New Private Equity Study analyzing and sizing the market for 2012

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New Private Equity Study analyzing and sizing the market for 2012 Swiss-based global private equity platform DealMarket

celebrates its first

anniversary and presents its unique new study "Private Equity Market Analysis & Sizing 2012" Zurich, March 15, 2011 – In the first year of operation, the global private equity platform DealMarket has been able to attract over 19’000 frequent users from 154 countries, 850+ deals and over 200 firms benefitting from DealMarkets unique and free deal flow management tool MyOffice.

DealMarket’s client base now includes 100+ family offices and leading reference clients like HSBC, UBS, Partners Group, Accenture, PWC, AXA Private Equity. A significant number of large Private Equity associations/networks are also using its platform as their private deal exchange between members.

Over the past 12 months the global private equity platform DealMarket has built a reputable, loyal, and truly global community of private equity professionals, thanks to whom DealMarket has been awarded “The Best Global Private Equity Platform 2012” presented by Corporate LiveWire.

In the light of DealMarket’s fast growth, expanding offering and widening reach DealMarket has commissioned The Boston Consulting Group to analyse the size and prevailing dynamics of the private equity market, as well as other areas where we operate.

To celebrate its first anniversary, DealMarket is very pleased to share extracts of this unique study “Private Equity Market Analysis & Sizing 2012”. Readers are invited to download this insightful and useful study for free from DealMarket’s website: https://www.dealmarket.com/PEreport

“Our study shows that during the last two years, deal activity regained momentum, with 10'941 private equity transactions and a disclosed deal volume of USD 243bn in 2011. Furthermore, the considerable amount of dry powder built up during the global crisis promises solid on-going deal flow. However, valuation multiples are expected to heat up as relatively large quantities of capital compete for a relatively small number of deals”, comments Urs Haeusler, CEOof DealMarket the Study.

ENDS Contact: Urs Haeusler, CEODealMarket AG. Tel. +4143 888 75 30, urs@dealmarket.com About DealMarket DealMarket’s online private equity platform aims to make the complex world of private equity investment simpler and more transparent. It brings efficiency and value to the business of connecting buyers, sellers and advisors. Investors can browse through hundreds of current and historic private equity deals (primary or secondary direct deals and private equity funds) or contacts for free. Sellers can advertise deals to a global audience of potential investors for a flat monthly fee similar to that of real-estate portals. Advisors and other service providers also have a cost effective platform to promote their expertise.

The MyOffice solution brings order and standardisation to the way investors source, store, manage and share deal flow. Powered by cloud-based technology, it is considerably more efficient than using e-mail and Excel spread sheets. MyOffice is a great way for investors to form private professional networks, making it easier to share ideas, opinions and deals. For more information visit www.dealmarket.com

Information about DealMarket Management Alex Vukajlović Alex is CEOof Zurich based asset management company Cape Capital which he set up in 2002, and Chairman of DealMarket which he founded in 2010.

Cape Capital is an independent wealth management firm, employing 14 staff in Zürich, with approximately USD2bn of assets under management, investing across all major asset classes and geographies. Alex was born in Germany, grew up in Serbia and studied in the US and London. After graduating form the ACL in London, he began his career in financial markets in 1995 as an equity and portfolio manager at Standard & Poor in London, taking up further posts at Alfred Berg/ABN AMROin Moscow and PBSin Switzerland.

Alex has two kids and lives with his family in Zurich, Switzerland.

Céline Fillistorf Co-founder of DealMarket and Board of Directors Céline is the co-founder of DealMarket and was acting CEO until February 1, 2012. She was responsible for the conception, launch and first-year operations of the business. Céline originally is from the French part of Switzerland and grew up in Zurich. She graduated from The University of St. Gallen in 1999 with a degree in Business Administration. She started her career by working for 5 years in management consulting at The Boston Consulting Group and A.T. Kearney. Following 2

years in sales development at UBS she set up her own consulting business Fillistorf Consulting in 2007 working with clients in the financial sector.

CĂŠline has two boys and lives with her family in Zurich, Switzerland.

U rs Haeusler CEOof DealMarket (effective since February 1, 2012) Urs studied Business at the University of St. Gallen and has many years of experience in building and leading online companies. He was previously employed at amiando GmbH, Europe’s leading online event registration and ticketing platform based in Munich. As Chief Sales& Customer Officer at amiando he was primarily responsible for building up and internationalising the company from a small German start-up to an international company with 75 employees and offices in London, Paris and Hong Kong. He was also deeply involved in the successful trade sale of the company to XING. Prior to amiando, he was the CEOof Ticket Online AG Schweiz in St. Gallen and Country Manager Switzerland for Jamba!. one of the world's leading mobile entertainment brands. He also is the owner of Haeusler Management & Ventures, an internet businessconsulting firm, since 2008.

Urs has a son and lives with his family in St. Gallen, Switzerland.