Two new members in the global network of the Long Term Investors Club

Frankfurt (ots) -

- Indian IDFC and Dutch APG joined the LTIC on the occasion of the
Annual Conference of the Club

Today the Indian Infrastructure Development Finance Company
Limited IDFC and the Dutch pension delivery organisation APG were
accepted as new members in the Long Term Investors Club. With IDFC
and APG the Club has grown to 14 members from 12 different countries.

IDFC is the second Asian Club member and they will contribute with
its knowledge about infrastructure financing as well as the
experience in an emerging country. Rajiv Lall, CEO of IDFC
ascertained: "I am very pleased that IDFC can participate in the work
of the Long Term Investors Club. IDFC is happy to deliver expertise
in infrastructure financing from India to the club members as well as
to the partners all over the world."

The Dutch APG is one of the biggest European service providers to
pension funds and is active as an institutional investor all over the
world. It is the third pension fund investor in the club and
completes the wide range of European members. Angelien Kemna, Chief
Investment Officer of APG states: "We found experienced partners in
the Long Term Investors Club and the network around the globe will
help us in our position as a Long Term Investor and APG looks forward
to share its own experience with the Club."

"With the two new members the Club made a major step in its
expansion strategy towards emerging countries and private investors
The Club herewith becomes one of the worlds most important investors
platform, where we can exchange best practices and develop potential
co-investment opportunities to finance the long term needs of our
economies. Our cooperation is among the best ways to allocate capital
in a more efficient and equitable way, and to lay the basis for
sustainable, shared growth. This is how; all together we will succeed
to create the right « level playing field » for sharing growth."
comments Augustin de Romanet, President of the Long Term Investors
Club and CEO of the French Caisse des Dépôts. The third conference of
the LTI Club focused on how long-term investments can help countries
or regions tackle the challenges of climate change, urban
development, energy security, transport and mobility, education or
demographic change, as portrayed by more than 20 completed or planned
investment projects. "Nearly everyone will be influenced by these
changes. Long-term investments will play a crucial role in the
adaptation of future needs," explained Dr. Ulrich Schröder, Chief
Executive Officer of conference organiser KfW Bankengruppe.

About the Long-Term Investors Club:

Founded in Paris in 2009, the Long-Term Investors Club (LTIC) has
meantime grown to encompass 14 members from France, Italy, Germany,
China, Russia, Canada, Abu Dhabi, Morocco, Poland, Turkey, India and
the Netherlands representing a combined balance sheet total of USD
3,000 billion. LTIC aims to continue to develop and extend this
platform to other major institutions around the world, in particular
institutions from G20 countries. The Club's objective is to bring
together major worldwide institutions, including sovereign wealth
funds, public sector retirement funds, private sector pension funds,
development banks, economists, financial policy makers and
regulators, to assert their common identity as long-term investors,
to open the way to greater cooperation between all members and to
deliver the message that fostering the right conditions for long-term
investment will be an important element in ensuring international
financial stability and sustainable economic growth. www.ltic.org

About IDFC

Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC) is
India's premier financial services institution focused on
infrastructure. It was set up in 1997 by the Government of India as a
financier and catalyst for private sector's involvement in
infrastructure development in India. IDFC has evolved into a 'one
stop shop' for infrastructure finance in India, meeting the complex
and ambitious requirements of an expanding client base. IDFC's
strategy involves all parts of the value chain of infrastructure,
providing a differentiated value proposition to its clients.

IDFC's domain expertise in infrastructure combined with product
breadth - project financing, investment banking and asset management
enables it to provide creative solutions to its clients. IDFC has
strong relationships with the private sector and government enabling
it to provide objective advice and facilitate public-private
partnerships in infrastructure. IDFC Foundation helps train
government officials on public-private partnerships, provides advice
on infrastructure policy and governance issues and on sustainable
development strategies. www.idfc.com

About APG

APG, a financial services provider in the collective pension
market, provides pension fund administration, asset management,
management support and communication services to pension funds. For
these pension funds and their 4.5 million active and retired
participants from the public and private sector, APG manages pension
assets of in total approximately 277 billion Euros (as per April
2011). APG administrates over 30% of all collective pension schemes
in the Netherlands. www.apg.nl

Press Contacts:

Long Term Investors Club
Anne Haudry de Soucy
Phone: + 33 (1) 58 50 11 16
E-Mail: anne.de-soucy@caissedesdepots.fr

KfW Bankengruppe
Dr. Michael Helbig
Phone: +49 69 7431 2277 - +49 172 650 88 23
E-Mail: michael.helbig@kfw.de

IDFC
Mr. Arun Raste
Phone: + 91 22 42222019
E-Mail: arun.raste@idfc.com / ccd@idfc.com

APG
Harmen Geers
Phone: + 31 20 6049136
E-Mail: harmen.geers@apg.nl

Pressekontakt:
KfW, Palmengartenstraße 5-9, 60325 Frankfurt
Kommunikation (KOM)
Tel. 069 7431-4400, Fax: 069 7431-3266,
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