22.03.2016
German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA DE000A1MMEV4
DGAP-News: German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA completes cash capital increase
German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Capital Increase
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German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA completes cash capital
increase
Berlin, 22 March 2016 - German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA, the
second most active venture capital investor in Germany in the period since
2012 (CB Insights, 2015), completes a cash capital increase under exclusion
of subscription rights and issues 268,000 new shares. The capital increase
has already been placed privately and in full. The targeted and realised
issuing proceeds in the amount of 750k euros will be used to exercise an
attractive investment opportunity currently present.
Due to ongoing capital increases by way of contribution in kind of German
Startups Group, the share capital is increased by 869,650 euros to
11,984,400 euros after the registration of all transactions. German
Startups Group, as previously announced, acquires additional stakes in a
total of four portfolio companies and a new addition, wholly or partially
against newly issued shares at issue prices of 3.00 euros and 3.10 euros
respectively, therefore an equivalent value of 1,828k euros.
The new shares from the cash capital increase and by way of contribution in
kind will be included in trading in the Entry Standard once registered in
the commercial register. They are entitled to participate in profits
starting from 1 January 2016.
Investor relations contact
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle / Mariana Kuhn
Tel: +49 611 20585561
Mail: [email protected]
About German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co. KGaA
German Startups Group is a listed investment company based in Berlin that
focuses on young, fast-growing companies, so-called startups. The company
acquires majority and minority shareholdings mainly by providing venture
capital. The portfolio companies that German Startups Group holds also
stand to benefit from German Startups Group's expertise, experience and
network with respect to strategy development, financing rounds,
restructuring necessities, M&A transactions or selling the company,
including a possible IPO. According to its own assessment, German Startups
Group provides startups with so-called "smart money" by acquiring a
shareholding. Its focus is on companies whose products or business models
represent a disruptive innovation, allow for a high degree of scalability
to be expected, and in which it has a great deal of trust in the
entrepreneurial abilities of the founders to whom it feels that it obtains
early access to due to its close relationships to relevant players in the
startup scene. The geographical focus is on the German-speaking region.
Since it commenced with operations in 2012, German Startups Group has in
its opinion built up a diversified portfolio of investments in young
companies and become the second most active venture capital investor in
Germany since 2012 (CB Insights, Germany Venture Capital Overview). 23 of
the 43 minority stakeholdings in operationally active companies are of
particular significance to German Startups Group and together comprise 90%
of the total value of all 43 active minority stakeholdings. The ten core
holdings make up 63% of the value of all active minority stakeholdings.
According to German Startups Group, its investment portfolio reflects a
cross-section of extremely promising German startups of various maturity
stages ("Seed," "Early" and "Growth Stage," by German Startups Group's own
definition) and includes some of the most successful and best known German
startups.
More information is available on our website at www.german-startups.com.
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