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This website (the "Website") is the website of each of CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A., CVC Capital Partners Advisory Group Holding Foundation, CVC Credit Partners Group Holding Foundation and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates (together, "CVC", "we" or "us").

Please read these terms of use for the Website (the "Terms of Use") carefully. By using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.

1. Accessing the website

1.1. We do not guarantee that access to the Website, or any content on it, will always be available or uninterrupted. Access to the Website is permitted on a temporary basis. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or change all or any part of the Website for business and operational reasons. We will not be liable to you if for any reason the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period.

1.2. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to access the Website.

1.3. You are also responsible for ensuring that any persons with access to the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and other applicable terms and conditions, and that they comply with them.

2. Other terms that may apply

These Terms of Use refer to the following additional terms, which also apply to your use of the Website:

2.1. Our privacy statement (the "Privacy Statement"), which sets out the terms on which we process any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us. By using the Website, you acknowledge that you have been provided with the information in the Privacy Statement; and

2.2. Our cookie notice, which sets out information about the cookies the Website uses.

3. Changes to these terms and the website

3.1. We reserve the right to vary these Terms of Use at any time. Any variations will be published here. Please review these Terms of Use on a regular basis as you will be deemed to have accepted variations if you continue to use the Website after they have been published. If you do not agree to abide by these Terms of Use you must not access the Website.

3.2. We may update and change the Website from time to time to reflect changes to our services, our users' needs and our business priorities.

4. Information we provide on the website

4.1. While we use reasonable efforts to obtain information from sources which we believe to be reliable, we make no representation that the information or opinions on the Website are accurate, reliable or complete. The information and opinions on the Website are provided by us for personal use and informational purposes only and are subject to change without notice. Nothing contained on the Website constitutes investment, legal, tax or other advice nor is it to be relied on in making an investment or other decision. You should obtain relevant and specific professional advice before making any investment decision.

4.2. WE PUBLISH THE WEBSITE "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, THE ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES REFERRED TO ON THE WEBSITE (IN SO FAR AS SUCH WARRANTIES MAY BE EXCLUDED UNDER ANY RELEVANT LAW) AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSSES OR DAMAGE WHETHER DIRECT OR INDIRECT (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT OR INDIRECT LOSS OF PROFITS), CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR OTHERWISE INCIDENTAL THAT MAY RESULT FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE HOWSOEVER ARISING.

5. Our responsibility for loss or damage suffered by you

5.1. Nothing in these Terms of Use excludes or limits our liability to you where it would be unlawful to do so. This includes liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence or the negligence of our employees, agents or sub-contractors, or for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or any other liability that cannot be excluded or limited by law.

5.2. To the extent permitted by law:

5.2.1. we exclude all implied conditions, warranties, representations or other terms that may apply to the Website or any content on it;

5.2.2. we will not be liable to you for any loss or damage, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, even if foreseeable, arising under or in connection with:

  1. use of, or inability to use, the Website; or
  2. use of or reliance on any content displayed on the Website; and

5.2.3. in particular, we will not be liable for:

  1. loss of profits, sales, business, or revenue;
  2. business interruption;
  3. loss of anticipated savings;
  4. loss of business opportunity, goodwill or reputation; or
  5. any indirect or consequential loss or damage.

6. Share and company information

6.1. The information on the Website is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation or offer, an invitation or recommendation to acquire or dispose of shares or other securities or any other products or services or otherwise deal in these or enter into a contract or engage in a transaction with CVC or any other company. The information provided should not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision. You should always seek appropriate professional advice in relation to such.

6.2. If and to the extent that the Website contains information about the performance of investments previously made by funds managed or advised by CVC, or by its subsidiaries or affiliates, you should be aware that this information has not been audited or verified by an independent party, past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance and future investments may not achieve the same level of returns as previous investments. The value of investments may fall as well as rise and investors may not get back the amount invested. Changes in rates of foreign exchange may cause the value of the investments to go up or down.

6.3. Any reference to any product or service which has been or may be provided by CVC or any other company does not amount to a promise that such product or service will be available at any time. Changes to or improvements in such products or services may be made at any time without notice.

7. Material interests

CVC and/or its directors, officers and employees may have or have had interests or positions or traded in relevant securities. CVC Credit Partners and/or its directors, officers and employees may have or have had interests or positions or traded in relevant securities or interests in a collateral debt obligation. Furthermore, such entities or persons may have or have had a relationship with or may provide or have provided corporate finance or other services to or serve or have served as directors of relevant companies.

8. Conflicts of interest

We have appropriate guidelines and policies in place in order to deal appropriately with any conflicts of interests that may arise.

9. FCA-authorised entities

Within CVC there are three Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") authorised entities:

  1. CVC Advisers Limited;
  2. CVC Credit Partners Limited; and
  3. CVC Credit Partners Investment Management Limited.

10. CSSF-authorised entities

CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. is authorised by the Luxembourg financial sector regulator (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier – "CSSF"). Although CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. is subject to the CSSF, the registration of CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A. as an investment company with variable capital – specialised investment fund does not imply a positive assessment by the CSSF of the quality of CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS S.A.

11. No private customers

Investments or investment services advertised on the Website are not available to private customers in the UK or in Luxembourg and should not be relied on by private customers in the UK or in Luxembourg. The Website is directed only at professional clients (within the meaning of the FCA Handbook Definitions or for Luxembourg, within the meaning of Annex 2 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) and any services provided by any member of either the CVC Capital Partners or CVC Credit Partners group will only be available to such professional clients. No-one else should act on or otherwise rely on any information on the Website.

12. Local regulatory restrictions

12.1. The Website is not directed at any person in any jurisdiction where (by reason of that person's nationality, residence or otherwise) the publication or availability of the Website is prohibited or which would subject us to any registration or other requirement within such jurisdiction or country. We reserve the right to limit access to the Website to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. Additionally, the promotion and sale of collective investment schemes may be restricted in your jurisdiction. Persons in respect of whom such prohibitions apply must not access the relevant pages on the Website. Those who access the Website do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws and regulations; legal advice should be sought in cases of doubt.

12.2. It is the user's responsibility to be aware of and to observe all applicable laws and regulations of any relevant jurisdiction. By accessing the Website, he is representing and warranting that the applicable laws and regulations of his jurisdiction allow him to access the website.

13. Intellectual property rights

13.1. We own the copyright in the content published on the Website except where otherwise indicated by a third party's proprietary notice. Copyright in the design and architecture of the Website is owned by Investis Limited. Images, trade marks and brands are also protected by other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced or appropriated in any manner without written permission of their respective owners. Unless specifically prohibited by a notice published on any page, you may make a print copy of such parts of the Website as you may reasonably require for your own personal use provided that any copy has attached to it any relevant proprietary notices and/or disclaimers. All other use is prohibited.

13.2. In particular, CVC, CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS, CVC EUROPEAN EQUITY and CVC CREDIT PARTNERS are registered trade marks of CVC. You are not permitted to use these trade marks other than with the written approval of their respective owners or as expressly authorised in these Terms of Use.

14. Viruses, bots and scrapers

14.1. We do not guarantee that the Website will be secure or free from bugs or viruses. You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access the Website. You should use your own virus protection software.

14.2. You must not misuse the Website by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Website, the server on which the Website is hosted or any server, computer or database connected to the Website. You must not attack the Website including, without limitation, via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. By breaching this provision, you could commit a criminal offence under the UK Computer Misuse Act 1990, or a similar law. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will cooperate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to access the Website will cease immediately.

14.3. You must not conduct, facilitate, authorise or permit any text of data mining or web scraping in relation to the Website or any services provided via or in relation to the Website. This includes using (or permitting the use of) any bot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access, obtain, copy, monitor or republish any portion of the Website or any data, content, information or services related to the Website. Such activity will immediately cause your right to access the Website to cease.

15. Third-party websites

The Website may contain hyperlinks to external websites not controlled by us. We are not responsible for the content of any such websites and cannot be held liable for any loss or damage you incur as a result of accessing them. By accessing external websites you may be subject to those external websites' terms of use.

16. Contact us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, or our practices related to the Website, please contact us using this Website's contact page.

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17. General

17.1. These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the English courts will have exclusive jurisdiction in any dispute concerning these Terms of Use.

17.2. To the extent that any part of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction such part will to that extent be severed from the remaining terms all of which will remain in full force and effect as permitted by law.