23.09.2016
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA DE000A0JK2A8
DGAP-News: AURELIUS acquires Office Depot Europe
DGAP-News: AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s):
Takeover
AURELIUS acquires Office Depot Europe
23.09.2016 / 18:45
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AURELIUS acquires Office Depot Europe
- Revenues of EUR 2 billion - biggest transaction in the history of
AURELIUS
- Office Depot Europe with strong brands and Europe-wide setup
- Huge potential for the AURELIUS operating model
Munich / London, September 23, 2016 - AURELIUS Rho Invest DS GmbH, an
AURELIUS subsidiary, today submitted a binding offer to acquire the
European business activities of the US-based Office Depot, Inc. Once the
usual consultation processes with various employee representative bodies at
the Office Depot Group in France have been concluded, the seller will be
able to conclude an already negotiated purchase agreement. The two parties
have agreed on exclusivity during this period. The transaction, which is
subject to the approval of the relevant anti-trust authorities and further
closing conditions, is scheduled for completion in the next few months.
The approximately 6,500 employees working in the operations to be acquired
booked revenues of around EUR 2 billion. This would make the acquisition
the biggest to date in the history of AURELIUS in terms of revenues. The
seller is Florida-based Office Depot, Inc., a vendor of office supplies and
services. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price, the
size and composition of which are aligned with previous AURELIUS
transactions.
Office Depot Europe with strong brands and Europe-wide setup
Boasting a strong brand name and a loyal customer base, Office Depot Europe
operates in 14 European countries across three main activities and brands:
"Viking", Contract and Retail. Under the prestigious "Viking" brand the
company is a leading vendor in six product areas: office supplies, printing
and document services, paper, computers and printers, business services
like facility management, and office furniture, with direct sales to over
1.2 million small and mid-sized firms in ten European countries via the
online channel, mail order, and call centers. The main markets for "Viking"
are the region covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, plus the UK. The
Contract segment, which boasts an attractive and loyal customer base
together with a stable distribution network, maintains contracts to supply
over 100,000 large business customers and corporations in the main markets
in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Retail segment
sells products under the strong Office Depot brand to over 600,000 active
customers in over 100 stores and online.
Huge potential for the AURELIUS operating model
The plan is to continue implementing the measures that have already been
initiated to revitalize Office Depot Europe directly and partly through
local partners and the management on the ground. The aim is to expand upon
growth initiatives involving new product and service offerings and the pan-
European distribution and logistics network and to push the e-commerce side
of the business.
A telephone conference with the AURELIUS Executive Board will be held at
2pm on Monday, September 26, 2016 in English for interested investors and
journalists. Please send an email to [email protected] to
register.
ABOUT AURELIUS
AURELIUS Group is a pan-European asset manager with offices in Munich,
London, Stockholm and Madrid. Over the last ten years AURELIUS has grown
from a local turnaround investor to an international multi-asset manager
investing in a wide range of sectors and across the capital structure.
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8, Ticker
Symbol: AR4) represents the listed entity within the AURELIUS Group that
focusses on investing in Special Situations and MidMarket transaction
opportunities. AURELIUS Equity Opportunities currently has 25 portfolio
companies located across Europe which employ around 23,000 people and
generate annual revenues of approximately EUR3.0 billion. The shares of
AURELIUS Equity Opportunities are traded on all German stock exchanges with
a market capitalisation of c. EUR1.5 billion as of September 2016.
With its group charity AURELIUS Refugee Initiative, AURELIUS provides
comprehensive support for refugees on their way towards a better life.
To find out more, visit www.aureliusinvest.com
CONTACT
AURELIUS Group
Anke Banaschewski
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Phone: +49 (89) 544799-0
Fax: +49 (89) 544799-55
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA
Ludwig-Ganghofer-Straße 6
82031 Grünwald
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)89 544 799-0
Fax: +49 (0)89 544 799-55
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.aureliusinvest.de
ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8
WKN: A0JK2A
Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Munich, Stuttgart,
Tradegate Exchange; Open Market in Frankfurt
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