Press Release

London 8 June, 2011

Unigestion announces closing of Secondary Opportunity Fund II

Unigestion-Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund scheduled for first closing in June 2011
Unigestion, a leading privately owned asset manager with EUR 8.1 billion (USD 11.5 billion) of assets under management, announces the final closing of the Unigestion Secondary Opportunity Fund II at EUR 190 million, above its original target of EUR 150 million, and the first closing in June of the Unigestion Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund. Unigestion Secondary Opportunity II, which is already well over 50% invested, takes advantage of a window of opportunity created in 2009 to acquire private equity assets below their intrinsic value. It targets small and mid-sized transactions in the EUR 3 to 20 million range, which are typically less competitive than the larger transactions. Unigestion Secondary Opportunity II invests in high quality funds run by highly regarded private equity managers well known to Unigestion through its primary investment activity. This focus allows Unigestion to price funds with insight, mitigate manager risk and accelerate the acquisition process due to the established relationships with the underlying managers. Seeing strong deal flow from banks, family offices and other sellers, the fund has already acquired 13 European and US private equity funds. Additionally, the Unigestion-Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund will hold its first closing in June 2011. The fund will invest in 12 to 14 private equity funds that are active in the most promising environmental sustainability sub-sectors (including energy efficiency, alternative energy production, water treatment and pollution control). Companies in these fast growing industries require both, capital and hands-on ownership and will therefore benefit from private equity funding. Combining the expertise of Unigestion, Ethos (a Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development) and a Strategic Committee* of sustainability experts, the fund will implement responsible investment processes that promote engagement with general partners and provide transparency to investors. Commenting on the final closing of the Unigestion Secondary Opportunity Fund II and the first closing of the Unigestion-Ethos Environmental Sustainability Fund, Hanspeter Bader, Managing Director of Unigestions Private Equity activities, said:

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We are very pleased with the investment progress of our Secondary Opportunity Fund. Over the last 18 months, we have been able to identify and acquire, in mostly nonauctioned processes, private equity funds at an inflection point of their value development. We believe that our primary investment expertise is a great value added in accessing and executing such transactions. Global economic, social and political developments have also created excellent conditions for our Environmental Sustainability fund of funds to offer superior long-term returns to investors in one of the worlds fastest growing market segments. For media enquiries, please contact: Aviva Rajczyk Matt Rogers Unigestion JPES Partners +41 (0)22 704 42 76 +44 (0)207 002 7825

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Notes to editors * The Unigestion-Ethos Strategic Committee is comprised of Andrea Papandreou (Associate Professor of the Department of Economics at the University of Athens), Serafino Iacono (Chairman of Pacific Rubiales Energy), Dominique Biedermann (Executive Director of Ethos) and Bertrand Piccard (aviator, explorer and UN Goodwill Ambassador currently working on Solar Impulse, a solar-powered aero plane project). ABOUT UNIGESTION (Data as of March 31st, 2011) Unigestion is a privately owned asset management company managing assets for institutional clients (88%) and wealthy families (12%). The company focuses exclusively on the management of highly active strategies spanning the private and public capital markets and seeks to deliver consistently superior risk-adjusted returns within the context of each clients long-term asset allocation. Unigestions investment platform offers four distinct means of generating superior risk-adjusted returns: Minimum Variance Equities (quantitative equity products), Funds of Hedge Funds, Private Equity Funds of Funds and asset allocation for wealthy families. Unigestion was created in 1971 and currently manages assets totaling EUR 8.1 billion (USD 11.5 billion). It is 76% controlled by its senior management team which ensures its independence and allows the company to concentrate on producing superior investment returns for its clients, with no conflicts of interest. Unigestion has a highly capitalised and solid structure, aligned with its clients with over EUR 150 million (USD 200 million) of shareholder equity. The company counts 149 employees and is based in Geneva with offices in London, New York, Paris, Singapore and Guernsey.
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