Training Market Entered with £1m Investment

eVestment Company PLC
3 May 2000


         The eVestment Company Plc ('eVestment')
                            
    eVestment enters training market with £1 million
                       investment


eVestment  (www.evestment.co.uk),  the  Internet  and  e-
commerce investment company, is pleased to announce  that
it  has  made  an investment of £1,000,000  in  World  of
Training Limited (www.worldoftraining.com), as part of  a
£2.5 million fund raising, which was led by eVestment.

World  of  Training  Limited is  creating  an  e-commerce
marketplace  for  training,  bringing  together  training
providers and users on an individual and corporate level.

Key features of the site include:
* the site contains a wide range of product; training
  can  be found for subjects as diverse as first aid, IT,
  counselling and modern languages
* the  website  asks  for people's requirements  and,
  using a sophisticated search engine, matches them with a
  suitable training programme
* people unsure of what training they need can sit  a
  psychometric  test on the website,  which will  suggest
  courses to improve the candidate's weaknesses
* clients can read details of each course and a  full
  description of the skills they will learn; the choice of
  course is supported by feedback on from past attendees
* the  site  stores an electronic training record  to
  help  record  the skills individuals have developed  on
  their courses.  This can help keep their CV's updated.

Every  course  featured  on the  website  can  be  booked
online, and the service is free to users buying training.
A commission on every place booked on the website goes to
World of Training.

The  UK training market is large and diverse and has been
growing steadily over the last few years; it is currently
estimated to have a value in excess of £15bn.  The market
drivers  are changing technology, increasing legislation,
portfolio  careers and the increasing proportion  of  the
workforce represented by professionals and managers.   By
featuring  on  the  website, training organisations  have
access  to  new  markets and people they may  never  have
worked with before.

Chris Roberts, chief executive of eVestment, commented,
'We  believe  that  the  World of  Training  Limited  has
pioneered  an  innovative B2B business model  in  the  UK
training  market and we were particularly impressed  with
the very strong training background of the directors, who
have  an  in  depth  knowledge of  the  training  market.
World   of  Training  has  been  funded  by  its  founder
directors since formation; these monies will cause it  to
consolidate its lead in this growing market.'



For further information, please contact:
The eVestment Company Plc                   020 7937 4445
Chris Roberts
Email: [e-mail]

Square Mile Communications                  020 7601 1000
Nick Oborne or Stephanie Smart


Notes to Editors:

eVestment invests in and takes an active development role
in  young  internet  and e-commerce  related  businesses.
Current  investments  include Educentre.com,  eBop.co.uk,
The    Sharepeople.com,    18Global.com,    iDefense.com,
Kapok.com,   Stargig.com,  Easier.co.uk,   Wave.com,   IT
Outpost,  CallServe.com,  WinWin.com,  MusicUnsigned.com,
Statpro.com,      Grouptrade.com,      G-E-T.com      and
Medexonline.com.  To date gameplay.com,  Freecom.net  and
Pure Entertainment Games (investments no longer held) and
Wave  Corporation  and Easier  (investments  still  held)
have floated.

The  eVestment  management team, led by  Oliver  Vaughan,
Chairman,  and Christopher Roberts, Chief Executive,  has
strong  investment  and  management  experience.   Oliver
Vaughan  is  and  has  been a Director  of  a  number  of
companies  with  a  technology focus, including  Redstone
Telecom and Retail Decisions.  Oliver was formerly on the
Board  of  Internet  Technology  Group,  before  it   was
acquired by Concentric.

eVestment  was formed in 1997 and floated  on  AIM  later
that  year.  It raised £9.8 million in December  1999  to
provide  funds for further investment and a further  £44m
in February 2000.