Interim Management Statement

30 November 2010

    HARBOURVEST GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY RELEASES INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE" or the "Company"), a closed-
end investment company listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the Specialist Fund
Market of the London Stock Exchange, has today filed its Interim Management
Statement ("IMS").  This relates to the period from 1 August 2010 through to 29
November 2010 (inclusive) and the financial period from 1 August 2010 through to
31 October 2010 (the "interim period").

A full copy of the IMS can be obtained
via:

http://www.hvgpe.com/download/pdf/HVPE_IMS_30_Nov_2010.pdf.  This statement
is made in accordance with article 5:25e of the Dutch Financial Markets
Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht, the "FMSA"), which requirement
stems from the EU Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC).


Enquiries:

 HVPE
 Steve Belgrad                Tel: [phone]


 HarbourVest

 Laura Thaxter                Tel: [phone]



 Fishburn Hedges

 Michelle James/Dan Bradley   Tel: [phone]
                              [e-mail]



Notes to Editors:

About HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited:
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited ("HVPE") is a Guernsey-incorporated
closed-end investment company which has a dual listing on both the London Stock
Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam.  HVPE is registered as an investment
institution with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets.  HVPE is
designed to offer shareholders long-term capital appreciation by investing in a
private equity portfolio diversified by geography, by stage of investment, by
vintage year, and by industry.  It invests in and alongside HarbourVest-managed
funds which focus on primary partnership commitments, secondary investments, and
direct investments in operating companies.  HVPE is advised by HarbourVest
Advisers L.P., an affiliate of HarbourVest Partners, LLC.



About HarbourVest Partners, LLC:
HarbourVest 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. It
was formed in
1982 and has committed more than U.S.$30 billion to investments over its 28-year
history. It currently has 236 employees in its Boston office and London, Hong
Kong, and Tokyo subsidiaries.


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This release does not contain or constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to purchase securities in the United States. The securities of HVPE
have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), as amended, and may not be offered or sold in
the United States or to U.S. persons unless they are registered under applicable
law or exempt from registration. HVPE does not intend to register any portion of
its securities in the United States or to conduct a public offer of securities
in the United States. In addition, HVPE has not been and will not be registered
under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940, and investors in HVPE
are not entitled to the benefits of such Act.


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