Stock exchange announcement no 9/2007: Investment Commitment to Apax Europe VII

Stock exchange announcement no 9/2007


Investment Commitment to Apax Europe VII

Scandinavian Private Equity A/S (SPEAS) has made an investment
commitment of EUR 30 million to the private equity fund Apax Europe
VII.

Apax Partners is a global private equity firm with offices in London,
New York, Munich, Madrid, Milan, Stockholm, Tel Aviv, Mumbai and Hong
Kong. Since 1991, Funds managed and advised by Apax Partners in
Europe have invested over EUR 13 bn (excluding Apax Europe VII). Over
the last 10 years Apax Funds have invested in more than 60 companies
with a total enterprise value of more than EUR 70 billion.

Apax Europe VII anticipates investing in established businesses
within five growth industry sectors: Tech & Telecom, Retail &
Consumer, Media, Healthcare and Financial & Business Services. The
geographical focus of the fund is Europe and the majority of the
businesses are expected to have an enterprise value of between EUR 1
billion and 5 billion.

Including the investment commitment to Apax Europe VII, SPEAS has
made total investment commitments of approximately DKK 790 million to
private equity funds in line with SPEAS' objective of making new
commitments to private equity funds shortly after its listing.
Besides the investment commitment to Apax Europe VII, SPEAS has made
investment commitments to EQT V, Industri Kapital 2007 and Litorina
Kapital III.

The investment commitment to Apax Europe VII demonstrates that SPEAS,
due to its investment strategy and co-operation with the management
company, Scandinavian Private Equity Partners, has been well received
by reputable managers of attractive private equity funds.

For more information on Apax Partners, please refer to their website,
www.apax.com.

For further information, please contact:

Ole Mikkelsen, CEO, tel +45 70 25 10 55, mobile +45 30 66 96 30