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TORONTO (April 02, 2008) – VentureLink LP is pleased to announce that it became the market share leader in its asset class during the 2007 RRSP campaign. Through the growing support of investors across Ontario, VentureLink Funds raised $30 million in new subscriptions and surpassed the $280 million mark in assets under management.

TORONTO (February 28, 2008) -- VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, today announced it will exit its investment in PlateSpin Ltd (‘PlateSpin’), following the completion of an acquisition by Novell, Inc for US $205,000,000. The transaction is expected to close before the end of April, 2008 subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions.

(TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2008) - VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group
of labour-sponsored investment funds, with over $270 million in assets under
management, today announced it will exit its investment in PlateSpin Ltd
('PlateSpin'), following the completion of an acquisition by Novell, Inc. The
transaction is expected to close before the end of April, 2008 subject to the
satisfaction of closing conditions.

TORONTO (December 18, 2007) - VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, with over $250 million in assets under management, announced today, that they are pleased with the Ontario Government's re-commitment to Ontario's innovative companies.

Tucked away in the bowels of yesterday’s economic statement by Dwight Duncan, Ontario’s Treasurer, was some good news for the sponsors of, and investors in, labour-sponsored investment funds.

TORONTO (October 15, 2007) -- VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Varghese, Managing Partner, as a Director of the Board for the CVCA – Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association.

TORONTO (October 10, 2007) – VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, with over $250 million in assets under management, today announced it will continue to hold its debt interest in Orion Securities Inc. upon completion of an acquisition of Orion by Macquarie Group, an Australian headquartered global financial services organization.

Australian investment bank Macquarie Group is aggressively expanding its Canadian operation with the $147-million purchase of institutional brokerage house Orion Financial Inc., which focuses on mining and energy plays.

Macquarie Group, an Australian headquartered global financial services organization, is outlaying $147-million to acquire Orion Securities, an employee-owned institutional investment dealer that focuses on the resources sector.

TORONTO (September 24, 2007) -- VentureLink LP, manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, with over $250 million in assets under management, today announced its successful exit from its investments in Ventus Energy Inc. (“Ventus”) following the completion of an acquisition by Suez SA (SZE: NYSE) (“Suez”) of France. Suez’s Houston-based arm, Suez Energy North America Inc paid approximately $124 million in cash for all the shares of privately-held Ventus.

The really big news occurred this week in Paris when the government-owned Gaz de France and the publicly owned Suez agreed to create the world's third-largest listed power-and-gas company -- a deal worth $80-billion

Houston, TX – July 26, 2007 – A SUEZ Energy North America affiliate has signed an agreement to acquire the Canadian wind power development company Ventus Energy Inc. The transaction will involve the purchase of 100 percent of the shares of Ventus for CDN$124 million in cash. This marks the first entry of SUEZ into the North American wind energy market.

When John Douglas created wind farm developer Ventus Energy Inc. in 2003, raising money for projects felt like "crawling up Bay Street on my belly," he said.

Toronto, Ontario (July 25, 2007) - Wellington Financial LP, a privately held specialty finance firm currently managing a $400 million investment program, today announced that Wellington Financial Fund III portfolio company Ventus Energy Inc. ("Ventus") has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Suez SA (SZE: NYSE) ("Suez") of France.

VentureLink LP is pleased to announce that on the strength of a successful 2006/2007 RSP sales season, the company surpassed the $250 million mark in assets under management.

VentureLink LP is pleased to announce the mergers of VentureLink Fund Inc. with VentureLink Brighter Future (Equity) Fund Inc. to form VentureLink Brighter Future Fund Inc., and VentureLink Brighter Future (Balanced) Fund with VentureLink Diversified Balanced Fund Inc. to form VentureLink Balanced Fund Inc., effective July 31, 2006.

VentureLink, LP manager of the VentureLink Group of labour-sponsored investment funds, is pleased to announce that it has divested its entire holdings in Stone & Co. Limited.

It’s been awhile since we looked at labour-sponsored investment funds – or retail venture capital, to use the new category name embraced by Morningstar Canada.

Eight years back, Geoffrey Cornish and David Ellins, a couple of lawyers from Davies Ward & Beck, and Dean Tai, a former treasurer at IBM Canada, started Coventree Capital Group Inc., a company that would provide structuring and funding solutions for clients active in securitization.

VentureLink LP is pleased to announce the mergers of VentureLink Fund Inc. with VentureLink Brighter Future (Equity) Fund Inc. to form VentureLink Brighter Future Fund Inc., and VentureLink Brighter Future (Balanced) Fund with VentureLink Diversified Balanced Fund Inc. to form VentureLink Balanced Fund Inc., effective July 31, 2006.

VentureLink contributes $3-million in convertible debt to NexGen Financial, a new mutual fund start-up led by former Mackenze Financial executive, Jim Hunter.

VentureLink LP is pleased to announce that two VentureLink Funds expect to sucessfully exit their investments in VFC Inc. (VFC: TSX) following the announcement that VFC will be acquired by TD Bank for approximately $326 million.

VentureLink LP today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the VentureLink Group of Labour-Sponsored Investment Funds from Skylon Advisors Inc. VentureLink LP is a new partnership controlled by the funds' management team of Geoff Horton, John Varghese and Jim Whitaker.

VentureLink Fund today announced it has successfully exited its investment in Multi-Channel Communications Inc. (MCCI) with the sale of the company to Teleperformance U.S.A., the U.S. subsidiary of worldwide contact centre leader SR Teleperformance.