2007-06-01 08:54:56 CEST

2007-06-01 08:54:56 CEST


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Amanda Capital - Company Announcement

SEVERAL EXITS IN AMANDA'S PORTFOLIO


SEVERAL EXITS IN AMANDA'S PORTFOLIO                                             

- Ceva Santé Animale were sold to other private equity companies 
- Elektrokoppar was sold to Liljedahlsbolag 

There have been several exits in Amanda's portfolio. The exits together generate
a cash flow of over one million euros for Amanda. All the exits are profitable. 


IK 1997 private equity fund has sold its target company Elektrokoppar to        
Liljedahlsbolagen. Elektrokoppar is one of the leading manufacturers of copper  
wire rod and winding wire in Europe. The transaction is subject to customary    
merger control approvals. The exit is due to be accounted in Amanda's result    
during the third quarter of this year.                                          

IK 2000 private eguite fund has agreed to sell Ceva Santé Animale Company. Ceva 
Santé Animale is a French veterinary pharmaceutical laboratory, which presents  
in 144 countries. The exit is due to be accounted in Amanda's result during the 
third quarter of this year.                                                     

PAI Europe IV private equity fund has arranged a recapitalization in its target 
company, Cortefiel. The transaction generated proceeds to Amanda, which were    
accounted in Amanda's result in the first quarter in 2007.                      

In addition the private equity funds managed by Amanda Group (the First European
Fund I Investments, European Fund Investments II and Amanda III Eastern Private 
Equity Fund) will generate proceeds to Amanda during the second quarter. Besides
the acquisition of Proventure companies Amanda Group has one per cent share of  
the EFI I and EFI II funds (total EUR 1.8 million commitments) and EUR 10       
million commitment to Amanda III.                                               

Also the private equity funds which Amanda has invested in Finnventure V and    
Nexit Infocom 2000 have informed a share exchange deal in which On2 will acquire
Hantro Products Ltd. This transaction is conditional until the Shareholders     
Meeting of On2 which is expected to be held by the end of August 2007. The      
transaction will generate a cash flow after the target funds mentioned above    
will sell the On2 shares.                                                       




AMANDA CAPITAL PLC                                                              


Petter Hoffström                                                                
CFO                                                                             



Additional Information: CFO Petter Hoffström, tel. +358 9 6829 6012             

Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange, www.amandacapital.fi                     

Amanda Capital Group is a private equity investment company. Its parent company 
(Amanda Capital Plc) is the first publicly listed private equity fund-of-funds  
in Scandinavia. The company has investments in 24 different private equity funds
and in three funds of funds managed by Amanda.                                  
Amanda is one of Finland's largest private equity fund investment management    
companies. In addition to its own investments, Amanda manages several private   
equity fund portfolios under consultancy agreements. Amanda manages also five   
private equity funds of funds, which have several domestic and international    
investors. Amanda Group currently has more than EUR 1.3 billion of assets under 
management (original investment commitments) and has made investments in more   
than 100 private equity funds in Europe, the United States, Asia and Russia.