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GP Swiss publishes definitive end result for tender offer

Zug, 21 September 2022

Today, GP Swiss Ltd., Zug, Switzerland, a group company of GP Investments, Ltd. Bermuda ("GP") published the definitive notice of the end result of its public tender offer to acquire all publicly held shares of Spice Private Equity Ltd ("Spice") for USD 16.25 per share as indicated in the offer prospectus of 14 July 2022 ("Offer").

According to the definitive end result, as of the end of the additional acceptance period on 15 September 2022, the participation of GP and the persons acting in concert with GP amounts to 97.40% of the issued share capital and voting rights of Spice, subject to the completion of the Offer.

As the 90% acceptance rate condition has been fulfilled, GP declared the Offer successful. The Offer remains subject to an additional Offer condition (No Injunction or Prohibition) as further detailed in the Offer prospectus.

Following the successful settlement of the Offer, expected on 29 September 2022, GP Swiss plans a squeeze-out and delisting of the Spice Private Equity shares subject to the conditions described in the Offer prospectus.

The definitive notice of the end result is available at https://gp-investments-transactions.com/

For further information, please contact:

David Emery

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Phone: +41 41 710 70 60

Email: investor.relations@spice-private-equity.com

Web: www.spice-private-equity.com

About Spice Private Equity Ltd.

Spice Private Equity Ltd. is an investment company focused on global private equity investments. The company's investments are managed by GP Advisors (Bermuda), Ltd., a whole subsidiary of GP Investments, Ltd. a leading alternative investments firm known for its operationally oriented approach and active management model. Spice Private Equity Ltd. is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SPCE.

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