TR-1 (i) Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Private Equity Investor Plc

2. Reason for the notification	State Yes/No
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): Shares tendered by company	Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):	Deutsche Bank AG
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):	N/A
6. Date on which issuer notified:	13/12/07
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Direct 17%’3% Aggregate Direct & Indirect 21%’%
8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights (viii)	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights
			Direct	Direct (x)	Indirect (xi)	Direct	Indirect
GB0000504034	8,844,268	10,595,523	Below 3%	Below 3%			Below 3%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Below 3%	Below 3%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A