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Braveheart Investment Group plc 19 June 2007 19 June 2007 Braveheart Investment Group plc ('Braveheart' or the 'Group') Alpha EIS Fund invests in PSI Electronics Braveheart (AIM: BRH), the technology commercialisation and investment management company, announces that it has made its 6th investment from its Alpha EIS Fund. The Group and its clients have invested c£250,000 in PSI Electronics ('PSI') a spin-out from the University of Strathclyde. PSI is developing an intelligent cable fault locator, the IFL1000p, for detection of permanent and transient faults in low voltage power cables. The device is particularly effective in areas of high population or transport networks, where cables and cable joints are more prone to deterioration, increasing the likelihood of faults and power cuts to large areas. Pinpointing the exact location of a fault is currently difficult and expensive due to the complex systems, which can confuse existing cable fault detection technology. Often several excavations are required to pinpoint the fault, and the costs of these, coupled with the penalties imposed by regulators for downtime, can be substantial. PSI estimates that its simple to use technology offers a 60%reduction in costs to locate the faults and a 50% reduction in repair time. It is also expected to increase the number of faults detected and rectified. To date successful field trails have been carried out with major transport and utility companies and it is anticipated the manufacture and sale of PSI's first product will commence in September 2007, with future product launches and applications planned. The funds raised will be used to provide working capital to strengthen the management team and infrastructure to allow PSI to exploit the market opportunities for its technology. The proceeds will also be used to continue product development on PSI's pipeline of products, as well as to enhance IP protection. Commenting, Chief Executive of Braveheart, Geoffrey Thomson, said, 'At present there are no units on the market that can reliably calculate the distance to a fault on low distribution networks and PSI is developing an innovative market led technology. Having provided seed funding to PSI last year via our SMART Equity Scheme, we are delighted to be supporting the company again in the development of a commercial technology which could bring benefits to many cities and rail networks world-wide.' Martin Stewart at PSI Electronics, added, 'There is a clear unmet market need for the accurate detection of faults in underground and power cables, which are only likely to increase in the future as installations increase in both volume and age. These new funds will enable us to move to new, larger premises and expand our team to further exploit the commercial opportunities arising from increased R & D in our technology.' The Alpha EIS Fund ('the Fund') Established in December 2005, the £2.5 million Fund was set up as a tax efficient vehicle to invest in early-stage, university spin out companies, rich in intellectual property, with potential for significant growth, through the commercialisation of their IP. The Fund is managed by Braveheart and participants in it include Bank of Scotland Corporate, Scottish Enterprise's Co-investment Fund and Braveheart's own clients. The Fund will deliver a minimum of ten EIS qualifying investments, sourced through the Group's unique framework of strong formal relationships with Scottish universities and business parks. To date the Fund has made six investments from the Alpha Fund, including a recently announced investment in to Spiral Gateway Ltd. For further information, please contact: Braveheart Investment Group Tavistock Communications PSI Electronics Geoffrey Thomson Richard Sunderland Martin Stewart Chief Executive Rachel Drysdale Tel: 01738 587555 Tel: 020 7920 3150 Tel: 0141 548 2108 rdrysdale@tavistock.co.uk www.psi-electronics.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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