Roach & Stolz as IT and Software Technology Due Diligence advisers in SEP led £17.5m financing round in Media Ingenuity

Munich, May 2nd 2011

Roach & Stolz (“R//S”), the IT and Software Technology Due Diligence specialist based in Munich, advises Scottish Equity Partners (“SEP”) in their £17.5m led financing round to take a minority stake in Media Ingenuity, a fast growing online marketing technology company, which owns financial comparison site, TotallyMoney.com, and is the UK’s largest online advertiser of financial services.

The investment will support the next phase of growth including the development of own-brand financial products. Media Ingenuity, which launched in 2006, has pioneered a unique formula for scalable online marketing of financial services. The company was ranked 14th in the 2010 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies. It has made significant inroads into the UK price comparison space through TotallyMoney.com, successfully challenging established brands and receiving more than one million unique visitors a month.

About Roach & Stolz:

Roach & Stolz Software GmbH based in Munich, is a provider of IT and Software Technology Due Diligence services to the investor community. These include Venture Capital, Private Equity as well as Strategic Investors in Europe and the USA.

With over 25 years of experience in software productization, IT infrastructure and telecommunications, Roach & Stolz has advised on numerous mergers and acquisitions. In doing so, the firm, which is greatly valued by its clients for its focus and professional approach, has developed its own best practice methodologies for conducting the IT Due Diligence process. These days IT Due Diligence services are not only used for transactions involving technology based companies, but also for those involving traditional "bricks-and-mortar" industries which have become increasingly dependent on IT to conduct their business.

For references, brochures and company presentations please go to: http://www.roach-stolz.com or contact info@roach-stolz.com

About Scottish Equity Partners:

SEP (http://www.sep.co.uk) is leading growth equity and venture capital firm focused on companies based in the UK. From time to time, SEP also make investments in companies based in other European countries. All of the entrepreneurs we partner with have the potential to achieve significant growth and scale.

SEP usually invests between £2 million and £10 million in funding rounds of up to £30 million. They are happy to invest on their own and when they invest alongside other growth equity and venture capital firms they take the lead role.

SEP usually takes minority stakes in the companies they invest in, but they look to exert a positive influence over their growth and development. Their approach is to work in partnership with the entrepreneurs they back, sharing their drive and commitment.

The funds SEP invests are provided by blue chip investors including global financial institutions, alternative asset management companies, pension funds, family offices and corporates. SEP’s aim is to be a key general partner for limited partners with a long term commitment to the growth equity and venture capital asset class.

Contact Information for Roach & Stolz:

Roach & Stolz Software GmbH,
Obermaierstrasse 2, Altstadt-Lehel,
80538 Munich
Germany

Tel: +49.89.2020.888.0
Fax: +49.89.6600.291.7
Email: info@roach-stolz.com

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