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Expanding asset management platform

FY16 saw good growth in its alternative AUM, positive performance from fund investments, offsetting weakness at Migros, the retailer quoted in Turkey, and a robust holding company net financial position after €31.6m in dividends (€0.12 per share), a level that DeA will maintain in 2017. The shares continue to trade at a wide discount to both NAV and our assessment of fair value. Returning momentum to asset management and a diverse investment portfolio have the potential to create further value, while the prospect of cash inflows as private equity fund investments mature provides a measure of protection against any rise in market volatility.
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Dea Capital

DeA Capital is an alternative investment operator based in Italy. Co. which operates in both the Private Equity Investment and Alternative Asset Management businesses and heads the De Agostini Group in the area of financial investments. Co., which has "permanent" capital, and therefore is not restricted to a pre-set duration, has greater flexibility in optimizing the timing of entry and withdrawal from investments. In terms of investment policy, this flexibility allows Co. to adopt an approach based on value creation over the medium to long term. Co. maintains an investment portfolio of around Euro780 million and assets under management of approximately Euro11 billion.

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Edison Investment Research
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Andrew Mitchell

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