Verlinvest – up to 60% interest in HomeExchange

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Verlinvest SA (**Verlinvest**), a Belgian société anonyme and investment company, intends to acquire up to approximately 60% of the shares of Tukazza ! SAS (**Tukazza**) – the holding company of the HomeExchange group (**HomeExchange**) – from its existing shareholders, through a new French company to be established by Verlinvest, a société par actions simplifiée (**Newco**) (the **Acquisition**). Newco is a legal entity, that will be incorporated by Verlinvest for the purposes of the Acquisition. The founders and certain existing shareholders will reinvest in Newco to indirectly retain the remaining shares in Tukazza alongside Verlinvest. Verlinvest is an international evergreen investment company headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Verlinvest focuses on investing in high-growth brands within the food, beverage and fast moving consumer goods, health, consumer technology and lifestyle sectors. Verlinvest has over EUR 2 billion in assets under management and operates offices in Brussels, New York, London, Mumbai, and Singapore. HomeExchange is a global private accommodation online travel agency that offers online intermediation services that allow members to exchange homes for holidays and travel.