BCV and Gottex Fund Management announce new partnership in alternative investment solutions

Fund of hedge funds manager Gottex will contribute its state-of-the-art expertise in alternative investment strategies to BCV’s alternative investment team. This partnership will allow BCV and Gottex to provide investors with a unique range of alternative investment products and services.

Lausanne, 31 January 2007

Contact(s)

Christian Jacot-Descombes, Press Officer
Phone + 41 21 212 28 61
E-mail

Maximilian Gottschalk, Gottex Fund Management
Phone +44 20 7747 0413
E-mail

Miguel Tiedra, BCV Alternative Management
Phone +41 21 212 30 11
E-mail

This press release is being issued outside the trading hours of the SIX, Swiss Exchange in order to comply with the principles of ad hoc disclosure pursuant to the SIX listing rules.

The above text is a translation of the original French document entitled "BCV et Gottex Fund Management lancent un partenariat pour créer un pôle de compétence unique dans la gestion alternative."