Appointment of new Non-Executive Director

1 May 2012

Origo Partners Appoints New Non-Executive Director

Origo Partners Plc ("Origo" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Lionel de Saint-Exupery as a Non-Executive Director. Mr. de Saint-Exupery brings to the Board a vast amount of experience in both equity and debt capital market transactions, as well as in mergers and acquisitions across a broad range of industries such as financial services, industrial, consumer, media, technology and business services throughout Asia, Europe and North America.

Mr. de Saint-Exupery, 46, is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of CDIB Capital International Corporation ("CDIB Capital"), the overseas investment arm of China Development Financial Holding Corporation. China Development Financial Holding Corporation, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, is one of the largest and longest standing merchant banking groups in Asia with over US$12 billion in assets.

Prior to co-founding CDIB Capital in 2006, Mr. de Saint-Exupery was a Senior Vice President in the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers, during which time he advised leading private equity firms across a variety of leveraged buyout, trade sale and IPO transactions. Before joining Lehman Brothers, Mr. de Saint-Exupery was a member of the Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice of Booz-Allen & Hamilton.

Mr. de Saint-Exupery is also Director of Touch Media International and EFMI Limited (an affiliate of Ecofin Limited) and serves on the advisory boards of a number of private equity funds including the Asian Infrastructure Fund, Carlyle Asia Partners, Tenaya Capital, CX Partners and Riverwood Capital.

Mr. de Saint-Exupery holds an MBA with Distinctions from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and a BS in Finance & Entrepreneurship from France's HEC School of Management. 

Commenting on today's announcement, Chris Rynning, CEO of Origo said:"We are delighted to have recruited somebody of Lionel's calibre to the Origo Board. His experience of working in China and private equity across a wide range of public and private transactions in diverse industries will be invaluable to the further development of Origo."

Mr. de Saint-Exupery holds or has held directorships in the five years preceding his appointment at Origo as follows:

There are no further disclosures to be made with regards to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

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Notes to editors:

Origo Partners:

Origo is an AIM-listed private equity investor and strategic consultancy business which provides its shareholders with exposure to China-linked investment opportunities.

Origo has a significant portfolio of investments in a range of industrial sectors, including metals and mining, agriculture, renewable energy/clean tech and technology, telecom and media.

Origo invests directly in high growth Chinese companies as well as in companies based around the world with significant exposure to Chinese export markets.