OrigoCapitalenhancesresearchcapabilitiesSTOCKHOLM,May9th,2017

CarlRydinrecruitedasInvestmentAnalyst

OrigoCapitalisstrengtheningitsteambehindtheLong/ShortEquity Hedge Fund Origo Quest 1 by hiring another keymember of staff. Carl Rydinwill join the investment team,whichcurrentlyconsistsofStefanRoosandStaffanÖstlin,asanewInvestmentAnalyst.

CarlRydinhas vast international experience frombothM&Aand the hedge fund industry. Most recently, he was anInvestment Manager at New York-based Lucerne CapitalManagement,aLong/ShortEquityInvestmentFirmspecializingin fundamental bottom-up stock selection with a focus onContinentalEuropeanmarkets.Priortothat,heworkedatNewYork-based FredericksMichael & Co, executing cross-borderbuy-side and sell-side M&A transactions across variousindustriesinNorthAmericaandEurope.

“AtOrigoCapital,mostoftheinvestmentresearchandanalysisiscarriedoutin-house.Onereasonforthis issimplythelackofexternalresearchcoverageinthenicheinwhichweoperate- listedNordicSmallCaps.WeseegreatpotentialinfurtherexploringthisinvestmentuniverseandbyhiringCarlRydin,ourresearchcapabilitiesincrease.ThiswillhopefullyleadtoacontinuedsuccessstoryforOrigoCapitalandOrigoQuest1”,saysCEO/ManagingPartnerStefanRoos.

OrigoQuest1isfocusingonlistedSmallCapsbasedintheNordics.SincethefundwaslaunchedonJanuary31,2013,theaverageannualnetreturnis+17%.Thefundwaswidelyrecognizedatthestartof2017,withnominationsfor,amongstothers,EuroHedgeAwardsandHFMWeekEuropeanHedgeFundAwards.

Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:AndersNilsson,InvestorRelationManagerPhone:+46-76-8430509E-mail:anders.nilsson@origocapital.sewww.origocapital.seAboutOrigoCapitalOrigoCapital,foundedin2011,isaStockholm-basedinvestmentmanagerfocusingononeniche:NordicSmallCaps.OrigoCapitalmanagestheLong/ShortEquityHedgeFundOrigoQuest1,foundedinearly2013.Assetsundermanagementamounttoapproximately760millionSEK(asofendofApril2017).