Amanda Capital - Company Announcement

AMANDA CAPITAL ESTABLISHES AMANDA V EAST L.P. AT € 33 M

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC                 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE



                                   30 June 2011, 5.05PM



AMANDA CAPITAL ESTABLISHES AMANDA V EAST L.P. AT € 33 M



Amanda Capital has held a first close of its new private equity fund-of-fund,
Amanda V East, at € 33 m. The fund will target buyout funds operating in the
small and midcap segment of the markets in Russia, CIS, CEE and SEE. This is
the second generation fund raised by Amanda Capital targeting Eastern Europe
and like its predecessor it will make both primary and secondary commitments.
The fundraising continues and final closing is going to take place no later
than 30 June 2012. 



The fund has already made its first investment by committing to a 2008 vintage
Ukrainian fund, managed by local firm Horizon Capital. 







AMANDA CAPITAL PLC





Janne Larma

CEO





For further information please contact:

Staffan Jåfs, Head of Alternative Investments tel. +358 9 6829 6021





Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, www.amandacapital.fi



Amanda Group is a Finnish group of companies that specialises in asset
management and corporate finance operations. The Group offers services related
to mutual funds, private equity funds and hedge funds as well as traditional
asset management for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the
Group total approximately EUR 3.7 billion. In addition, Advium Corporate
Finance Ltd, which is part of the Group, offers advisory services related to
mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital markets.
More information on Amanda Group is available on the following websites:
www.amandacapital.fi, www.eqvarainhoito.fi and www.advium.fi.