Portfolio

Investment date: July 2003

Commitment: USD 20m

Fund size: USD 356m

Ownership share: 5.6%

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: Abingworth Bioventure primarily invests in the life sciences and healthcare sectors in US, UK and Europe. The firm invests across all stages of company development including early and late-stage venture financing, growth equity and public companies.

Investment date: October 2004

Commitment: USD 35m

Fund size: USD 1,000m

Ownership share: 3.5%

Advisory board member: No

Investment strategy: American Securities is a New York based buyout firm with an office in Shanghai. The firm focuses on acquiring small and mid-sized controlled ownership positions in manufacturing, services and distribution companies in North America.

Investment date: March 2005

Commitment: USD 21m

Fund size: USD 225m

Ownership share: 9,3%

Advisory board member: No

Investment strategy: Celtic House is a venture capital firm with head quarters in Canada, which specializes in early-stage high technology companies focusing on the communications, networking and IT infrastructure market segments in North America and the UK.

Investment date: May 2002

Commitment:  EUR 100m

Fund size: EUR 4,343m

Ownership share: 2.3 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: Cinven is a pan-European buyout firm headquartered in London, with offices in Paris, Milan, Frankfurt and Hong Kong. The firm focuses on six sectors across Europe: Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, and TMT.

Investment date: May 2004

Commitment: EUR 75m

Fund size: EUR 2,500m

Ownership share: 3.0 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: EQT focuses on medium to large-sized companies in a variety of sectors. The fund primarily invests in buyouts based in Scandinavia, Germany and Eastern Europe. The fund is headquartered in Stockholm.

Investment date: December 2003

Commitment: USD 57m

Fund size: USD 2,290m

Ownership share: 2.5 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: First Reserve is a buyout fund targeting investments in a wide range of energy companies. The fund has offices in Greenwich, Houston and London.

Investment date: April 2003

Commitment: GBP 15m

Fund size: GBP 376m

Ownership share: 4.0 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Graphite is an English buyout firm focusing on the lower UK mid-market. As majority investor, the firm invests in accordance with an opportunistic strategy in all sectors. Investments outside the UK require that these represent acquisitions to a British platform investment.

Investment date: April 2004

Commitment: GBP 35m

Fund size: GBP 237m

Ownership share: 14.8 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: Gresham invests in mid-market buyout companies throughout the UK in a wide range of sectors. The firm has offices in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol.

Investment date: July 2004

Commitment: EUR 20m

Fund size: EUR 700m

Ownership share: 2.8 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne (Observer)

Investment strategy: Investitori Associati is a consulting firm specializing in advisory services for acquisitions. The Milano based Italian buyout fond targets medium to large Italian or European businesses that are market leaders in their field.

Investment date: December 2002

Commitment: USD 34m

Fund size: USD 515m

Ownership share: 6.6 %

Advisory board member: Nils Johannessen

Investment strategy: Lake Capital Partners focuses on investments in medium-sized US and European enterprises supplying various types of services: Technology, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Distribution, Manufacturing, Financial Services and Energy. The fund is Chicago-based.

Investment date: March 2003

Commitment: USD 75m

Fund size: USD 2,042m

Ownership share: 3.7 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Lindsay Goldberg invests in traditional and established industries in the US mid-market where enterprises may grow based on a buy-and-build strategy and focus is on having a strong management team in place and expansion. The firm is headquartered in New York with several offices throughout the USA and Europe.

Investment date: December 2002

Commitment: EUR 70m

Fund size: EUR 1,500m

Ownership share: 4.7 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Nordic Capital invests in large and medium-sized companies, primarily in the Nordic region, and in the rest of Europe. Its industry focus is diversified, with focus on the healthcare sector. The Stockholm based firm targets operating improvements, restructurings, consolidations and strategic new orientation and also buy-and-build strategies.

Investment date: December 2004

Commitment: EUR 15m

Fund size: EUR 116m

Ownership share: 12.9 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: Nordic Venture Partners is a venture capital based in Denmark. The firm invests primarity in Nordic companies developing new information technologies. The fund invests in seed as well as later-stage companies.

Investment date: March 2004

Commitment: USD 10m

Fund size: USD 150m

Ownership share: 6.7 %

Advisory board member: No

Investment strategy: Novak Biddle’s strategy is primarily to invest in early-stage IT companies in North America. The investments are concentrated on wireless communication, security and software. The firm is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Investment date: September 2004

Commitment: USD 20m

Fund size: USD 204m

Ownership share: 9.8 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Onset Venture Partners is a California based venture capital firm which primarily invests in early-stage information and medical technology companies. Geographical focus is on Northern California, but other locations will be considered.

Investment date: April 2003

Commitment: USD 40m

Fund size: USD 285m

Ownership share: 14 %

Advisory board member: Claudio Demontis

Investment strategy: Pfingsten invests in mid-market enterprises in the US with no geographic preference for add-on acquisitions. The fund primarily focuses on manufacturing, distribution and business services. Offices are located in Chicago, IL and Hong Kong.

Investment date: February 2005

Commitment: DKK 300m

Fund size: DKK 2,000m

Ownership share: 15 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Polaris is a Danish fund that focuses on investment in well-established small and medium-sized companies in Denmark and Scandinavia. The investments are made in a number of industries – primarily traditional manufacturing, services and distribution. The firm takes majority as well as minority investor roles.

Investment date: September 2004

Commitment: USD 50m

Fund size: USD 4,250m

Ownership share: 1.2 %

Advisory board member: No

Investment strategy: Providence focuses on major transactions in media, entertainment, communications and information companies around the world. The fund invests in companies across different stages in their development, from growth capital and complex recapitalizations of family-owned businesses to large buyouts and take-privates. Headquarter in Providence, US.

Investment date: February 2005

Commitment: USD 25m

Fund size: USD 413m

Ownership share: 6.1 %

Advisory board member: Søren Brøndum Andersen

Investment strategy: Roark Capital Partners is an  Atlanta-based buyout fund focusing on acquisitions of small and medium-sized consumer and business service companies.

Investment date: December 2003

Commitment: USD 75m

Fund size: USD 3,577m

Ownership share: 2.1 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Silver Lake is an American buyout fund focused on investments in the technology sector. The investments are directed towards companies that are market leaders in their respective niches. The firm is headquartered in California with offices in the US, Europe and Asia.

Investment date: December 2003

Commitment: USD 20m

Fund size: USD 71m

Ownership share: 28.0 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Spray Venture Partners invests in early stage companies with focus on emerging healthcare technology, including medical equipment and implants. The US based fund identifies insufficiently covered needs for treatment and product development potentials.

Investment date: July 2003

Commitment: EUR 26m

Fund size: EUR 172m

Ownership share: 15.2 %

Advisory board member: Torben Vangstrup

Investment strategy: Waterland is a Dutch mid-market buyout fund focused on companies with revenue of EUR 10–150 m. The companies are situated in the Rhineland area and relate to the following trends: outsourcing & efficiency, ageing population sustainability and leisure & luxury. The fund is a majority investor.

Investment date: June 2004

Commitment: USD 45m

Fund size: USD 535m

Ownership share: 8.4 %

Advisory board member: Klaus Rühne

Investment strategy: Wicks is a New York-based lower mid-market fund focusing on investments in selected segments of the communications, information and media industries. Since 1989 Wicks has made controlling investments in US platform businesses and add-on investments.