Guala Closures Spa http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Guala_Closures_Spa-3714860 Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:27:23 PM 3714860 Guala Closures Spa en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl of Luxembourg, a new company formed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and DLJ Merchant Banking Inc of the US, a unit of the Credit Suisse (USA) Inc subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group's Credit Suisse unit, created for the purpose of making an acquisition, planned to acquire Guala Closures SpA, an Alessandria-based manufacturer of plastic safety tops, for #.# euros ($#.### US) in cash per share, or a total value of ###.### mil euros ($###.## mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction.6/18/2008 2:49:58 PM36512K40043W22540140043WGCL Holdings SarlGuala Closures SpACredit Suisse GroupGuala Closures SpAhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/GCL_Holdings_Sarl_acquires_Guala_Closures_SpA_through_a_leveraged_buyout-1987491040sdc/19874910401987491040Copyright © 2008, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedInvestment & Commodity Firms,Dealers,ExchangesLuxembourgInvestors, nec6799FFForeignSubsidiary6799:Investors, nec6000:Banks6712:Offices of bank holding companiesDavis Polk & WardwellMilanRubber and Miscellaneous Plastic ProductsItalyPlastics products, nec3089FFForeignPublicGCL1023226001Bank (foreign)Mnfr plastic safety topsCashCash OnlyOrdinary Share493675003Jun 18 20080.0000026.339000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000394.656000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.0000031 Mar 0831 Dec 0731 Dec 0631 Dec 0531 Dec 0431 Dec 031.577001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.00000GCL Holdings Sarl is a specialpurpose acquisition vehicleformed for the purpose ofacquiring Guala Closures SpA .The company is headquarteredin Luxembourg. A specialpurpose acquisition vehicle isan investment vehicle that isformed solely for the purposeof making acquisitions.GCL Holdings Sarl is a special purpose acquisition vehicleformed for the purpose of acquiring Guala Closures SpA . Thecompany is headquartered in Luxembourg. A special purposeacquisition vehicle is an investment vehicle that is formedsolely for the purpose of making acquisitions.GCL Holdings Sarl is a special purpose acquisition vehicle formed for the purpose of acquiring Guala Closures SpA . The company is headquartered in Luxembourg. A special purpose acquisition vehicle is an investment vehicle that is formed solely for the purpose of making acquisitions.1.000002.000003.000004.000005.00000Guala Closures SpA, located inAlessandria, Italy,manufactures plastic safetytops. The company was foundedin 1954.Guala Closures SpA, located in Alessandria, Italy,manufactures plastic safety tops. The company was founded in1954.Guala Closures SpA, located in Alessandria, Italy, manufactures plastic safety tops. The company was founded in 1954.0.000000.000000.0000067.62000YEURO16 Jun 08Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 06/16/2008Date Effective:MergerFriendly0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.00000290.783 EURO290.783000.00000569.528 EURO569.528000.000000.000000.000000.00000569.52800569.528 EURO1.54700N229.212000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000449.92000449.920000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000100.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000006.295006.235006.293000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000424.285000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.0000016.0000017.0000018.00000ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl ofLuxembourg, a new companyformed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpAand DLJ Merchant Banking Incof the US, a unit of theCredit Suisse (USA) Incsubsidiary of Credit SuisseGroup's Credit Suisse unit,created for the purpose ofmaking an acquisition, plannedto acquire Guala Closures SpA,an Alessandria-basedmanufacturer of plastic safetytops, for 4.3 euros ($6.653US) in cash per share, or atotal value of 290.783 mileuros ($449.92 mil), in aleveraged buyout transaction.ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl of Luxembourg, a new company formed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and DLJ Merchant Banking Inc of the US, a unit of the Credit Suisse (USA) Inc subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group's Credit Suisse unit, created for the purpose of making an acquisition, planned to acquire Guala Closures SpA, an Alessandria-based manufacturer of plastic safety tops, for 4.3 euros ($6.653 US) in cash per share, or a total value of 290.783 mil euros ($449.92 mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction.ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl of Luxembourg, a new company formed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA andDLJ Merchant Banking Inc of the US, a unit of the Credit Suisse (USA) Inc subsidiary ofCredit Suisse Group's Credit Suisse unit, created for the purpose of making anacquisition, planned to acquire Guala Closures SpA, an Alessandria-based manufacturer ofplastic safety tops, for 4.3 euros ($6.653 US) in cash per share, or a total value of290.783 mil euros ($449.92 mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction.ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl of Luxembourg, a new company formed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and DLJ Merchant Banking Inc of the US, a unit of the Credit Suisse (USA) Inc subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group'sCredit Suisse unit, created for the purpose of making an acquisition, planned to acquire Guala Closures SpA, an Alessandria-based manufacturer of plastic safety tops, for 4.3 euros ($6.653 US) in cashper share, or a total value of 290.783 mil euros ($449.92 mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction.ITALY - GCL Holdings Sarl of Luxembourg, a new company formed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and DLJ Merchant Banking Inc of the US, a unit ofthe Credit Suisse (USA) Inc subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group's Credit Suisse unit, created for the purpose of making an acquisition,planned to acquire Guala Closures SpA, an Alessandria-based manufacturer of plastic safety tops, for 4.3 euros ($6.653 US) in cash pershare, or a total value of 290.783 mil euros ($449.92 mil), in a leveraged buyout transaction.$ 881.213 - Credit Suisse Group - Adv0.00000Credit Suisse Group1.00000Pending0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Status:PendingEUR-999.00000np0.00000-999.00000np0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000003085:Plastics bottles3089:Plastics products, nec3565:Packaging machinery138048002Swiss ExchSwitzerland6000ForeignPublicCSGN3085:Plastics bottles3089:Plastics products, nec3565:Packaging machinery493675003MilanItaly3089ForeignPublicGCL449.92000569.52800881.21300448.93400Deal InformationThomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitionshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/bir/1324534bir/1324534normGuala ClosuresItalyManufacturing: Manufacture of safety plastic closures for alcoholic beverages bottles30893261229FIGCL6/18/2008 6:22:00 AM1324534Company Profiles & FinancialsGale Company Profiles