WhiteRock Capital Partners wins key industry award

15 April 2013

Braveheart Investment Group plc

("Braveheart" or "The Group")

WhiteRock Capital Partners wins Private Equity Firm of the Year

Braveheart Investment Group plc (the 'Group' or the 'Company') (BRH), the AIM-listed investment management group providing debt/equity and advisory services to SMEs and servicing the investment requirements of business angels, high net worth individuals, family offices, and public sector organisations is pleased to announce that WhiteRock Capital Partners LLP ('WCP') won an industry award at the Insider Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards.

WCP was formed to manage the £50m Northern Ireland Growth Loan fund and was established in 2012 by Braveheart, Clarendon Fund Managers Ltd and NEL fund Managers Ltd. The award was for Private Equity Firm of the Year, and was accepted by Paul Millar, Chief Investment Officer of WCP, at a formal dinner held at the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on 11 April 2013.

Geoffrey Thomson, CEO of Braveheart, attended the event and said: 'This is an outstanding achievement for a team that has only been operating for a little over six months and I congratulate Paul and his colleagues.'

Further information:

Braveheart Investment Group plc

Sanlam Securities UK Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker to Braveheart)

WhiteRock Capital Partners

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Notes to Editors

Braveheart Investment Group plc

Braveheart provides financing and associated advisory services for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as follows: 

For the company looking to raise money, we provide:

·; Equity capital. This form of financing is typically long term and is usually appropriate for fast growing businesses or early stage companies. We will consider equity financings where our individual investment, or the investment we arrange, would normally be a maximum of £2m although we are happy to participate in larger financings as part of a syndicate;

·; Debt finance. Short to medium term and for companies with cash flow to service the loan. Our unit size for this type of finance is up £1m and we will usually provide junior debt which is unsecured but linked to an equity instrument; and

·; Corporate finance advice on all aspects of raising money, strategic development and corporate governance.

The money we invest comes from a variety of sources (see below) and is sometimes linked to particular geographical locations.

To the investor, we provide a one stop shop service to those in one of the following groups who are looking for exposure to SME investments:

·; High net worth (HNW) individuals looking to build tax efficient Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed EIS portfolios;

·; Family offices and private sector institutions; and

·; The Public sector.

Investors can choose between investment types ranging from self-build portfolios, to a full fund management service.

www.braveheartgroup.co.uk