02 Sep 2004 - LAUNCH OF CORE GROWTH CAPITAL

The launch of a new partnership to give private investors access to the private equity market was announced today. Core Growth Capital ("Core") has three principal partners - Stephen Edwards (Managing Partner), Walid Fakhry (Founding Partner) and Caparo plc, through which Angad Paul (Chief Executive of Caparo) and David Dancaster (Finance Director of Caparo) are also partners.