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Private equity exits via IPO in



        2017





                                                                                                                                                                                 Private Equity
                                                                 IPO   Sell Down as a   Price  Aggregate                                           Total Estimated  Private Equity Sponsor   Sponsor lock-up
                                          Private Equity   Market Cap  Size  proportion of   Change   Sponsor                                                                     + Orderly
           Date    Company     Sector                                                                   Banks    Underwritten  Commission / Fee Structure  Expenses (incl.   Relationship Agreement
                                           Sponsor(s)  at IPO (£m) 1  (£M) 2  IPO (%) 3  Since IPO   Retained Stake                                                              Market Periods
                                                                                    (%) 4   at IPO (%) 5                                          Commissions) (£m)  (Key Terms)  (Months from
                                                                                                                                                                                   IPO)
                 Xafinity plc  Financial  CBPE Capital  190.3   171.1    56.93      11.0      Nil     Deloitte CF,   No     Commission of 2% payable by   8.5        N/A            N/A
          16.02.17
                                                                                                      Zeus Capital          the company to Zeus Capital
                 Arix       Pharmaceuticals,   Woodford funds,       187.0  91.0  No sell down  -3.0  20.0  Jefferies   No  - Commission of 3% payable to
          22.02.17                                                                                                                                    9.0            N/A            6+0
                 Bioscience plc  biotechnology &   The Elcot Fund                                     International,        Jefferies
                            healthcare                                                                Scott Harris
                                                                                                                            - Discretionary commission of up
                                                                                                                            to 1.5% payable to Jefferies
                                                                                                                            - Corporate finance fee of £1m
                                                                                                                            payable to Jefferies conditional
                                                                                                                            on amount raised being in excess
                                                                                                                            of £100m.
                                                                                                                            - The company may at its
                                                                                                                            direction pay an amount up to
                                                                                                                            £1m of the corporate finance fee
                                                                                                                            if the £100m hurdle is not met.
                 Ten        Travel & Leisure   Harwood Capital,   107.25  26.1  38.99  56.0   69.5    Numis         No      - Documentation fee of £250,000
          19.04.17                                                                                                                                    3.2       - Transactions conducted   12+6
                 Entertainment         North Atlantic Smaller                                                               payable by the company              on arm's length terms
                 Group plc             Companies Investment
                                       Trust, Oryx                                                                          - Commission of 2% payable by       - Harwood Capital can
                                       International Growth                                                                 the company and the selling
                                       Fund, Trident PE Fund                                                                shareholders                        nominate one director for
                                                                                                                                                                so long as it holds at
                                                                                                                                                                least 10% of the issued
                                                                                                                                                                share capital
                                                                                                                                                                - Terminates once
                                                                                                                                                                Harwood Capital holds
                                                                                                                                                                less than 10% of the
                                                                                                                                                                issued share capital
        1. Assuming no exercise of an over-allotment  option (if any).  Such option, if exercised following  the IPO, typically involves the sale of shares representing up to a further 10-15% of the offer.
        2. This includes the amount raised by any selling shareholders and assumes no exercise of an over-allotment option (if any).  Note that funds raised by the company through the IPO in many instances are used to repay debt or to redeem other instruments in the capital structure.
        3. As at 5 January 2018.
        4. Assuming no exercise of an over-allotment  option (if any).
        5. This includes an estimate of the expenses payable by any selling shareholders (if known).
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