Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA: Andreas Lange steps down as Managing Director

Frankfurt am Main, 12 November 2012 - Andreas Lange has resigned from his role as Managing Director, with effect as of 12 November 2012. The reasons for his resignation are the change in shareholders and the strategic changes in Altira AG, the sole shareholder and general partner of Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5). Altira AG was founded by the Angermayer, Brumm & Lange group of companies which sold its shares in Altira AG successfully in October of this year.

Mr Lange assumed his role as Managing Director in April of last year, having previously been a member of the Supervisory Board of Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA, with the aim of completing the company's restructuring and then passing operations on to a successor. Under his watch, the Net Asset Value (NAV) per share of the company was stabilised, the free liquidity for investments was increased, thus creating the conditions for future growth. The Supervisory Board offers Mr Lange its sincere thanks for his excellent work.

Business operations will be managed for the moment exclusively by Mr Hans-Dieter Tresser, who became Managing Director of Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA in September 2012 with the responsibility for the Finance division.

About Heliad

Heliad is an investment company that supports companies in growth and change phase as
Equity Partner. Special criteria of the investment strategy are the active support of
investment companies and the ability to implement appropriate individual financing
solutions. Thus Heliad invests in listed and unlisted companies and can invest in majority and minority interests. Further information about Heliad can be found at: www.heliad.com

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