Apollo Funds Acquisition of Additional Common Shares of ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.

Goodmans LLP acted for AP IX Alpha Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l., an affiliate of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., in connection with: its acquisition of a majority stake in ABC Technologies Holdings Inc. from ABC Group Canada LP for approx. C$294.3 million; ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of dlhBowles, Inc. from MPE Partners, L.P. for approximately US$255 million; ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s rights offering for gross proceeds of C$336.9 million; ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s private placement to the AP IX Alpha Holdings (Lux) S.a r.l. and funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., for aggregate proceeds of C$30.6 million; and, ABC Technologies Holdings Inc.’s acquisition of Karl Etzel GmbH from the Schürrle family for approximately US$95 million.