AVCA 8th Annual Conference to be held under auspices of Egypt's Ministry of Investment

Notes and media contacts

For registration and further information please visit www.avcaegypt2009.com.

About AVCA:

AVCA is a not-for-profit organisation which was founded to promote the development of private equity and venture capital as an alternative asset class in Africa. The Association currently has 120 full and associate members from 18 African countries and 9 countries worldwide. Together, AVCA's members have some $5bn of institutional funds under management. AVCA is committed to promoting high ethical standards of business conduct and professional competence in the industry. For further information, kindly visit www.avcanet.com.

About FMO:

The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO) is the international development bank of the Netherlands. FMO invests risk capital in companies and financial institutions in developing countries. With an investment portfolio of €4.2bn, FMO is one of the largest bilateral private sector development banks worldwide. Thanks in part to its relationship with the Dutch government, FMO is able to take risks which commercial financiers are not - or not yet - prepared to take. FMO's mission is to create flourishing enterprises which can serve as engines of sustainable growth in their countries. For further information, kindly visit www.fmo.nl.

About Citadel Capital:

Citadel Capital is the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Africa. The firm focuses on building regional platform investments throughout the region in select industries through acquisitions, turnarounds, and Greenfields executed via Opportunity Specific Funds. Citadel Capital's 17 OSFs now control Platform Companies with investments worth more than $8.3bn in 14 industries, including mining, cement, transportation, food and energy. Since 2004, the firm has returned more than $2.4bn in cash to investors, more than any other private equity firm in the region. For further information, kindly visit www.citadelcapital.com.

For more details please contact:

Salah Aloui
Media Relations Manager
Promoseven Weber Shandwick PR
61 Al Quds Al Sharif Street,
Mohandeseen,
Giza, Egypt
Tel: +202 3304 8560/1/2/3

Yousra Genena
Media Relations Executive
Promoseven | Weber Shandwick PR
61 Al Qouds al Shareif Street,
Mohandssein, Cairo, Egypt.
Tel: +202 330 48 560/ 1/2/3
Fax: +202 330 47 213