Closing Deals Around the World. invites you to attend the. May 8 & 9, 2006 / Boston, USA Boston Harbor Hotel

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1 ivites yu t atted the Bst 5 Ivestmet Bakig Firm f the Year, awarded by The M&A Advisr Clsig Deals Arud the Wrld May 8 & 9, / Bst, USA Bst Harbr Htel

2 B s t Evet Spsrs White & Case LLP is a leadig glbal law firm with early, lawyers i 38 ffices i 5 cutries. Our cliets value bth the breadth f ur etwrk ad depth f ur US, Eglish ad lcal law capabilities i each f ur ffices ad rely us fr their cmplex crss-brder cmmercial ad fiacial trasactis ad fr iteratial arbitrati ad litigati. Whether i established r emergig markets, the hallmark f White & Case is ur cmplete dedicati t the busiess pririties ad legal eeds f ur cliets. Established i 1783, Bak f Irelad is a fully diversified fiacial services grup. We are recgized as beig the largest Irish listed bak with ttal assets ad market capitalizati i excess f 14b (US$177b) ad 13b (US$1b) respectively. Rated Aa3 (Mdys)/A+ (S&P), AA - (Fitch). We are cmmitted t buildig quality, lg-term relatiships by deliverig csistet ad timely fiacig slutis t middle market private equity spsrs. Our team cmbies a breadth f fiacig prducts, tailred t the US ad Eurpea markets, backed up by the capital ad resurces f a glbal fiacial istituti. Cardial Capital Parters is e f the largest sale-leaseback prviders i the Uited States. The Firm acquires sigle-teat real estate ad leases it back t the seller uder a lg-term et lease. Sice its icepti i 1988, the Firm has acquired i excess f $4 billi f prperty i ver 5 trasactis. The Firm acquires idustrial, retail, ffice ad special-use prperties ad has cmpleted trasactis with a brad spectrum f cmpaies ragig frm small private cmpaies t ivestmet grade public cmpaies. Media & Techical Spsrs ItraLiks is the leadig prvider f virtual data rms fr M&A trasactis. Usig ItraLiks, cmpaies ca brig the data rm t the desktp, allwig the etire deal prcess t be cducted securely lie. ItraLiks sluti streamlies the cmmuicati f sesitive ifrmati betwee bakers, lawyers, buyers ad advisrs. The wrld s tp fiacial istitutis ad private equity firms als use ItraLiks t speed ifrmati exchage related t la sydicatis, reprtig ad fudraisig. Mergermarket is a idepedet Mergers ad Acquisitis (M&A) itelligece service with a urivaled etwrk f dedicated M&A juralists based i 43 lcatis acrss Asia-Pacific, Eurpe ad the Americas. Ulike ay ther service f its kid, mergermarket specializes i prvidig frwardlkig rigiati ad deal flw pprtuities itegrated with a cmprehesive deals database resultig i real reveues fr cliets. AMR Iteratial helps private equity ivestrs ad crpratis with the pre-deal cmmercial ad strategic aalysis f busiesses Cmmercial Due Diligece (CDD). Fuded i Ld i 1991 AMR w has ffices i New Yrk ad Frakfurt ad has cducted ver 7 CDD assigmets. AMR has ivestigated trasactis valued up t $b, althugh the majrity fall it the mid-market. Private Equity Aalyst, published by Dw Jes & Cmpay, Ic., is the leadig prvider f data, ews ad aalysis fr private equity prfessials. Related prducts iclude the daily lie ewsletter LBO Wire ad the lie database, Private Equity Aalyst Plus; cuttig edge research reprts critical private equity tpics such as terms ad cditis, cmpesati ad liquidity treds; ad, the mst respected ad refereced directries fr the idustry. May cmpaies bth healthy ad distressed ctemplate restructurig i rder t drive grwth bjectives, address balace sheet ccers r reslve peratial issues. Fr mre tha twety five years, BBK has successfully advised cmpaies, leders, vedrs, bdhlders ad ivestrs wh were facig ucertai utcmes. Our crprate restructurig advisry services have spaed a variety f scearis, frm start-ups ad aggressive grwth situatis, t turaruds, csesual wrkuts ad ctetius bakruptcies. & Private Equity Iteratial, the glbal magazie fr private equity, is e f the idustry s mst widely read ad recgized magazies. Writte by a highly regarded editrial team with ver thirty years cmbied idustry experiece, PEI delivers fresh ews ad isight the develpmet f the asset class ad the issues ad treds that shape the glbal marketplace. Tauw Grup perfrms evirmetal audits, sil ivestigatis, buildig ctamiat ivestigatis ad the maagemet f sil remediati prjects (Phase I, Phase II ad Phase III) i the ctext f Mergers & Acquisitis i the iteratial idustry. By cperati betwee the Eurpea Tauw ffices (with a staff f 1 specialists) ad CAT Alliace Ltd. ( EDDs ca be cvered i mre tha 5 cutries all ver the wrld. Cliets are iteratial idustries ad the fiacial sectr. INSEAD is e f the wrld s largest tp-tier graduate busiess schls, with tw cmprehesive ad fully cected campuses i Asia (Sigapre) ad Eurpe (Frace). Curretly, 144 faculty members frm 31 cutries teach mre tha 88 MBA participats, 5 executive MBAs,,5 executives ad 71 PhD cadidates. INSEAD s uique glbal perspective ad multicultural diversity are reflected i all aspects f its research ad teachig.

3 Clsig Deals Arud the Wrld Yu re ivited t atted the B s t Yu w t wat t miss s premier iteratial etwrkig ad deal-makig evet. Hsted i the heart f Bst s fiacial ceter, this aual summit attracts leadig private equity ivestrs, crprate develpmet directrs ad busiess wers frm arud the wrld. The 3rd Aual Glbal M&A Crss-Brder Cferece fcuses the $5 milli t $5 milli market ad is desiged specifically fr tp executives seekig t develp ew iitiatives, lear effective trasacti tactics ad clse deals arud the wrld. This ivitati-ly evet features a high-impact ageda with speakers frm diverse backgruds ad disciplies tacklig the mst relevat issues i the glbal middle market. Ample time will be dedicated t etwrkig ad relatiship-buildig with seir level M&A prfessials ad ivestmet bakers frm ver 3 cutries, all i the cveiece f e frum. Reserve yur place at this cmplimetary cferece befre space rus ut! Paelists & Preseters Umbert Ageli, CEO Brii Grup, Italy David Mussafer, Maagig Directr Advet Iteratial, USA Caspar Hbbs, Fuder & CEO Mergermarket, UK Chuck Hill, Presidet f Bst Ecmics Club thestreet.cm & realmey.cm, USA Hward Mrga, Seir Maagig Directr Castle Harla, USA & CHAMP, Australia Chris Schidler, Maagig Directr BBK GmbH, Germay Mark McGlderick, Head f Leveraged Fiace Bak f Irelad, USA Dezil Rakie, Fuder & CEO AMR Iteratial Ltd., UK Rahul Suri, Seir Vice Presidet Celestica Ic., Caada Rbert Fitzpatrick, Maagig Directr Cardial Capital Parters, Ic., USA Riccard Mti, Directr Value Parters S.p.A. Jim McGibb, Directr Strategic Busiess Develpmet, The Hme Dept, USA Peter McPhillips, Fd Idustry Advisr Livigste Guaratee, UK Béla Szigethy, C-Chief Executive Officer The Riverside Cmpay, USA Laura Kreutzer, Reprter Dw Jes/Private Equity Aalyst, USA David Fubii, Directr McKisey & Cmpay, Ic., USA Maurizi Zll, Assciate Prfessr f Strategy INSEAD, Italy David Walsh, Head f Eurpea Acquisiti Fiace, Bak f Irelad, Irelad Matthew Niema, Maagig Directr Cerberus Capital Maagemet, L.P., USA Marti Mai, Maagig Parter Summit Parters, USA Phillippe Ces, CEO Etex Grup SA, Belgium Stephe Jy, Crprate Develpmet Cadbury Schweppes plc, UK

4 Cferece Ageda - Bst Harbr Htel Mday, May 8 Busiess Prfessial Attire Time Evet 3: - 4: p.m. Registrati Spsr Gallery Opes Bst Tea Party Hsted by the British ad the Americas 4: - 4: p.m. Official Welcme Michael Gibbs, Glbal M&A Chairma 4: - 4:4 p.m. Opeig Act I: Perspectives f a Glbal Pieer 4:4-5: p.m. Opeig Act II: Perspectives f a Glbal CEO 5: - 5:45 p.m. The Glbal Middle Market: A prprietary lk at ad behid the deal data Caspar Hbbs, Mergermarket, UK Chuck Hill, thestreet.cm & realmey.cm, USA 5:45-7: p.m. Blue Ribb Pael: Private Equity s Budless Glbal Frtiers 7: - 1: p.m. Grad Kick-Off Recepti & New Eglad Clam Bake Ccktails, Dier Buffet & Etertaimet 1: p.m. Get a Flavr f Lati America Meet Glbal M&A s ewest parters ad taste what s brewig i this imprtat deal regi Registrati I rder t reserve yur place at this cmplimetary evet, please register lie at page/registrati ad eter the passwrd CB58 r fill ut the registrati frm. Veue The Bst Harbr Htel is Bst s premier luxury waterfrt htel. Named Bst s Best Htel by Bst Magazie ad Oe f the Wrld s Best Places t Stay by Cde Nast. Htel Accmmdatis Rms have bee secured at a special cferece rate f $5 per ight at The Bst Harbr Htel. T reserve yur rm, call the reservatis departmet at ad meti the Glbal M&A Cferece whe bkig. Tuesday, May 9 Busiess Prfessial Attire Time Evet 8: - 1: a.m. 3rd Aual Glbal M&A Exp & Ctietal Breakfast Explre the wrld i tw hurs visitig represetatives frm each f ur 8 Glbal M&A parter firms 1: - 11:15 a.m. Ccurret Pael Sessis I Fidig ad clsig deals arud the wrld a) Iteratial Opprtuities with Distressed Cmpaies b) Crss-Brder Trasacti Treds, Tls ad Tactics 11:15-11:45 a.m. Netwrkig Break 11:45-1: p.m. Ccurret Pael Sessis II A clser lk at market treds thrugh the eyes f tw active sectrs a) Fd & Beverage: A Vracius Wrldwide Appetite b) Glbal Whlesale Distributi: Cslidatig at a Acceleratig Pace 1: - :3 p.m. Luche & Keyte Address Béla Szigethy, The Riverside Cmpay, USA :3-4: p.m. Private Equity vs. Crprate Acquisitis: Sharig ad Cmparig Ntes 4: p.m. Cferece Ccludes All reservatis must be made befre Friday, April 7, i rder t esure availability ad the cferece rate. Trasprtati Varius mdes f trasprtati, icludig water taxis, are readily available betwee Lga Iteratial Airprt ad the Bst Harbr Htel. Fr further details please visit Questis/Ifrmati Fr mre ifrmati abut the evet, please ctact David Sulaski r Elizabeth Rzsypal Phe: dsulaski@bglc.cm erzsypal@bglc.cm Website:

5 Glbal M&A Partership B Glbal M&A is the wrld s leadig partership f idepedet mid-market advisry firms fcusig crss-brder trasactis with values betwee $5 ad $5 milli. Named 5 Ivestmet Bakig Firm f the year by the M&A Advisr, Glbal M&A csists f 8 parters i majr fiacial ceters spaig the glbe. The parter firms have cmpleted ver 7 trasactis with a aggregate deal value exceedig $ billi sice. Australia - Beerwrth & Parters Austria - CD Ivest Csult Belgium - M&A Iteratial Brazil - Amati Negócis Iteraciais Caada - Syergis Capital Chile* - ASSET Chile Csta Rica* - Cafissa Czech Republic, Slvakia - Bes Oak Demark - Nrdic Crprate Fiace Filad - Avetum Parters Frace - Fiacière de Curcelles Germay - IterFiaz Hg Kg - Asia Capital Parters Hugary - Ivescm Crprate Fiace Icelad* - Ktakt Idia - Meghraj SP Crprate Fiace Irelad - CFM Capital Italy - Crss Brder Japa - RECOF Crprati Mexic - Pabl Rió y Asciads Netherlads - Slveigh Crprate Develpmet Nrway - Saga Crprate Fiace Plad - Hexag Capital Advisrs Peru* - MACROCONSULT Russia - Meridia Capital Spai - NC Fiazas Crprativas Swede - Arcts Mergers & Acquisitis Switzerlad - Zetra Iteratial Turkey - Ttal Fias UK - Livigste Guaratee USA - (lwer middle market) Meridia Capital USA - Brw Gibbs Lag & Cmpay * Cadidates Cferece Hst: Fuded i 1989, Brw Gibbs Lag & Cmpay (BGL) is a leadig idepedet ivestmet bak servig middle market cmpaies ad their wers thrughut the U.S. ad iteratially. BGL s prfessials are experts i mergers & acquisitis, debt ad equity placemets ad fiacial restructurigs.