04.01.2016
AURELIUS SE & Co. KGaA DE000A0JK2A8
DGAP-News: AURELIUS concludes successful acquisition of Valora Trade and Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl
DGAP-News: AURELIUS SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Takeover
AURELIUS concludes successful acquisition of Valora Trade and Reuss-Seifert
& Hammerl
04.01.2016 / 07:30
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AURELIUS concludes successful acquisition of Valora Trade and Reuss-Seifert
& Hammerl
- Number of Group companies rises to 25
- Annualized consolidated revenues exceed EUR 3 billion
Munich, January 4, 2016 - With effect from January 1, 2016, the AURELIUS
Group (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) has successfully concluded the acquisitions of
Valora Trade and the commercial activities of the Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl
Group that had been announced in November 2015. This increases the number
of consolidated companies in the AURELIUS Group to 25 and takes the
annualized consolidated revenues beyond the EUR 3 billion mark.
An exclusive distributor of fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) to
large-scale retail organizations, Valora Trade counts some 300 prestigious
manufacturers of branded food and non-food goods among its customers. The
seller is Valora Holding AG, an independent trading firm operating
throughout Europe from its head office in Muttenz near Basel, Switzerland.
VTR is a long-term partner providing regional market access to FMCG
products for its customers and business partners and also offering
comprehensive, tailor-made services across the entire value chain - from
market intelligence and key account management to trade marketing and
category management all the way through to purchasing, logistics,
warehousing and point-of-sale services. With its workforce of around 660,
VTR generated gross revenues of around EUR 400 million in 2015.
Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl is one of the leading European manufacturers of
spacers made of plastic, steel and concrete, constructions films, and other
consumables for the concrete construction trade. Reuss-Seifert has its head
office in Sprockhövel, North Rhine Westphalia, and Hammerl in Gemmrigheim
near Stuttgart. The Group has a total of six production facilities (five in
Germany and one in Poland) together with two further locations in Germany
and the Czech Republic. Most of the revenues are generated with customers
in Germany, the Benelux states, Scandinavia, France, Austria, and
Switzerland. With its workforce of more than 300 skilled employees,
Reuss-Seifert & Hammerl generated revenues of around EUR 60 million in
2014.
AURELIUS acquired a total of eight companies in 2015 and increased its
annualized consolidated revenues to over EUR 3 billion. In December 2015,
AURELIUS successfully placed an unsubordinated, unsecured convertible bond
with a total nominal value of EUR 166.3 million maturing at the end of
2020. This gives AURELIUS a strong foundation for further organic growth
together with yet more acquisitions.
AURELIUS CEO Dr. Dirk Markus comments: "Over the last year, we've managed
to establish ourselves several times as preferred buyer when corporations
have been looking to divest non-core activities as part of complex
carve-outs. Our positioning for such solutions at pan-European level is
paying off in full. 2016 promises to be yet another exciting year for us."
ABOUT AURELIUS
AURELIUS has operated successfully in the international market for
corporate acquisitions for many years and is one of Europe's leading
private equity firms. Working from offices in Munich, London, Stockholm,
and Madrid, AURELIUS acquires companies and corporate spin-offs with
development potential throughout Europe. Once acquired, these portfolio
companies are restructured on the basis of a long-term strategy and further
developed under the roof of AURELIUS, benefitting from the management
experience and financial strength of the parent company.
Currently, the AURELIUS portfolio comprises 25 companies operating from
locations in Europe, Asia, and the United States of America. They include
many well-known and prestigious brands, as well as service providers and
industrial enterprises. AURELIUS acquires companies on the basis of strict
investment criteria, but is not bound by a particular sector focus. The
share of AURELIUS SE & Co. KGaA is listed in the m:access Section of the
Munich Stock Exchange and is traded on all German stock exchanges under
ISIN DE000A0JK2A8.
For additional information, please visit www.aureliusinvest.de.
CONTACT
Anke Banaschewski
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Phone +49 (89) 544799 - 0
Fax +49 (89) 544799 - 55
[email protected]
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