eQ Oyj - Company Announcement

eQ HAS EXECUTED THE BUSINESS TRANSFERS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

eQ PLC                                                                         
  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 

2 January 2013, at 9.30 a.m.



eQ HAS EXECUTED THE BUSINESS TRANSFERS RELATING TO THE INTEGRATION OF THE ASSET
MANAGEMENT AND FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES 

eQ Plc (eQ) announced on 20 November 2012 that it has acquired Icecapital Asset
Management Ltd and its fully owned subsidiaries, excluding real estate private
equity fund business. It was stated in the stock exchange release that the
acquired business is planned to be integrated into eQ Group as soon as possible
by executing business transfers in early 2013, where the business of Icecapital
Asset Management Ltd is transferred to eQ Asset Management Ltd and business of
Icecapital Fund Management Company Ltd to eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. 

The abovementioned business transfers were executed on 1 January 2013, and
hereinafter the asset management business of eQ Group will be run through eQ
Asset Management Ltd and its subsidiaries, and accordingly the fund management
business of eQ Group will be executed through eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. 

After the executed business transfers, Icecapital Asset Management Ltd will be
merged to eQ Asset Management Ltd and Icecapital Fund Management Company Ltd
will be merged to eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. during spring 2013. 



Helsinki, 2 January 2013



eQ Plc



Janne Larma, CEO



Additional information: Janne Larma, CEO, tel. +358 40 500 4366



Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, www.eQ.fi



eQ Group is a Finnish publicly listed group of companies that specialises in
asset management and corporate finance operations. eQ Asset Management offers a
wide range of asset management services (including private equity funds) for
both institutional investors and private individuals. The assets managed by the
Group total approximately EUR 6.0 billion. Advium Corporate Finance Ltd, which
is part of the Group, offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, real
estate transactions and equity capital markets. 

More information about the Group is available on our website at www.eQ.fi.