AvW holds more than 25 per cent in C-Quadrat

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Krumpendorf/Wörthersee (euro adhoc) - The Austrian investment group
AvW Gruppe AG has increased its investment in the fund specialist
C-Quadrat to more than 25 per cent in the past several days. "We thus
were able to acquire a blocking minority, which was our primary
goal," says Wolfgang Auer von Welsbach, Chairman of the AvW
Management Board. "We view this investment as one of our strategic
assets, which we intend to hold over the long term. As this company
has an extraordinarily high potential for profit and growth, we are
looking forward to further developments."

C-Quadrat is an independent asset manager operating throughout
Europe. The volume of assets under management currently stands at
more than EUR 5 billion. Established in 1991, C-Quadrat has since
2003 had its own capital investment company licensed to operate as a
bank, and since November 2006 has been listed on the Prime Standard
of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. "It is, however, our ultimate goal
to bring C-Quadrat to the Vienna Stock Exchange", says Mr. Auer von
Welsbach.

During the current year, the AvW Group aims to further expand its
portfolio of equity participations. In the past year, around EUR 120
million were invested in the company´s equity holdings. AvW already
ranks among the largest, most profitable and fastest growing
investment companies in Austria.

About Auer von Welsbach Group

AvW Group is an Austrian investment company focusing on small caps in
Austria, Germany, Asia and Australia. AvW participating certificates
(AVWIga.F, ISIN AT0000703269) of the AvW Group are listed on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange. More information about AvW is available on
the Internet at www.avw.eu

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Further inquiry note:

AvW Gruppe AG

Brigitte Burger

04229/ 3621 - 24

b.burger@avw.eu

Branche: Economy, Business & Finance
ISIN: AT0000703269
WKN: 763759
Börsen: Börse Frankfurt / free trade