AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Arrangement Agreement (the
“Arrangement Agreement”) dated March 13, 2007, between 6732097 Canada Inc.,
Ad.Venture Partners, Inc. (“Parent”) and 180 Connect Inc. (the “Company”) is
executed as of July 2, 2007. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Arrangement Agreement.

In connection with: (i) the amendment dated July 2, 2007 to that certain Secured
Non-Convertible Revolving Note dated July 31, 2006 by and among Laurus Master
Fund, Ltd. (“Laurus”), the Company and the other parties thereto to increase the
Company’s revolving loan facility from $37.0 million to $45.0 million; (ii) the
amendment dated July 2, 2007 to that certain overadvance letter dated July 31,
2006 by and among Laurus, the Company and the other parties thereto to extend
the maturity of the existing $9 million overadvance to the earlier of (y) the
closing of the arrangement (the “Arrangement”) pursuant to the Arrangement
Agreement or (z) 45 days following a no vote on the Arrangement by Parent’s
stockholders (but in no event later than September 30, 2007); (iii) the Common
Stock Purchase Warrant dated July 2, 2007 issued by the Company granting Laurus
the right to purchase up to 1,000,000 common shares of the Company; (iv) the
Letter Agreement dated July 2, 2007 by and between the Company, Howie Balter and
Ilan Slasky regarding compensation of Messrs. Balter and Slasky upon the
occurrence of certain events described therein; (v) the Reaffirmation and
Ratification Agreement dated July 2, 2007 executed and delivered by the Company
and its subsidiaries in favor of Laurus to reaffirm and ratify the terms and
provisions of the Agreements and Amended Documents as defined therein and (vi)
the Amendment Agreement dated July 2, 2007 by and among Laurus, the Company and
its subsidiaries to, among other things, amend the (a) Security and Purchase
Agreement dated as of July 31, 2006 by and among Laurus, the Company and the
other parties thereto and (b) Secured Non-Convertible Term Note by and among
Laurus, the Company and the other parties thereto ((i) through (vi) above
collectively referred to as the “Laurus Bridge Financing”), and for other good
and valuable consideration, the parties to the Arrangement Agreement desire to
amend the Arrangement Agreement as follows:

(I) The definition of “Exchange Ratio” shall be amended to read in its entirety
as follows:

““Exchange Ratio” shall mean 0.60.”

(II) Section 7.4(a) of the Arrangement Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety and shall have no further force or effect.

(III) Exhibit A to the Arrangement Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety
and shall have no further force or effect.

(IV) Parent hereby consents to the Company’s participation in the Laurus Bridge
Financing and hereby acknowledges and agrees that such action on the part of the
Company shall not constitute a breach of the Company’s covenants set forth in
Section 5.2(b) of the Arrangement Agreement. The consent and waiver set forth in
this Section IV shall be limited precisely as written, and nothing in this
Amendment shall be deemed to (i) constitute a waiver of compliance by Parent
with respect to the provisions of the Arrangement Agreement in any other
instance or any other term, provision or condition of the Arrangement Agreement
or any instrument or agreement referred to therein or (ii) prejudice any right
or remedy that Parent may now have or may have in the future under or in
connection with the Arrangement Agreement or any instrument or agreement
referred to therein.
 
 
 

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(V) The Company hereby consents to Parent’s entry into the Letter Agreement
dated July 2, 2007 providing for the issuance by Parent to Laurus of 250,000
warrants to purchase shares of Parent’s Common Stock pursuant to a Warrant
Certificate upon the closing of the Arrangement and hereby acknowledges and
agrees that such action on the part of Parent shall not constitute a breach of
Parent’s covenants set forth in Section 5.3 of the Arrangement Agreement. The
consent and waiver set forth in this Section V shall be limited precisely as
written, and nothing in this Amendment shall be deemed to (i) constitute a
waiver of compliance by the Company with respect to the provisions of the
Arrangement Agreement in any other instance or any other term, provision or
condition of the Arrangement Agreement or any instrument or agreement referred
to therein or (ii) prejudice any right or remedy that the Company may now have
or may have in the future under or in connection with the Arrangement Agreement
or any instrument or agreement referred to therein.

 
 

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        Ad.Venture Partners, Inc.  
   
   
    By:  
/s/ Howard S. Balter
 

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Name: Howard S. Balter   Title: Chief Executive Officer

              By:  
/s/ Ilan M. Slasky
 

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Name: Ilan M. Slasky   Title: President

 
 

        6732097 Canada Inc  
   
   
    By:  
/s/ Ilan M. Slasky
 

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Name: Ilan M. Slasky   Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 
 

        180 Connect Inc.  
   
   
    By:  
/s/ Peter Giacalone
 

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Name: Peter Giacalone   Title: Chief Executive Officer

              By:  
/s/ Steven Westberg
 

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Name: Steven Westberg   Title: Chief Financial Officer

 
 
 

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