DGAP-News: bmp AG: capital increase, acquisition of shareholding in 'brand eins' completed
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bmp AG: capital increase, acquisition of shareholding in 'brand eins'
completed
16.06.2011 / 12:00
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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: criewe(at)bmp.com
bmp AG
Schlüterstraße 38
10629 Berlin
Internet: www.bmp.com
This Corporate News is neither an offer nor a request to submit an offer
for the sale of securities - specifically not in the US or other countries
or jurisdictions in which an offer or request to submit an offer for the
purchase or sale would be illegal without prior registration or permission
under the relevant securities guidelines.
This Corporate News is neither an offer to sell registered bearer shares
nor a request to submit an offer to buy the registered shares; it is merely
for information purposes.
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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: ir(at)bmp.com
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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