IN SUPPORT OF THE WALKER GUIDELINES

Transparency and privaTe equiTy

advenT inTernaTional plc

Advent International welcomes and supports the Walker Guidelines, both in terms of their practical requirements and the standards of transparency and reporting which they seek to set across the UK private equity industry.

All of the key areas of information recommended by theWalker Guidelines are available on the corporate website.

www.adventinternational.com

abouT advenT inTernaTional Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. Since inception, the firm has invested in more than 290 buyout transactions in 39 countries and today has ¤25 billion in assets under management.

With offices on four continents, Advent has established a globally integrated team of over 180 investment professionals across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on investments across five core sectors, including business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom.

After 30 years dedicated to international investing, Advent remains committed to partnering with management teams to deliver sustained revenue and earnings growth for its portfolio companies.

Typical invesTmenT holding period In mature markets such as Western Europe, the typical investment holding period is around 4-5 years. Exit decisions, however, are determined by individual company and market circumstances, and hence do vary.

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BREAKDOWN OF UK INvESTORS gpe vii

cURRENT INvESTORS by Type

UK investors 8%

Other investors 92%

By committed capital.Source: company information November 2012

corporate pensions 22%

Public pension funds 21%

Endowments/ foundations/universities 19%

Funds of funds 14%

Banks and other financial institutions 10%

Family offices 7%

Insurance companies 5%

Sovereign wealth funds 2%

By committed capital.

Source: company information November 2012

uK invesTors Information relating to UK investors in our most recent Global Private Equity Fund (GPE vII) (our investment programme which backs companies in Western Europe and North America) is shown here.