Holding(s) in Company

Electra Private Equity PLC
24 August 2007




Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying             ELECTRA PRIVATE EQUITY PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                               x

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial 
instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued 
to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________




3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification     Carrousel Capital Ltd
obligation:                                           Investment Manager


                                                      
                                                      The Carrousel Fund Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): The Carrousel Fund II Ltd


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the         21 August 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                     23 August 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:       4.00%


8: Notified Details


A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of Situation previous to    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        the triggering
              transaction

If possible      Number of   Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights    Percentage of voting
use ISIN code    shares      voting       shares                                  rights
                             rights

                                                       Direct       Indirect      Direct      Indirect

Ordinary         1,493,044   1,493,044    1,511,940    1,511,940                  4.05%

GB0003085 445





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

1,511,940                                            4.05%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or 
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Carrousel Capital Ltd's prime brokers hold the share in nominees accounts.

The prime brokers are Bear Stearns and Citigroup




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:




14 Contact name:                       Lee Nixon or Bruno Sangle-Ferriere




15. Contact telephone name:



For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange