Firstpex

LONDON, August 2, 2011 - UK firms can register now with UK investors expected to be able to participate before end 2011 Trading volume expected to top Euro 10 billion by 2015 FirstPEX (www.firstpex.com) Europe's first, interactive auction platform to trade privately-owned shares and investments is being launched today in the UK by the highly-regarded Swiss-based technology firm LPO Ventures LPO Ventures expects trading volume to quickly increase from around Euro 1-2 billion over the next 12 months or so to around Euro 10 billion in 2015, based on analysis of the growth of similar markets in the US.