Blackstone - MRC Dickson Holdings

WA-60041

Copeland IP Corporation (**Copeland**), a portfolio company controlled by funds advised and/or managed by affiliates of Blackstone Inc. (**Blackstone**) proposes to acquire MRC Dickson Holdings LLC (**MRC Dickson Holdings**) from MRC Dickson Equity LLC (the **Acquisition**). MRC Dickson Holdings is a US-headquartered company with global operations, primarily active in North America. Through its Dickson brand, it provides fully integrated environmental monitoring solutions, predominantly for regulated life sciences applications. Globally, Dickson designs, manufactures and commercialises hardware devices and software solutions for the monitoring of various environmental parameters (such as temperature, humidity, pressure and CO2 levels) in regulated environments. MRC Dickson Holdings supplies to a small number of Australian customers directly and through distributors. Copeland’s core business is heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and refrigeration compression technologies for residential, commercial and industrial applications. It provides products and services for the climate control industry, including residential heating and cooling equipment, commercial air conditioning solutions, commercial and industrial refrigeration and monitoring solutions, and cold chain management solutions. Blackstone is a US-based corporation, incorporated under the laws of Delaware, United States. Blackstone is an investment management firm.