rm | Vy ~ CAPITAL (CI Capital Holding for Financial Investments (*CI Capita”) announces the completion of ‘the acqubition of 60% interest in Taaleem Management Services Company SAE (*Taaleen”), a leading higher education platform in Egypt, which controls and operates [Nahda University in Beni Suef (*NUB") fora total consideration of EGP 1.2 billion. Cairo, Eaypt | September [22 2019 — Cl Capi, Fay’ lean diversified ancl serves and investment group, announced today that thas completed togeter witha grup of codnvesors, the ‘scqusonat a 60% inert nTalaem for atl consideration of EGP 1.2 billon ftom Thebes Edution Management Holdings BLV., an RMBV managed co-nvestment vehicle fied by « number of Developm: Finance Into and global inetatoal investors CC Capital and its eo-investos acquired Taalem through a newly established ivestment vehicle “EGY EDU inves BV." which is conolled by C Capital. Out ofthe EGP 1.2 billion consideration, Cl Capital ernmited ZGP 305 milion fom its balance shet, wil he remaining balance was injected by a group ‘of reponland lal institaons and high net wort individuals ineluding StonePine ACE Fund, joi ‘eure beeen StonePie Capital Parner and ACE & Compan, two leading private equ msi the Mile Eas with oletive AUMs excess ef USD 900 milion. The tansaction consideration mpis 8 FY201W/9taling EV to EBITDA! multiple of approximately 84x Teale isa leading higher education platform that controls and operates NUE, the largest private university in Upper Egyt with more than 5,600 enrlied stuns. The university’ ction in Beni Soe ‘ables siden from ths highly populous and underserved eon to gain aces fo igh quality edveaton fad sate-of the-art eating methods. In aon to ie exsing 6 facutes, NUB weetly lavnted the Faculty of Medicine fore upcoming academic year 201920, in arneshi withthe Medial Univesity of Vienna Ineratonl, se ofthe word's large and mos renowned medica uriversies, with 08 ‘ing back more than 750 eas. NUB's Fac of Medicine is Upper Egypt's only private meal faculty tnd anef only handful nationwide ‘Commenting on the dea, Mahmoud Atala, Cl Capitals Chairman and CEO, sid “We re delighted to announce the completion ofthis landmark soquisiton, which cement Cl Capital's position as leader ia winging othe markt incovative transactions Tor ur stakeholders By sponsoring th deal we ave taken major stp forward in expanding our merchant banking activity, in lne wih ou sutegy to diversify out ‘rout orig and purse growth opportunities.” Ahmed Baten, irecoe of RMBY, sud “In 2018 we partnered with Dr Sedik Aff, the founder of [NUB, ina unique parteship co provide high qualiy and aces edveaton toa prong student body in Fgype. Since out investnent we worked withthe management teas led by ts CEO Mohamed El Resid in applying our plobalexperonce in the edueation seco expan end sogment afore high quality ‘tucaion forthe boot of otdens faculty end parents calming withthe euch the new Faculty Medien in 2019. ‘Tealsem Chairman and CEO Mohamed El Rashi ls sud “We woud like to welsme Cl Capital and its ceiavestrs a new shareholders in Tasleem. We are confident that CI Capital wil provide us with fll ‘Support to accelerate Taalee’s next wave of growth farther coaretzing ou potion aoe ofthe ages {nsttonaliy backed edeation plasms in EEFor investor relations relied questions please contact ‘Tarek Tantawy, Managing Director & Group Deputy CEO) Ahmed Kara, Financial Panning & IR Senior Manager ‘Adam Hammad, lvesor Relations Aralyst ‘veto relation @eeaptel com About CI Cepltal Holding for Financia Investments (C1 Capital Holding for Finacial Investment is diverted financial services eoup and Ezy leading rovierof leasing, microfinance, and investmen banking rodts and services “Through its beadquaers in Cale and presence in New York nd Dubs, Ct Capita Holding for Financial Investments offers a wide rngeof financial solutions to a divested lin: base that nclues global end regional insttuions and family offices, large corporates, SMES, and high net worth and individual Ct Capital Holding for Fiancal Investment leverages its fl-lodged investment banking platform to provide markt leasing expt asin and M&A advisory, abst management, secures oksap, casody fed rescach. Through Is subsiiary Cerplease, CI Capital offer compecnsive lesing shuns, inching finance an opering leases, andsale and easehac, Serving a wide range ofeapoae clients tnd SME In ation, Cl Captal Holding fr Financial lvesnets offers microfinance ling tough Egypt's it ceased ME, Rew “The Group has over 1,700 employees, edb 2 tam of professionals who are among the met experienced Inthe Inds, with complementary backgrounds and Sil es and deep understanding oel market manic,