Macquarie European Investment Holdings Limited, SSCP Byggest S.à r.l, Bock Capital EU Luxembourg Tricycle II S.à r.l, Stirling Square Capital Partners IV a fund of Stirling Square Capital Partners LLP, TA Associates (UK), LLP and TA Associates Management, L.P. made a voluntary offer to acquire remaining 32.1% stake in Byggfakta Group Nordic HoldCo AB (publ) (OM:BFG) from shareholders for SEK 3.2 billion on January 5, 2024. The offer price per share is SEK 46. The Independent Bid Committee notes that the ownership of Byggfakta is concentrated where SSCP and TA own approximately 67.4 percent of the share capital. The Independent Bid Committee notes that the ownership of Byggfakta is concentrated where SSCP and TA own approximately 67.4 percent of the share capital. The total value of the Offer based on all 70,193,052 shares in Byggfakta that are not directly or indirectly held by the Consortium or in treasury by Byggfakta and based on the offer price of SEK 46 per share, amounts to approximately SEK 3.2 billion. The Board of Directors of Byggfakta has, within the Board, appointed an Independent Bid Committee, which will represent the Company in connection with the Offer. The Independent Bid Committee initially consisted of Helene Willberg (chairperson), Stefan Lindqvist, Arash Sundin Alidoost and Louise Shaljean Ellison. The completion of the Offer is conditional upon, inter alia, the Offer being accepted to such extent that The Offeror becomes the owner of shares representing more than 90 percent of the shares in Byggfakta (on a fully diluted basis) and receipt of all necessary regulatory, governmental or similar clearances, approvals, decisions and other actions from authorities or similar, including from competition authorities, in each case on terms which, in The Offeror's opinion, are acceptable. The Offeror has reserved the right to waive, in whole or in part, one or more of these and the other conditions for completion of the Offer. The Independent Bid Committee has unanimously decided to recommend the shareholders of Byggfakta to accept the Offer. The acceptance period for the Offer is expected to commence on or around January 26, 2024 and end on or around April 5, 2024. As on February 7, 2024, Giant BidCo publishes a supplement to the offer document for the recommended public cash offer to the shareholders of Byggfakta. As of March 27, 2024, the European Commission has approved the transaction. As of April 2, 2024 the bid price increased from SEK 46 to SEK 52. As of April 5, 2024, the transaction has now received approvals for the acquisition of Byggfakta under applicable foreign direct investment legislation in Australia. The acceptance period is extended till April 18, 2024, subject to Giant BidCo declaring the Offer unconditional on April 19, 2024, Giant BidCo expects to commence settlement of the consideration in the Offer on or around May 2, 2024 for those who have accepted the Offer not later than April 18, 2024. As of April 19, 2024, The Offer has been accepted by shareholders holding 68,017,711 shares, corresponding to 31.6 per cent of the total number of shares and votes in Byggfakta. All conditions for completion of the Offer have been fulfilled. To allow shareholders that have not yet accepted the Offer an additional opportunity to do so, the acceptance period has extended until May 3, 2024.

The Independent Bid Committee has appointed Carnegie Investment Bank AB ("Carnegie") as financial adviser and Advokatfirman Vinge KB ("Vinge") as legal adviser. The advisers have assisted the Independent Bid Committee in its assessment of the Offer. Further, the Independent Bid Committee has obtained an independent fairness opinion from Deloitte AB ("Deloitte"), according to which the Offer Price, in Deloitte's opinion, is fair to Byggfakta's shareholders from a financial point of view. Morgan Stanley is Advising the Bidding Consortium.