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Confidential 9 December 2008 HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited Shareholder Meeting Confidential Disclaimer STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL This document and this presentation have been prepared and issued by HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (the “Company”) for information purposes only and may not be used in making any investment decision. None of the Company, its investment manager, HarbourVest Advisers, L.P. (the “Investment Manager”) or HarbourVest Partners, LLC (“HarbourVest”) has independently verified the information contained in this document and this presentation. 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By participating in this presentation or by accepting any copy of this document, you agree to be bound by the foregoing limitations. 4 December 2008 1 Confidential Welcome Sir Michael Bunbury Chairman, HVPE Confidential Agenda Welcome Sir Michael Bunbury, Chairman Overview of the Manager – HarbourVest George Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Director, HVPE HVPE Review Steve Belgrad, CFO, HVPE Outlook for Private Equity Peter Wilson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Summary / Questions and Answers Steve Belgrad, CFO, HVPE 3 Confidential Overview of the Manager — HarbourVest George Anson Managing Director, HarbourVest Director, HVPE Confidential Overview of HarbourVest Independent, 100% owner-managed private equity fund-of-funds Largest Private Equity Founders began private equity investing in 1978 Fund-of-Funds Manager with Total capital raised over 25 years of $30 billion Experienced, Global 78 investment professionals in Boston, London and Hong Kong Team together with a support staff of 144 (222 total) Focus on three private equity investment strategies: primary Consistent partnerships, secondary investments, direct investments Private Equity Strategy Four principal product lines: U.S. fund-of-funds, non-U.S. fund-of-funds, secondary-focused funds, direct / co-investment funds One of the longest track records in the industry Demonstrated Upper Quartile Achieved by the same professionals that manage the portfolio today Investment Performance Demonstrated top quartile performance across all private equity strategies1 __________________ Note: (1) Where relevant benchmarks exist. See notes in Appendix. 5 Confidential Consistent Integrated Strategy and Extensive Knowledge Base Primary Partnerships Secondary Direct Investments Investments HarbourVest Partners Investment Strategy • Consistent approach for more than 25 years • Integrated strategy provides significant advantages Overlapping knowledge base Strong relationships across the industry Collaborative environment Enhanced deal flow, evaluation, and monitoring 6 Confidential HarbourVest History Established Firm 1978 1982 1984 1990 1996 2007 First Fund I First international London Hong Kong 25 years of fund U.S. formed partnership investments subsidiary subsidiary management by investment in Europe and Asia formed formed team 1983 1986 1997 First First Firm independently direct secondary owned by investment investment management team '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 ‘08 U.S. Fund I Fund II Fund III Fund IV Fund V Fund VI Fund VII Fund VIII FUND OF 1982-86 1986-89 1989-93 1993-96 1996-1999 1999-03 2003-06 2006-09 FUNDS HIPEP NON-U.S. HIPEP HIPEP II HIPEP III HIPEP IV HIPEP V VI FUND OF 1990-95 1995-98 1998-01 2001-05 2005-08 FUNDS 2008-11 SECONDARY Dover Ia Dover II Dover III Dover IV Dover V Dover VI Dover VII FUNDS 1991-94 1994-96 1996-99 1999-02 2002-05 2005-07 2007-09 DIRECT/ Fund I through Fund VI 2004 Direct 2007 Direct CO-INVEST 2004-07 2007-10 FUNDS HIPEP I through HIPEP V Dotted element represents history of investments in respective private equity strategies. For example, we began investing outside of the U.S. in 1984, but raised our first dedicated non U.S. pool of capital (HIPEP) in 1990. 7 Confidential Upper Quartile Private Equity Investment Performance HarbourVest investments have produced superior private equity returns – Rigorous approach to fund manager selection and asset allocation across strategies – Experienced management team across many cycles – Access to leading sponsors Partnership Investment Performance (as of 31 December 2007) U.S. Buyout U.S. Venture Europe Vintage Years 1989-2005 Vintage Years 1989-2005 Vintage Years 1990-2005 25% Public Equity Private Equity 25% Public Equity Private Equity 25% Public Equity Private Equity Benchmark 1 Benchmarks 2 21.7% Benchmark 1 Benchmarks 4 21.4% Benchmark 6 Benchmarks 7 Total Return Total Return Total Return 19.7% 20% 18.1% 20% 18.9% 20% 15% 15% 15% 10.7% 10.9% 9.2% 10% 7.7% 10% 10% 7.1% 5% 5% 3.4% 5% 0.0% 0% 0% 0% S&P 500 Median Upper HarbourVest NASDAQ Median Upper HarbourVest MSCI Median Upper HarbourVest 3 5 8 ________________ Quartile* Portfolio Quartile* Portfolio Quartile* Portfolio Note: Comparison of public equity returns with private equity returns may not be meaningful HarbourVest has outperformed private equity benchmarks while providing far greater diversification than a single private equity fund ________________ Note (*): Minimum performance of funds in upper quartile. Notes 1-8: See Track Record Disclosure in Appendix. As of 31 December 2007. U.S. figures are calculated in U.S. dollars, Europe figures are calculated in euros. These returns represent HarbourVest’s experience in selecting top-tier private equity managers over the long term. An investor’s return in a specific fund would have been different and would have been reduced by the management fees, expenses, and performance allocations of the HarbourVest funds. For example, the difference between the net internal rate of return to Limited Partners (net L.P. IRR) and the gross IRR for HarbourVest Partners VI-Partnership Fund L.P.