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HarbourVest Wins Editors' Choice Award for Fund of Funds Firm of the Year

BOSTON — 24 March 2008 — Private Equity International has recognized HarbourVest as the best fund of funds in 2007. This award echoes the decision of the 2007 Private Equity International Award voters and highlights HarbourVest's impact on global private equity and our contributions across the industry. HarbourVest is described as "one of the longest established and most respected games in town", and the editors also cited our tradition of innovation, highlighted by the 2007 formation of the publicly-listed HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited.

In addition to the Editors' Choice Award, the readers of Private Equity International and Private Equity Online.com voted HarbourVest one of the best fund-of-funds firms in North America, Europe, and Asia. HarbourVest is the only fund-of-funds to be shortlisted in all regions. The readers also ranked HarbourVest one of the best Secondaries Firms in North America and Europe.

About the Private Equity International Awards
The Private Equity International Awards are among the private equity industry’s most prestigious awards because they are decided by the industry participants themselves. Readers of Private Equity International magazine and PrivateEquityOnline.com submit nominees across dozens of award categories, and shortlists are created for a final vote. The 2007 Private Equity International Awards received tens of thousands of votes.

These awards do not necessarily represent investor experience with HarbourVest Partners, LLC or the HarbourVest Funds, nor do they constitute a recommendation of HarbourVest Partners, LLC or its services. These awards are based on surveys that are not limited to investors in HarbourVest Funds and may not have included all of the investors in HarbourVest Funds. These awards are not indicative of HarbourVest's future performance.

About HarbourVest
HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an independent global private equity investment firm and an SEC registered investment advisor, providing vehicles for institutional investors to invest in the venture capital and buyout markets in the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere through primary partnerships, secondary purchases, and direct investments. HarbourVest and its subsidiaries have 185 employees, including 70 investment professionals deployed in Boston, London, and Hong Kong. In 25 years of investing in private equity, the team has committed more than $19.8 billion to newly formed funds, representing relationships with 200 private equity managers. The team has also completed $5.0 billion in secondary purchases of partnership interests and invested $3.1 billion directly in operating companies. The firm’s clients consist of 250 institutional investors, including pension funds, endowments, foundations, and financial institutions throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan. To learn more about HarbourVest, visit http://www.harbourvest.com/. This communication has been approved for issue in the United Kingdom by HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority.