25.10.2016
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA DE0005470306
DGAP-News: CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA: CTS EVENTIM and Electronic Dance Music producer ALDA enter into joint venture in Germany
DGAP-News: CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Joint Venture
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA: CTS EVENTIM and Electronic Dance Music producer
ALDA enter into joint venture in Germany
25.10.2016 / 10:00
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PRESS RELEASE
CTS EVENTIM and Electronic Dance Music producer ALDA enter into joint
venture in Germany
Focus on promoting Electronic Dance Music events in Germany / Joint Venture
will launch shortly with a unique combination of assets to promote events
in a growing genre
Munich, 25. October 2016. CTS EVENTIM, Europe's market leader in the
ticketing field and one of the leading providers of live entertainment and
ALDA, globally active producer and electronic music experience company have
entered into a joint venture that will focus on promoting electronic music
and DJ concepts in the German market, where ALDA has so far had no
presence. EVENTIM's Medusa Music Group GmbH (Bremen, 51%) and ALDA Events
B.V. (Amsterdam, 49%) will hold the shares in the new company, which will
have its headquarters in Hamburg and operate under the ALDA brand.
"With this new joint venture we further strengthen our position in European
Live Entertainment. Together with our partner ALDA and their extensive
knowledge and international experience in the genre we will drive forward
the growing genre of Electronic Dance Music in Germany", says Klaus-Peter
Schulenberg, CEO of CTS EVENTIM.
Allan Hardenberg, CEO and founder of ALDA, who will also lead German
operations: "We are really thrilled to start this new venture in Germany
with a world leading entertainment company like CTS EVENTIM. The German
market is growing and full of opportunities in the field of Electronic
Dance Music. We're planning some exciting new innovative events with CTS
EVENTIM that are going to bring electronic dance music in Germany to a
whole new level."
ALDA is a global producer, concept developer and promoter of electronic
music and DJ concepts based in Amsterdam. Founded in 2007 by David Lewis
and Allan Hardenberg, ALDA's portfolio includes world tours for the top of
the international DJ-scene including Hardwell and Armin van Buuren. ALDA
also organizes popular events like "A Day at the Park", "Electronic
Family", "A State of Trance", "The Flying Dutch" and AMF, the largest
festival of Amsterdam Dance Event.
"Combining CTS EVENTIM's experience and network in the German market with
ALDA's unrivalled approach of storytelling will allow us to connect DJs
with their German fans in an unprecedented manner", says Dr. Frithjof Pils,
Director New Business of CTS EVENTIM and Managing Director of Medusa Music
Group.
About ALDA
ALDA is a global producer, concept developer and promoter of electronic
music and DJ concepts. ALDA works from an 'integrated concept perspective'
using its broad experience and knowledge in the field of stage design,
storytelling, technical production, video, special effects, decor design
and entertainment for every production. The company collaborates with world
famous DJs such as Armin Van Buuren and Hardwell and events like Armin
Only, I AM Hardwell, A State of Trance, Electronic Family, AMF and The
Flying Dutch. www.aldaevents.com.
About CTS EVENTIM
MDAX listed CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. KGaA (ISIN DE 0005470306) is Europe's
market leader in the ticketing field, with operations in 26 countries, and
one of the leading providers of live entertainment. More than 140 million
tickets for more than 200,000 events are marketed annually via Eventim
group systems. In addition to more than 20,000 stationary outlets in
Europe, Eventim distributes tickets via online platforms and call centres.
Among others, EVENTIM group operates the online portals eventim.de,
oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it, lippu.fi and entradas.com.
For further information:
Engel & Zimmermann AG, Unternehmensberatung für Kommunikation
Dr. Andreas Bachmeier, Tel. +49 89 8935 633, [email protected]
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Language: English
Company: CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA
Rablstr. 26
81669 München
Germany
Phone: 0421/ 3666-233
Fax: 0421/ 3666-290
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.eventim.de
ISIN: DE0005470306
WKN: 547030
Indices: MDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,
Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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