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Oslo, Februar 2013 Technology, Media & Telecom Version 4.3.0314

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Oslo, Februar 2013 Technology, Media & Telecom

Version 4.3.0314

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The Key to Success

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Weibull – M&A Advisor represented in all major Norwegian cities

Weibull AS is a leader in the Norwegian SME market and has completed

hundreds of assignments and transactions in the Norwegian market since its

inception in 2000. We work systematically, creatively and efficiently to create

new business opportunities for our clients.

Our Services:

Weibull provide professional services within mergers and acquisitions, hence

solid competence and experience within executing, transactions negotiations,

structuring deals and undertaking business analysis, valuation, market search

& due diligence.

Our Approach:

• Focus on understanding the company and its business, analyze relevant drivers of risk & value.

• Understand clients market environment. Extract relevant information to identify developing trends and opportunities.

• Identify the best target candidates (Norway/internationally), contact candidates and establish dialogue, clarify actual interest and synergies.

• Establish what players in the market are willing to provide through a controlled process of proposals, bidding and negotiations.

• Conclude transactions on the best possible terms and conditions for our clients.

Experienced, Independent,

Professional, Discrete &

High Ethical Standards

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Valuation of companies in the TMT sector is trading at

historic high

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Prices in the technology sector is back at historic high’s:

- Pricing recovered very quickly and is currently trading above

what has been seen before (even during dot.com period).

- Listed companies are focusing on top-line and growth.

- Expansion through organic growth & acquisitions.

- Significant demand for attractive acquisition candidates.

Private Equity follows technology sector closely:

- International players increasingly focus on Nordic countries.

- Attractive market characteristics and margins mean that

international firms find Norwegian firms of particular interest.

- Private Equity players also consider smaller companies with

proven technology and concepts.

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Leading M&A specialists in the area of TMT

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- A majority of our transactions are industrial, hence Weibull is continuously involved in a systematic

dialog with relevant industrial investors in our domain.

- Exploring synergies and strategic values in collaboration with the potentials buyers.

- Our process aim to mobilize competition among the investors to maximize stockholder value.

- Weibull deploys a team with extensive experience in the sector to ensure successful execution of the

project.

- Proven track record and strong tactical and creative skills.

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Our role and focus on adding value

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What we do:

• Assess value and transaction structure

• Identification and screening of potential buyers

• Ready business for disposal and prepare selling

package

• Negotiation of structure and terms with the

preferred buyer

• Advise on the taxation aspects of the transaction

with tax layers

• Co-ordinate the many parties to the transaction

(including due diligence accountants and lawyers)

and manage the transaction to completion.

• Handle post completion matters such as

completion accounts process and negotiations.

How we add value:

• Assess value to provide a benchmark for future negotiations

and identify the optimal transaction structure to maximize

the sales proceeds.

• Research the marked for likely buyers with the aim of

creating a competitive sales process to maximize value.

• Advise you on readying the business for sale and prepare a

tailored ”teaser” to solicit interest from potential buyers, if

required.

• Prove adaptable in working to get the best result for you, and

assist in finalizing the sale and purchase agreement and other

deal documents.

• Seek to ensure that the transaction is structured in a tax

efficient way for the Vendor and that the agreement does nor

contain onerous terms that may results in unexpected tax

liabilities.

• Take as much of the hassle and stress factor away from you

as possible, to ensure that the process runs in accordance

with our agreed timetable.

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Recent transactions in the TMT sector.

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Weibull TMT team, have sold Companies to:

Intutor sold

Teoritentamen.no to

Lime Green Digital

Vitec AB aquire

IT Makeriet AS

Homebase aquire

Nittedalsnettet from

Pronea Troms Kraft

Arcit Videomøte sold to

Datarekvistia Norge AS

ePartner aquire

Idedata as Sarepta Software sold

to Daldata AS

Addcom Innovation AS

merger Abeo Gruppen Kongsberg System sold

to Ementor Norge AS

Altibox aquire Tafjord

DSL broadband

T&B Hansen Kabelnett

sold to Canal Digital

Norway

Fast sold to Phonera

GET aquire 51% of

shares in Tel-Ag

Zissor sold sourcecode

to BurrellesLuce

EM Systems AS sold to

Hoist Hospitality Group

Aschehough aquire

60% of shares

Snøball Film AS

Business Logic AS

sold to Component

Software Group ASA

Mobility Invest &

ITALE

sold ATEA

Assisted Tun Media

selling Fri Flyt (MBO)

and LevLandlig to

Sesam Data assets sold

to OVF

blogg.no sold to

Mediehuset Nettavisen

Amedia AS & Egmont)

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CONTACT:

Hans Henrik Westberg M&A Advisor Technology – Media – Telecom Mobile: (+47) 47 90 10 20 Email: [email protected]