500 12 Estate Construction SA 11 10 Issued 2019 9 4. Titan Global Finance PLC 9/7/2020 9/7/2027 2.75 2.4 250 8 Mytilineos 7 ΟΤΕ 6 Issued 2020 5. Lamda Development SA 21/7/2020 21/7/2027 3.40 3.2 320 5 ΕΛΠΕ 4 OTE 2 Crystal Almond Greek Organisation of 3 Frigoglass Aegean 6. 27/10/2020 27/10/2027 2.10 1.7 200 2 Football Prognostics SA GEK Terna Attica Holdings (EPA) Source: Reuters 1 ΤΙΤΑΝ 0 1,730 Coca Cola HBC 8y Total 2020 (6 bonds issued) -1 Lambda Dvlpt. Coca Cola HBC 10y OPAP Coca Cola HBC 12y 11 /2020

4,957 /5/ 2020 1/1/2021 1/2/2021 1/3/2021 1/1/2020 1 1/7/2020 1/3/2020 1/9/2020 1/6/2020 1/4/2020 1/2/2020 1/8/2020

Total 2019 (12 bonds issued) 1/ 1/12/2020 1/10/2020

Source: Reuters * Average bond yield from 1/1/2020 up to 31/12/2020 ** Frigoglass’ bond (2020 issue) was chosen as the one with the highest yield, while the lowest yield bond was that of Cocal Cola HBC 8y (2019 issue).

Deals in Greece 2020 3. Bond Issues February 2021 22 Share Capital Increases 2020 Deal value Share Capital Increases in 2020 were subdued, raising by only € Praxia Bank 20.3% 119mn, with that of

Viva Wallet Holdings Agrifreda 12.7% being the largest Viva Wallet Holdings 63.3%

Obrela Security Industries 3.8% Share Capital Increases involving strategic investors are scarce in recent years, as only one was recorded in 2019, while four were recorded in 2018 € 119mn

Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases

Deals in Greece 2020 3. Bond Issues February 2021 23 4.

European M&A highlights

The top 20 announced deals in Europe reached € 210bn

February 2021 24 The top 20 announced The pharmaceuticals sector accounts for European deals in 2020 42% of the value of the top 20 European amounted to €210bn M&A deals in 2020

The largest deals took place in the Pharmaceuticals (AbbVie Inc acquired Allergan Plc) and Construction sectors (the consortium of Cinven Partners, Advent Int. Corporation, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Top M&A RAG-Stiftung acquired ThyssenKrupp Elevator AD) 20 deals Europe Percentage Deal Value Percentage Average Deal Retail Sector of Total No of Deals (€ mn) of Deals Size (€ mn) 3% Value Πηγή: MergerMarket Entertainment Pharmaceuticals 87,622 41.7% 3 15.0% 29,207 Energy 3% 7% TMT* 24,746 11.8% 4 20.0% 6,187 Financial Services 3% Construction 23,898 11.4% 2 10.0% 11,949

Industry Real estate Services 21,756 10.4% 3 15.0% 7,252

7% 3% Industry 14,740 7.0% 2 10.0% 7,370

Energy 14,496 6.9% 2 10.0% 7,248

Retail 6,592 3.1% 1 5.0% 6,592 Services 10% Entertainment 5,548 2.6% 1 5.0% 5,548 Deal value € 210bn Financial Services 5,482 2.6% 1 5.0% 5,482 Real estate 5,279 2.5% 1 5.0% 5,279

ΤΜΤ* Pharmaceuticals Σύνολο 2019 210,160 100.0% 20 100.0% 10,508

12% 42% Σύνολο 2018 234,987 20

Construction 11% 42% of the top 20 European deals refer to Pharmaceuticals, 12% toΤΜΤ* and 11% to Construction

*ΤΜΤ: Telecommunication, Media & Technology

Deals in Greece 2020 4. European M&A Highlights February 2021 25 in No of Deals worldwide PwC is the first M&A Νο1by value of deals in mid cap transactions ($ 10mn - $ 300mn) financial advisor 2020 2019 Company Name Number of Deals globally in terms 1 1 PwC 152 2 2 Deloitte 134 of number of deals 3 3 EY 117 4 4 KPMG 116 as well as in terms 5 5 Rothschild & Co 73 6 9 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 66 of value 7 10 JPMorgan 56 8 15 Bank of America 54 By number of Deals 9 6 Lazard 52 Source: MergerMarket 10 7 Houlihan Lokey, Inc. 51

in Deal Value worldwide/globally Νο1by value of deals in mid cap transactions ($ 10mn- $ 300mn)

2020 2019 Company Name Deals Value (€ εκ.)

1 2 PwC 12.548 2 8 Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC 10.517 3 3 Deloitte 10.249 4 1 Rothschild & Co 9.295 5 7 JPMorgan 9.163 6 14 Bank of America 9.065 7 4 EY 9.033

By Value of Deals By Value 8 6 KPMG 8.367 9 38 Morgan Stanley 6.953 Source: MergerMarket 10 19 Jefferies LLC 6.759

Deals in Greece 2020 4. European M&A Highlights February 2021 26 5.

M&A dynamics for 2020 The M&A market will remain on a growth track in 2021

February 2021 27 5. Retail. M&As that have already been agreed and The acquisition of Vivartia from the CVC fund is awaiting approval from the general shareholders meeting and also from Greek competition authorities. The total value of the will be completed in 2021 could exceed deal is estimated to be € 161mn. € 2bn, with an additional € 1.5bn coming from privatisations 6. Entertainment.

The acquisition of Porto Karras by Belterra Investments is expected to be completed within 2021, with the deal estimated to reach € 205mn.

7. Real estate. Financial Services. Energy. 1. 3. Within Q1 of 2021 the sale of 41% of Vibrana Holdings to Yoda Group is expected, while it is estimated that the The disposal of non-core assets by the systemic banks will The stake acquiring of Kerogen Investments from Energean acquisition of Alpha Investment Property by Mavani will continue in 2021 with the sales of National Bank’s of Greece by Energean Oil & Gas was concluded in Q1 of 2021, be completed. subsidiary in and of Ethniki Insurance. In addition, while Medsympan Ltd (subsidiary of Motor Oil) has already banks continue their carve-outs, with Piraeus Bank attempting completed the acquisition of 75% of the shares of APIOS the sale of card acceptance services through Piraeus Bank DOO in January of 2021. In addition, P.W. Bunkering Merchant Acquiring and continuing the securitisation process Services (subsidiary of Petrolina) will complete the acquisition of Deca και Sunrise, while Alpha Bank announced the sale of Silk Oil, while the acquiring of 20% of the shares of 8. Health. completion of Cepal which manages NPL portfolios. The total Gastrade by DESFA is pending official approval. Based on value of this sector’s deals is estimated to exceed € 750mn. current developments, the total value of the acquisitions is The acquisition of Euromedica by Farralon Capital expected to exceed € 339mn. Management and Piraeus Bank is expected to conclude within 2021.

2. ΤΜΤ. 4. Privatisations. 9. Food & Beverage.

The acquisition of Singular Logic from Space Hellas Total privatisation proceeds for 2020 are estimated During 2021 the acquisition of Pummaro by Deca and Epsilon Net was concluded in the beginning of the at € 1.5bn. In particular, the concession of Hellinikon Investments is to be completed, while the acquiring of year, while the sale of Telekom , subsidiary of and of Athens International Airport as well as the sales a minority stake in Megas Gyros by Ellikonos 2 was ΟΤΕ Group to Orange is due to the approval of Greek of ADMIE, DEPA Commercial, DEPA Infrastructure, concluded earlier, at the start of 2021. The total value of competition authorities and is expected to be completed in North Afandou property, and of regional ports those deals is estimated at € 24mn Q2 of 2021. Entersoft acquired Wedia Ltd. in Q1 of 2021. (Alexandroupolis, Igoumenitsa, , among The total value of the acquisitions is expected to be at € others) are expected to continue within the year. 288mn.

Deals in Greece 2020 5. M&A Dynamics for 2021 February 2021 28 6.

Conclusions 2020 was characterized by an increase in value of M&A deals as well as by the dominance of the TMT sector

February 2021 29 Conclusions The 59 M&A deals in 2020 reached € 4.1bn in value, reduced by € 160mn compared to 2019

The total number of transactions significantly dropped, but the average deal value increased by € 19mn, highlighting a trend towards high value deals

A key feature was the shift towards the TMT sector, following the global trend, as opposed to the previous year when no specific sector dominated

The average value of inbound deals reached € 104mn in 2020, markedly reinforced compared to 2019, as despite the downward pandemic pressures, foreign companies seized the opportunity to conduct high-valued M&A deals with Greek companies

Privatisation proceeds were markedly decreased due to the instability of economic activity, amounting to € 45mn in 2020

8 distressed deals were completed in 2020, without being concentrated in a specific sector M&A total deal value In 2020 there was a decent activity regarding securitizations is expected to exceed € of NPE portfolios, as well as carve-outs of systemic banks, 3.5bn in 2020, including amounting to € 0.6bn, which were sold to international funds

privatisations During 2020, 6 tradeable corporate bonds were issued, amounting to € 1.7bn

Minority deals amounted to roughly € 1bn, 45% of which concern the TMT sector

Share Capital Increases involving strategic investors only reached € 119mn.

Deals in Greece 2020 6. Conclusions February 2021 30 7.

Appendix 1.

Total M&A 63 transactions in 2020

M&A transactions involving 44 Greek companies

Minority 9 transactions

M&A transactions involving non-Greek 6 jurisdiction companies

Share capital 4 increases

8 M&A transactions involving distressed companies February 2021 31 Transactions in 2020 There were 44 M&A transactions involving Greek companies in 2020 amounting to about € 2.4bn

Country of Origin Deal Size Α/Α Announcement Date Deal Description Sector (€ mn) Bidder Target

The Dutch company Upfield Holdings BV, which is active in the dairy and other vegetable products Food & Jan-20 sector, acquired Arivia SA, a company active in the production, packaging and export of processed Greece 500.0* 1. Beverage cheese

Krahn Chemie, which distributes chemicals, has acquired a 51% stake in Interactive SA, a company 2. Jan-20 that specializes in equipment for quality control laboratories in industry as well as analytical Germany Greece Chemicals N/A laboratories

The company Hellenic Supermarkets Sklavenitis, one of the largest supermarket chains in Greece, Jan-20 Greece Greece TMT N/A 3. acquired the electronic trading platform caremarket.gr from Yoda SA

The Quest Holding group, through its subsidiary Xylades Energeiaki SA, acquired the company Jan-20 Greece Greece Energy N/A 4. Fotovoltaika Paliomylos SA, which has a photovoltaic power station in .

Virtus International Partners LP, an international investment company, acquired a 51% stake in Three Food & Jan-20 Greece Greece N/A 5. Cents, a Greek company active in the soft drinks and beverages sector Beverage

Ypsilon Capital Ltd., a company active in the field of investment banking, acquired Attica Wealth Financial Feb-20 Greece Greece 2.4 6. Management Fund, a mutual fund management company prevously belonging to Attica Bank Services *Deal size taken from MergerMarket

European Reliance SA, one of the largest insurance companies in Greece, acquired AEM Energy Feb-20 Greece Greece Energy 0.8 7. Systems P.C., a company active in the field of renewable energy sources.

Mediamax Holdings Ltd. (100% subsidiary of Motor Oil) acquired a direct participation of 49.9% in 8. Feb-20 Alpha Satellite SA, a leading media company in Greece, and an indirect participation of 99.95% in Greece Greece TMT 4.5 the share capital of Alpha Radio SA. and of 100% of Alpha Radio Kronos SA

The Motor Oil group acquired photovoltaic parks, through the acquisition of shares in Radiant Solar 9. Feb-20 and Greensol by METKA EGN which is an international company for the construction of specialized Greece Greece Energy 45.8 energy projects and a subsidiary of the Mytilineos group

AntKar, owned by Antonis Karatzis, acquired a 53.77% stake in Karatzis SA, which is active in the 10. Feb-20 production of polymer and synthetic fibers for agriculture, construction, industry, renewable energy Greece Greece Industry 70.1 and tourism. Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’

Deals in Greece 2020 7. Appendices February 2021 32 Transactions in 2020 There were 44 M&A transactions involving Greek companies in 2020 amounting to about € 2.4bn

Country of Origin Deal Size Α/Α Announcement Date Deal Description Sector (€ mn) Bidder Target

The Greek group Saranti, one of the leading companies in the production and trading of consumer 11. Feb-20 goods, acquired Luksja from the Polish PZ Cussons which has a significant presence in the Polish Greece Poland Industry 10.8 market of personal care products and especially in the subcategories of soap and shower gel.

The Cretan supermarket chain SYNKA acquired a total of 75% of the Corfu supermarket chains Mar-20 Greece Greece Retail 15.0 12. Dimitra Markets and Markato SA

The Mytilineos group, one of the leading industrial groups in Greece, acquired the remaining 49.9% United Mar-20 of METKA EGN Ltd., a solar energy development and storage company, from Egnatia group, making Greece Energy N/A 13. Kingdom the group the only shareholder of the company

Howden Broking Group Limited, an insurance services provider based in the United Kingdom, United Financial Apr-20 acquired the Greek company Matrix Insurance & Reinsurance Brokers SA which is a provider of Greece 38.8 14. Kingdom Services insurance products and services

The fish farming company Philosofish S.A., acquired ROLATA Fish Farming Sole Shareholders SA, a Food & Apr-20 Greece Greece 22.6 15. Greek aquaculture company from Selonda Fish Farms Beverage

The fish farming company Philosofish S.A., acquired from the company Nireus Fish Farms, the Fish Food & Apr-20 Greece Greece 22.6 16. Farms of North Evia SA Beverage

USA-based Applied Materials, Inc. that provides solutions for materials used to make chips and 17. May-20 advanced monitors, acquired Think Silicon SA, a Greek start-up that develops high-performance, USA Greece TMT N/A low-power graphics processing units (GPUs) for appliances

Andromeda S.A., which is active in the Mediterranean fish farms, acquired from Wise Management, Food & May-20 Mr. Georgios Antipas and through a public offering a 56.4% share in Special Nutrition Greece Greece 11.1 18. Beverage Products SA, a listed company specializing in the fish feed production

The ice cream industry Kayak SA acquired the entire company of Chillbox Global SA and a 70% Food & May-20 share in the company Chillbox SA, which owns a chain of frozen yoghurt stores and operates in Greece Greece N/A 19. Beverage Greece and abroad

The ice cream company Kayak SA acquired a 50% share in the company Kritika PAgota SA, which Food & May-20 Greece Greece N/A 20. owns an ice cream production unit with raw goat's milk Beverage Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’

Deals in Greece 2020 7. Appendices February 2021 33 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases There were44M&A transactionsinvolvingGreekcompaniesin2020amountingtoabout€2.4bn Transactions in2020 Α/Α 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 21. 22 Announcement Date Aug-20 Jul-20 Jul-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 May-20 Deals inGreece 2020 commercial warehouse in Aspropyrgos Trastor SA,areal estateinvestmentcompany, acquiredDoridaRealEstateSA,whichownsa company DASHellas ERGO Insurance,oneofthelargestinsurancecompaniesinEurope, acquiredtheinsurance Services S.A.,acompanyspecializedinloanmanagementservices Alpha BankSA acquiredfromCenterbridgePartnersLP theremaining60%ofCepal HellasFinancial K-Wind Kitheronas,whichownsandoperatesawindfarminVoiotia, fromIntracom Cubico SustainableInvestmentsLtd.,aleadingcompanyrenewable energysectorglobally, acquired Greek e-commerceplatform The investmentcompanyCVCCapitalPartnersLimited,acquired45%ofSkroutzSA,aleading and afundmanagedbytheinternationalinvestmentcompanyBMOGlobal Asset Management the Euroclinicgrouptointernationalandlocalfinancialagencies,includingfoursystemicbanks, The fundSouthEastEuropeFundLP, whichadvisestheinvestmentcompanyGlobalFinance,sold Underfoc HoldingsLimited, Aeoliki ZarakaRachiGioniSA,whichmanagesthreewindfarmsin Cubico SustainableInvestmentsLimited,aleadingrenewableenergycompany, acquiredfrom soft drinks The dairycompanyHellenicDairiesSA,acquiredKliafasSA whichspecializesintheproductionof consortium fromtheDogusgroup,whichmanagesMarinaFloisvou management ofrealestate,acquiredtheremaining50%LamdaDogusInvestments Lamda Development,thelistedcompanyspecializingindevelopment,investmentand online IT company The IT groupEpsilonNetSA acquireda51%stakeinHoteligaInternationalsp.Zo.o, Deal Description

aPolish Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom Kingdom Bidder Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece United United United United Country ofOrigin Germany Target Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Poland 7. Appendices Infrastructure Real Estate Beverage Financial Financial Services Services Sector Food & Energy Energy Health TMT TMT

February 2021 12.4 N/A (€ mn) Deal Size 9.5 N/A N/A 1.5 N/A 18.0 N/A 0.2 34 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases * Total levy size There were44M&A transactionsinvolvingGreekcompaniesin2020amountingtoabout€2.4bn Transactions in2020 Α/Α 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. Announcement Date Nov-20 Nov-20 Nov-20 Oct-20 Oct-20 Oct-20 Oct-20 Aug-20 Aug-20 Deals inGreece 2020 Wind willtransfer itssharetoVodafone for€288mn Telecommunications holds38%oftheconsortium whileVodafone Group62%. At theendof2021 contributed toVantage Towers Greece.Followingthecompletionoftransaction, WindHellas exploitation ofequipmentandinfrastructure foreachcompanywasseparatedandthentheywere of thenetworkstwocompanies. Initially, thebranchofmanagement,development and created theVantage Towers Greececonsortiumwhichwillmanage theliabilitiesofbasestations Vodafone GroupPLCandCrystal Almond Sarl (parentofWindHellas Telecommunications) have Nothern Greece PENTE SA -GALAXIAS,aGreeksupermarketchain,acquiredOLLA, asupermarketchainbasedin Hellix SA,aGreek-basedcompanyspecializingincloud,colocation andconnectivitysolutions Interxion HoldingN.V., aleadingDutchcompanyprovidingdatacenterservices,acquiredLamda Greek softwaredevelopmentcompaniesandastrategicpartnerof Microsoft The IT groupEpsilonNetSA,acquiredan80%stakeinDataCommunicationoneoftheleading company Juwi AG ) withavisiontobuildthelargestphotovoltaicparkinGreece the regionofKozani,fromJuwiHellasSA (aGreeksubsidiaryofthedevelopmentandconstruction field ofRenewableEnergySources)acquired18companies,thatmanagephotovoltaicprojectsin ELPE Renewables(asubsidiaryoftheGreekgroupHellenicPetroleum,whichspecializesin owned bysubsidiariesofthe Turkcell telecommunicationsgroup Intralot Groupacquiresatotalof55%stakein Turkish bettingplatformInteltek,whichwaspreviously brand, acquiredallthesharesofcompany Mr. DimitrisMatemtzis, untilrecentlyCEOofIntrafashionGroupSA,whichownsthePinkWoman Kunststoffe, whichspecializesintheproductionofstate-of-the-artmultilayerfilmtechnology construction, industry, renewableenergyandtourism,acquiredtheGermancompanyBSK&Lakufol The KARATZIS group, which is active in the production of polymer and synthetic fibers for agriculture, platform StoiximanbyKaizenGamingInternationalLimited OPAP, agamblinggroupbasedinGreece,acquiredanadditional66.48%staketheonlinebetting Deal Description Netherlands Bidder Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Country ofOrigin Germany Germany Target Greece/ Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece 7. Appendices Entertain- Sector Industry Energy Retail Retail ment TMT TMT TMT TMT February 2021 814.7* N/A 6.3 136.5 N/A 0.7 (€ mn) Deal Size N/A N/A N/A 35 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases There were44M&A transactionsinvolvingGreekcompaniesin2020amountingtoabout€2.4bn Transactions in2020 Α/Α 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. Announcement Date Dec-20 Dec-20 Dec-20 Dec-20 Dec-20 Deals inGreece 2020 company AXA SA inGreecebyacquiring AXA InsuranceSA The Italianinsurancecompany Asicurazioni Generali,acquiredtheactivitiesofinsurance Management Sarl,acquireda90.02%shareinthepaperpackagingindustryPaperpackSA The investmentcompanyOrlando-EquityHoldingLimited,whichiscontrolledbyChina-CEE circuits (chips) Adveos MicroelectronicSystems,acompanythatisactiveinthedesignofhigh-techelectronic Chinese BekenCorporation,whichisengagedinthedesignofsemiconductors,acquiredstartup supply chainandlogisticssoftwareapplications Entersoft SA,anIT solutionscompany, hasacquiredOptimumSA,whichoperatesinthefieldof Sarmed Warehouses SA,whichowns2plotsforstorageandindustrialuse The realestatemanagementcompanyBriQPropertiesacquiredan80%shareinthe Deal Description Total assessedvalueofnon-reported deals Bidder Greece Greece Cyprus Country ofOrigin China Italy Total assessedvalueofalldeals Total valueofreporteddeals Target Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece 7. Appendices Real Estate Financial Services Sector Industry TMT TMT February 2021 6.0 5.1 23.7 2,442.3 472.8 1,969.5 (€ mn) Deal Size 165.0 23.6 36 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases There were9minoritytransactionsin2020,amountingto€310mn Transactions in2020 Α/Α 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Date Announcement Dec-20 Dec-20 Aug-20 Jun-20 Jun-20 Mar-20 Mar-20 Jan-20 Jan-20 Deals inGreece 2020 Deal Description 20.38% shareofthecompanySelondaFishFarms share ofthecompanyNireusFishFarms struction groupsinGreece Ellactor group,oneofthelargestconstructiongroupsinGreece The DutchinvestmentfundReggerborghInvest,throughmultipleshare purchases,acquired14.17%ofthe stake of5%intheconstructiongroupEllactor The investmentcompanyInvescoFinancecontrolledbyMessrs.Bako andKaimenakiacquiredaminority reinvestment programsandincreaseditsstaketo43.3% The CzechgamblinggroupSazkaGroupacquiredanadditional3.3% stakeinOPAP throughtwoequity Andromeda, whichisactiveintheMediterraneanfishfarms,after amandatorypublicof Andromeda, whichisactiveintheMediterraneanfishfarms,afteramandatorypublicof The DutchinvestmentfundReggerborghInvestacquired5.2%ofGEK acquires25%stakeinnewlyformedRomanianairline Animawings the HellenicBrewery Atalanti (EZA) DECA Investments,throughitsinvestmentvehicleDioramaInvestmentsSicar, acquiredaminoritystakein ing pairs,acquired10%ofSenfluga,whichholdsastakeinthesharecapitalDESF Damco (amemberoftheKopelouzosgroup),whichisactiveinsalesandinstallationspowergenerat T erna group,oneofthelargestcon A fer fer , acquireda , acquireda25.7% Total assessedvalueofnon-reporteddeals - - Netherlands Netherlands Republic Bidder Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Czech Country oforigin UAE/ Total assessed value ofalldeals Total valueofreporteddeals Romania Target Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Italy Transportation & 7. Appendices Construction Construction Construction Entertain- Beverage Logistics Sector Industry Industry Food & Energy ment February 2021 (€ mn) Deal Size 5.0 17.4 Ν/Α 150.0 309.6 111.2 198.3 25.6 0.4 Ν/Α Ν/Α Ν/Α 37 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases companies in2020,amountingto€1.4bn 6 transactionsinvolvingnon-Greekjurisdiction Transactions in2020 Α/Α 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Date Announcement Dec-20 Nov-20 Aug-20 May-20 Feb-20 Jan-20 Deals inGreece 2020 Deal Description E&P, theexplorationandproductionbranchofItalianenergygroupEdisonS.p.A. The internationalhydrocarbonexplorationandproductioncompany EnergeanOil&GasacquiredEdison PLAY Communicationswhichamountedto20% which isasubsidiaryoftheGreekgroupOlympia,itssharein Polish mobiletelephonycompany The FrenchtelecommunicationscompanyIliadacquiredfrom Tollerton InvestmentsLtd,acompany platforms InstaShop Ltd,astart-upcompanyofGreekownerswhichisonethelargestonlinesupermarket Delivery HeroSE,aBerlin-basedmultinationalonlinefooddeliverycompany based intheUnitedKingdomandisactivefieldofroboticprocessautomation The technologygiantMicrosoftacquiredamajoritystakeintheGreekcompanySoftomotivewhichis Estate InvestmentsbyIoannisPapalekas The realestatemanagementcompanyCPIPropertyGroupacquireda10.69%stakeinGlobalworthReal which untilrecentlybelongedtotheNationalBankofGreece The RomanianbankEximBankacquireda99.28%stakeintheBancaRomaneasca, , hasfullyacquired Total assessedvalueofnon-reported deals Luxembourg/ UK/Greece Germany Romania Bidder Greece Country oforigin USA Total assessedvalueofalldeals Total valueofreporteddeals United Arab UK/Greece Romania/ Emirates/ Romania Target Poland/ Greece Greece Greece Italy 7. Appendices Real Estate Financial Services Sector Energy TMT TMT TMT

February 2021 304.6 (€ mn) Deal Size 232.8 440.0 135.0 55.0 1,397.7 0.0 1,397.7 230.2 38 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases *Enterprise value There were8M&A dealsinvolvingdistressedcompaniesin2020 Transactions in2020 Α/Α 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Date Announcement Dec-20 Oct-20 Sep-20 Jul-20 Jul-20 Jul-20 Jul-20 Mar-20 Deals inGreece 2020 Haitoglou, whichisactiveintheproduction ofcartons The LebanesegroupFremIndustrial Group,throughitssubsidiaryMediterraneanPaper, acquiredHartel- stake inthemeatproductionandprocessingcompanyCretaFarm Impala Hellas(subsidiaryofthefoodproductionandtradingcompany BellaBulgaria)acquiredan85.5% provider inGreece acquired antotalstakeof84,6%inForthnetSA whichisatelecommunicationsandinternetservice The UnitedGroupB.V. group,basedintheNetherlandsthatoperatesas atelecommunicationsprovider, companies, acquiredElefsinaShipyards ONEX SA,acompanyofGreek-Americanintereststhatoperates in technologyapplicationsfor in PasalDevelopment,whichisactivetherealestatesector The SwedishrealestategroupSternerStenhausacquiredthroughaShareCapitalIncrease90%share Loutraki SA The BritishfundComerGroupLtd,whichisactiveintheRealEstatesector contribution ofitsassetsandliabilitiestotheShareCapitalIncreaseSIDMA processing ofsteelproducts,acquiredfromBitrosHoldingSA,theMetallurgicalSA through To checktranslation- The SIDMA SA group,aleadingcompanyinthefieldoftradeandindustrial of thepharmaceuticalcompanyFamarSA,inItaly, GreeceandSpain York CapitalManagementElementsPartners,aglobalinvestmentcompany, acquiredtheactivities Deal Description , acquired81%ofClubHotal USA/Greece Netherlands Lebanon Bidder Sweden Greece Greece Country oforigin USA UK Total valueofreported deals Target Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Greece Pharmaceuti Real Estate 7. Appendices Beverage Sector Industry Industry Industry Leisure Food & TMT cals - February 2021 N/A 24.8* 50.0* N/A N/A (€ mn) Deal Size 35.0 N/A N/A 109.8 39 Source: MergerMarket, Press, Companies’ press releases investor werelimitedin2020 Share capitalincreasesinvolvingstrategic Transactions in2020 Α/Α 4. 3. 2. 1. Date Announcement Dec-20 Oct-20 Aug-20 Feb-20 Deals inGreece 2020 Increase inObrelaSecurityIndustries,acompanyactivethecybersecurityservicessector The investmentfundEOSHellenicRenaissanceFund,acquiredaminoritystakethroughShareCapital tahini andchocolateproducts the company Agrifreda whichisactiveinthemarkets offrozenvegetablesandfruits,bottledwater, , The investmentfundEOSHellenicRenaissanceFund,acquiredthroughaShareCapitalIncrease20%of LLC Viva PaymentsServices,apaymentservicescompany, acquiredPraxiaBankfrom Atlas MerchantCapital completed inFebruary2020 regarding aconvertiblebondloanissuedin April 2018. The conversionofthebondsintoshareswas participation inthepaymentmanagementcompanyViva Wallet Holdingsthroughtheexerciseofanoption The Dioramafund,managedbytheinvestmentcompanyDECA Investments,acquired anadditional Deal Description Total assessedvalueofnon-reported deals Bidder Greece Greece Greece Greece Country oforigin Total assessedvalueofalldeals Total valueofreporteddeals Target Greece Greece Greece Greece 7. Appendices Beverage Financial Financial Services Services Sector Food & TMT

February 2021 4.5 (€ mn) Deal Size 15.0 24.0 75.0 118.5 0.0 118.5 40 7.

Appendix 2.

European Top 20 deals

February 2021 41 Top 20 announced deals in Europe in 2020 amounted to € 210bn

Deal value Α/Α Bidder Target Sector Date (€ mn)

1. AbbVie Inc. Allergan plc Pharmaceuticals 75,768 08/05/2020

Cinven Partners LLP; Advent International Corporation; Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG Construction 17,200 31/07/2020 2. RAG-Stiftung

3. Worldline SA Ingenico Group S.A. Services 9,151 15/10/2020 4. Siemens AG (Shareholders) Siemens Energy AG (55% Stake) Energy 8,796 28/09/2020 5. Hitachi, Ltd. ABB Ltd (power grids business) (80.1% Stake) Industry 8,296 01/07/2020 6. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. Interxion Holding N.V. Services 7,569 09/03/2020 7. Just Eat Takeaway.com NV Just Eat Plc TMT 7,376 31/01/2020 8. Elanco Animal Health Incorporated Bayer Animal Health GmbH Pharmaceuticals 6,854 01/08/2020 9. Ingersoll Rand Inc. Ingersoll-Rand Plc (industrial segment) Construction 6,698 29/02/2020 10. EP Global Commerce, a.s. Metro AG (70.26% Stake) Retail 6,592 18/12/2020

11. ZF Friedrichshafen AG WABCO Industry 6,445 29/05/2020

12. Liberty Global Plc Sunrise Communications AG TMT 6,086 09/11/2020

13. Clarivate Analytics Plc CPA Global Limited TMT 6,014 01/10/2020

14. Trafigura Beheer BV Vostok Oil (10% Stake) Energy 5,699 30/12/2020

15. Blackstone Group L.P. iQ Student Accommodation Limited Entertainment 5,548 15/05/2020

16. Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. UBI Banca S.p.A (99.92% Stake) Financial Services 5,482 30/07/2020

17. Aroundtown SA TLG Immobilien GmbH Retail 5,279 24/01/2020

18. Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. Vodafone Group Plc (11,000 Italy Towers) TMT 5,270 25/03/2020

19. Capgemini SA Altran Technologies S.A. Services 5,037 13/03/2020

Mitsui & Co., Temasek Holdings, Sofiproteol, EMZ Partners, Sagard Private Equity Partners, 20. Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Klocke Gruppe, ContiGroup Companies, Hopu Ceva Sante Animale S.A. Φαρμακευτικά 5,000 12/03/2020

Source: MergerMarket Investment Management, Tethys Investment Management, Merieux Equity Partners

Total Value 210,160

Deals in Greece 2020 7. Appendices February 2021 42 7.

Appendix 3.

Definitions

February 2021 43 Definitions

1. M&A Transactions 7. Privatizations

M&A transactions involving the acquisition of majority stakes Announced and financially (above 33.3% or less, if ownership share of around 50% completed privatizations. following the transaction) and having reached financial closing.

2. Minority Transactions 8. Share Capital Increases

Transactions involving the acquisition of a minority Share capital increases involving strategic investors position (less than 33.3%). through the Athens Stock Exchange.

3. Domestic Transactions 9. Total assessed value of non reported deals

M&A transactions where both the bidder and target Assessed value calculated using the average value originating from Greece. of reported deal, excluding 5 largest deals.

4. Inbound Transactions 10. Total assessed value of all deals

M&A transactions between Greek targets or sellers Sum of total reported deal value and and foreign bidders. assessed deal value.

5. Outbound Transactions 11. Transaction value

M&A transactions between Foreign targets and The equity value of the target company. Greek bidders.

6. Non-Greek Transactions

Transactions incorporated in another jurisdiction which involve Greek ownership (subsidiaries, Greek shareowner).

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