DEA CAPITAL PARTICIPERA AU "SOUTH EUROPE MIDCAP EVENT" LE 26 JUIN 2008 A PARIS

Milan, le 19 juin 2008 - DeA Capital S.p.A. participera au "South Europe Midcap Event" le jeudi 26 juin 2008 à Paris. Les personnes représentant la société rencontreront les investisseurs lors de cet événement qui se déroulera à Paris dans les salons France-Amériques (pour s'inscrire et obtenir des informations complémentaires veuillez consulter le site internet www.midcapevents.com).


Cet événement est un point de rencontre entre les investisseurs institutionnels et les dirigeants de petites et moyennes capitalisations européennes. Plus de 40 sociétés européennes cotées (d'Italie, de Grèce, d'Espagne et du Portugal), 120 investisseurs institutionnels et 4 des principaux courtiers y participeront.

Manolo Santilli, Chief Financial Officer; Tommaso Micaglio, Investments Director and Paolo Perrella, Investor Relations Director, will be representing DeA Capital.

DeA Capital is a private equity investment company, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, STAR segment. 58% of its share capital is held by De Agostini S.p.A., which acquired the majority stake during 2007 in order to make the company the vehicle for all the Group's private equity investments, both direct and indirect (via funds and funds of funds), and for alternative asset management activities.

DeA Capital is focused on three main areas:

- Direct investments in the services sector in Europe, with active approach, medium-long term horizon and clearly defined exit strategies;

- Indirect investments in funds of funds and co-investment funds;

- Alternative asset management, which are co-controlled with other partners.

As at March 31, 2008, DeA Capital had a consolidated net equity of 849.5 million Euro with net financial assets of 405.5 million Euro.

For further information please contact:

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|  DeA Capital S.p.A - Investor Relations |  Ad Hoc Communication Advisors - Ufficio Stampa |
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|  Paolo Perrella - Anna Majocchi         |              Mario Pellegatta - Sara Balzarotti |
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|  Tel. +39 02 624 99 51                  |                             Tel. +39 02 7606741 |
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|  [email protected]                       |          [email protected] |
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|  www.deacapital.it                      |                                                 |
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