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CapMan Hotels RE Ky's acquisition of 39 hotel properties finalised

CapMan Plc Stock Exchange Release 29 February 2008 5.30 p.m.

CapMan Hotels RE Ky's acquisition of 39 hotel properties finalised

The transaction, in which CapMan Hotels RE Ky fund managed by CapMan
acquired a 39-hotel portfolio for approximately EUR 800 million from
Northern European Properties Ltd (NEPR), has been closed today.
Measured by value, the transaction is one of the largest real estate
transactions ever executed in Finland.

CapMan announced the establishment of a new private equity real
estate fund with focus on hotel properties on 18 January 2008. CapMan
Hotels RE Ky's fund size at establishment was EUR 835 million and it
can increase at maximum to EUR 1.1 billion. The fund's acquisition of
39 hotel properties was announced simultaneously with its
establishment.


For more information, please contact:
Markku Hietala, Head of CapMan Real Estate, Senior Partner, tel. +358
500 405 879


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