JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services Launches DealVault Technology

New York, April 1, 2008 – JPMorgan today announced the launch of DealVault, a new technology that tracks private equity investments valuations, performance, risk and exposure analysis globally.

JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services (PEFS) developed DealVault to provide CFOs, deal and investor relations professionals with an advanced platform to centralize volumes of deal tracking information. DealVault integrates with accounting and back office systems, providing private equity investment professionals with one platform to administer every aspect of a private equity investment’s lifecycle.

DealVault arms private equity investment professionals with new tools to:

• Store portfolio company information in a web-based solution accessible globally
• Package information in a robust, audit-controlled environment favored by auditors
• Facilitate ongoing independent reviews valuations, performance against investment thesis and trend analysis
• Reduce time spent aggregating and reconciling volumes of data tracking data

“As a top-tier private equity firm, we must utilize the most advanced, efficient and strategic technology platforms available, DealVault is all of these things wrapped into one,” said Marc Unger, Chief Operating Officer of CCMP Capital.

James Hutter, Global Business Executive of JPMorgan PEFS, said: “DealVault is the industrial strength tool the private equity investment industry has been waiting for, particularly given valuation concerns in today’s volatile market. The industry now has a dynamic, efficient and fully integrated solution that provides the controls and security that deal professionals and financial executives need.”

JPMorgan PEFS provides a full suite of administration services to private equity investment firms, real estate firms and institutional investors. JPMorgan PEFS, which premiered in 2005, was ranked as Top Rated Firm Overall for Private Equity Administration by private equity firms in a recent global industry survey.

JPMorgan PEFS currently services more than 200 funds representing $50 billion in committed capital, and serves the world's largest and most sophisticated institutional investors with $110 billion in aggregate committed capital across thousands of private equity investments. PEFS has more than 160 professionals, with decades of experience, and locations in New York, London, Sydney, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas.

For more information on JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services go to www.jpmorgan.com/visit/PEFS

About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.6 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset management and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com