EQS-Adhoc: Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA: Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA successfully completes capital increase.

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Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA successfully completes capital increase.

Frankfurt am Main, March 21, 2023 - Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5) (the "Company") today successfully completed the capital increase with subscription rights resolved on March 2, 2023. A combined total of 1,590,929 new shares were placed at a subscription price of EUR 4.40 as part of the subscription offer with existing limited liability shareholders and a subsequent private placement with qualified investors.

In the course of the transaction, the share capital of Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA will be increased from EUR 11,216,941.00 to EUR 12,807,870.00.

Subject to the registration of the execution of the capital increase in the commercial register of the company, Heliad Equity Partners GmbH & Co. KGaA will receive gross issue proceeds of around EUR 7.0 million from the capital increase. The funds from the capital increase are to be used for further financing of the investment activities.

The new shares carry the same rights as the existing shares and are to be included, without a prospectus, in the existing listing on the Open Market, sub-segment Scale, of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE). Trading is expected to commence on March 28, 2023. Delivery of the new shares is scheduled for March 30, 2023.

About Heliad

Heliad (ISIN: DE000A0L1NN5 / Ticker: HPBK) is a listed investment company with a mission to empower both entrepreneurs and investors. The company invests in market leading, fast-growing companies across various verticals and regions to power their next phase of growth. As a listed company and through our strong team and strategic partners, Heliad can support companies pre, at and post IPO and act as a gateway to public equity capital markets.

An evergreen structure allows Heliad to act independently of usual fund lifecycles and provides shareholders with unique access to pre-IPO market returns without any restrictions or limitations in terms of investment size and term commitment. Further information about Heliad can be found under www.heliad.com follow us on LinkedIn.

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This announcement constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities of the Company. A public offering of the securities in Germany has been made solely based on a securities information sheet approved by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). An investment decision on the securities of the Company should only be made on the basis of such a securities information sheet. The securities information sheet was published promptly after approval by BaFin and made available free of charge on the Company's website (www.heliad.com/investor-relations) in the "Investor Relations - Capital Increase" section.

The Company's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

In member states of the European Economic Area ('EEA') and in the United Kingdom, the placement of shares described in this announcement is only directed at persons who are 'qualified investors' within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 (as amended, the 'Prospectus Regulation') ('Qualified Investors'), and, for the United Kingdom, as it forms part of retained EU law as defined in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018. In addition, in the United Kingdom, the placement of shares described in this announcement is only directed at persons (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) (investment professionals) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the 'Order'), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Order, or (iii) other persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated; any other persons in the United Kingdom should not take any action on the basis of this announcement and should not act on or rely on it.

In Member States of the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the placing described in this Announcement is directed only at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017, as amended (the "Prospectus Regulation"), in the case of the United Kingdom, as made part of its domestic law by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. In addition, in the United Kingdom, the Placing described in this announcement is directed only at persons who are (i) professional investors falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order"), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order ("high net worth companies", "unincorporated associations" etc.), or (iii) other persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order ("high net worth companies", "unincorporated associations" etc.). ), or (iii) are other persons to whom this document may lawfully be distributed; all other persons in the United Kingdom should not take any decision on the basis of this document and should not act or rely on it.

The bank acting in connection with the capital increase acts exclusively for the Company and for no one else in connection with the offer of securities of the Company ("Offer"). In connection with the Offer, it will not consider anyone else as its client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing it with the protections it provides to its clients or for providing advice in connection with the Offering, the contents of this disclosure or any other transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to in this disclosure.

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