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Jun 16, 2011
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Corporate | 16 June 2011 12:00
bmp AG: capital increase, acquisition of shareholding in ‘brand eins’ completed
bmp AG / Key word(s): Capital Increase/Miscellaneous
16.06.2011 / 12:00
bmp AG: capital increase, acquisition of shareholding in 'brand eins' completed
Berlin, 16 June 2011
The private equity company bmp AG (ISIN DE0003304200) successfully established an overall shareholding of 35.23% in brand eins Medien AG . After acquiring 6.53% of the shares in the spring of 2011, bmp has now acquired an additional 28.70%, which it paid for in cash and bmp shares. The resulting capital increase achieved by bmp AG was entered into the commercial register on 14 June 2011. The share capital of bmp AG thus increased from 17,500,000.00 EUR to its current level of 18,819,250.00 EUR.
'We are proud to have incorporated brand eins Medien AG and thus one of the leading business magazines into our portfolio, and we aim to actively facilitate its future growth process,' stated Oliver Borrmann, Executive Board Chairman of bmp AG. 'We are particularly delighted that this acquisition has provided us with a genuine proof of concept for our strategy of acquiring outstanding shareholdings in the media industry in return also for the issuance of bmp AG shares.'
brand eins Medien AG was founded in 1999 and publishes the most successful German business magazine at the newsstand, 'brand eins' . Together with its brand eins Wissen subsidiary, brand eins Media AG also issues numerous further publications such as the yearly 'Die Welt in Zahlen' almanac (The World in Figures), which is published jointly with its partner Statista.
About bmp:
bmp Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0003304200) invests its own funds primarily in innovative growth companies from the area of media & marketing services in Germany and Poland.
Furthermore bmp manages the BFB Frühphasenfonds, established in 2010, which finances – cross-sectoral – innovative companies located in the state of Brandenburg/Germany.
bmp offers its participating interests extensive know-how as a financing partner and business developer for growth companies. Thanks to its experience with more than 100 own shareholdings, 14 IPOs and more than 30 trade sales from the portfolio, bmp is among the most highly skilled venture capital investors in Germany and Poland.
For more information, please contact:
Corinna Riewe
Investor Relations
Tel: 030-20 30 5-567
Fax: 030-20 30 5-555
Email: [email protected]
bmp AG
Schlüterstraße 38
10629 Berlin
Internet: www.bmp.com
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | bmp AG |
| Schlüterstraße 38 | |
| 10629 Berlin | |
| Deutschland | |
| Phone: | +49 (0)30 20 305-0 |
| Fax: | +49 (0)30 20 305-555 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Internet: | www.bmp.com |
| ISIN: | DE0003304200 |
| WKN: | 330420 |
| Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart; Warschau |
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