SEVERAL EXITS IN AMANDA’S PORTFOLIO

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC            STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

                              February 6, 2007 at 09:30

SEVERAL EXITS IN AMANDA’S PORTFOLIO

-    Rodenstock and Grand Navi Veloci were sold to other private
     equity companies
-    HemoCue was sold to Quest Diagnostics

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.

Permira Europe II private equity fund has sold its stake in
Rodenstock GmbH. Rodenstock is a leading manufacturer of lenses and
frames in Germany. The company has production facilities for lenses
in 10 countries and sales branches and distribution partners in over
80 countries. In addition Permira Europe II has sold its remaining
stake in Premiere AG. The company was listed on Frankfurt Stock
Exchange in March 2005. The exits are due to be accounted in Amanda’s
result during the first quarter in 2007.

Permira Europe III private equity fund has sold its stake in Grand
Navi Veloci S.p.A. to other private equity investors. The company
operates in the ferry market linking the Italian mainland to Sardinia
and Sicily. The exit will be accounted in Amanda’s result during the
first quarter in 2007.

PAI Europe IV private equity fund has arranged a recapitalization in
its target company, Chr. Hansen. The transaction generated proceeds
to Amanda, which were accounted in Amanda’s result in the last
quarter in 2006.

EQT II – private equity fund has sold its stake in HemoCue to Quest
Diagnostics. HemoCue is a leading player in the development,
manufacturing and marketing of professional point-of-care diagnostics
systems. The company has annual sales of approximately USD 90
million. The exit is due to be accounted in Amanda’s result in the
first quarter in 2007.

AMANDA CAPITAL PLC


Petteri Änkilä
CEO

Additional Information: CEO Petteri Änkilä, tel. +358 10 236 5036

Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange, www.amandacapital.fi
Amanda Capital Group is a private equity company whose parent company
is the only publicly listed private equity fund-of-funds in
Scandinavia. The company has investments in over 25 different private
equity funds and thereby in over 200 unquoted companies, mainly
located in Europe.
Amanda is one of Finland’s largest private equity fund investment
management companies. The company manages several consulting private
equity fund portfolios under consultancy agreements, as well as the
investment portfolio of Amanda Capital Plc. Amanda is also a founding
general partner in the private equity funds-of-funds Mandatum Private
Equity Fund I L.P and II L.P. as well as  Amanda III Eastern Private
Equity Fund L.P., which have several institutional investors. Amanda
currently manages more than EUR 750 million of assets (original
investment commitments being over EUR 1,1 billion) and has made
investments in more than 90 private equity funds in Europe, the
United States, Asia and Russia.