NEWS
Munich, 15 September, 2008
AURELIUS acquires stake in Arques Industries
Major institutional investors signalize support
Barrier of three per cent exceeded
Adjustment of relevant boards intended
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS and associated companies have acquired a stake in Prime Standard listed Arques Industries AG, which has exceeded the barrier of three per cent of the outstanding shares. AURELIUS intends to raise the stake in Arques to a significant level together with foreign institutional investors. Existing institutional shareholders of Arques have signalized their support for this transaction.
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Munich, August 28, 2008
AURELIUS half-year figures considerably better than expected
Group sales over six times as high at 298.9 million euros
Group earnings rise 58 percent to 7.7 million euros
Free cash flow clearly positive once again at 6.3 million euros
The industrial holding, AURELIUS, saw a significantly better end to the first six months of 2008 than previously expected. Both sales and earnings trends, as well as the Munich Group’s liquidity situation, testify to the strength of the company’s operations after the first six months of the financial year.
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Munich, August 6, 2008
AURELIUS successfully places capital increase
Placement of 306,750 new shares with institutional investors
Issue price of 16.30 euro per share
Cash inflow of five million euro
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS today successfully placed a capital increase with institutional investors. In the course of the transaction the share capital of the company increased by 306,750 euro to 9,322,250 euro.
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Munich, 28 July 2008
AURELIUS sells KWE to Austrian Kresta Group
Sale of KWE Stahl- und Industriebau GmbH & Co. KG to strategic investor
High potential for synergies for KWE as well as for purchaser Kresta
Proof of success of AURELIUS Group’s business model
AURELIUS AG has sold its portfolio company KWE Stahl- und Industriebau GmbH & Co. KG including its wholly-owned subsidiary KWE Ludwigshafen GmbH to Kresta Group, St. Andrä (Austria), an integrated steel and plant construction company specialised in steel-based tank and pipeline constructions for various industries.
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Munich, 28 July 2008
AURELIUS acquires home-shopping station RTL SHOP
Acquisition of all shares from Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Takeover strengthens the portfolio in the Retail & Consumer Products segment
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS has taken over all shares in RTL SHOP GmbH, Hannover. Ingbert Vöcker, CFO of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, comments: “We are glad we found a buyer with experience in the trading segment in AURELIUS, who wants to continue to develop the business of RTL SHOP together with its employees.”
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Munich, 22 July 2008
AURELIUS acquires premium beverage producer Berentzen
Acquisition of 75.1% of the ordinary shares of Berentzen-Gruppe AG
Traditional brands such as Puschkin, Doornkaat and Bommerlunder with new dynamics
Official takeover bid fort he acquisition of all shares
With the largest transaction in company history AURELIUS breaks the billion euro barrier in sales revenues
The Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS today agreed with the families Berentzen, Wolff, Pabst und Richarz on the acquisition of 75.1% of the ordinary shares of the heritage company Berentzen.
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Bernee/Munich, June 03 2008
AURELIUS acquires Business Solutions division from Swiss telecom-conglomerate Sunrise
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) has acquired the Business Solutions division (SBC) from the Swiss telecom-conglomerate Sunrise, Zurich. The divestiture is a consequence of Sunrise’s strategy to focus on its carrier core-business and makes way for SBC to develop as an independent solution provider for corporate clients.
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Munich, 15 April 2008
AURELIUS releases figures for the 2007 fiscal year:
Very strong growth in sales, results and cash flow
Consolidated sales of EUR 316.7 m
EBITDA increases to EUR 72.3 m
Free cash flow amounts to EUR 23.9 m
German Industrial holding AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) today released its audited consolidated annual financial statements and the annual report for the fiscal year 2007.
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Munich, 12 March 2008
reddot design award 2008
Westfalia has received the „red dot-award: product design 2008“ for its outstanding design of the WestVan from an international expert jury of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, one of the oldest and most highly renowned design institutions in Europe.
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Munich, 11 March 2008
Primondo sells specialty mail order company Mode & Preis to AURELIUS
Already second sale of a Primondo subsidiary to AURELIUS
Munich-based publicly-listed industrial holding AURELIUS AG acquires Mode & Preis Versandhandels GmbH, Lörrach, and its subsidiaries in Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland from Primondo GmbH, in which the mail order activities of publicly-listed Arcandor AG are held.
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Munich, 18 February 2008
AURELIUS: Preliminary results
Consolidated sales increase to EUR 316 m
EBITDA of approx. EUR 71 m significantly above guidance
Further increase in sales and results expected for 2008
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS AG exceeded its own forecast in the financial year 2007 based on preliminary unaudited figures. The dynamic growth continued in the last quarter of 2007. The AURELIUS group achieved sales of EUR 316 m in 2007 (previous year: EUR 21.7 m). The EBITDA of the industrial holding increased to approx. EUR 71 m (previous year EUR 4.2 m) and is significantly above the guidance.
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Munich, January 21, 2008
AURELIUS is satisfied with the positive business development –
Management board confirms the prognosis for 2007 and gives a positive outlook for 2008
The Munich based listed industrial holding AURELIUS AG is very satisfied with the business development of the past fiscal year. It altogether acquired eight companies in 2007, four of them during the last four months. By now, sales on an annual basis exceed EUR 650m. Given these positive developments, the management board confirms its prognosis for the fiscal year 2007 of at least EUR 310m in sales, EUR 55m in EBITDA and EUR 37m in annual net income after minorities.
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Munich, 11 December 2007
AURELIUS expands its executive board and provides a basis for further growth
At its meeting on 10 December 2007, the supervisory board of Munich based listed industrial holding AURELIUS AG (ISIN DE000A0JK2A8) appointed Donatus Albrecht and Ulrich Radlmayr as new executive board members with effect from 1 January 2008. Thus the executive board that currently includes Dr. Dirk Markus, CEO, and Gerd Purkert, who is responsible for the realignment of the investments, will then consist of four members.
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Munich, 21 November 2007
AURELIUS acquires SAG Kommunikationstechnik GmbH -
Eighth acquisition by AURELIUS in the current year
Munich-based industrial holding AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) acquires SAG Kommunikationstechnik GmbH (SAG KT), Hanover, from SAG GmbH, Langen. SAG KT is specialised in planning, construction, installation and especially maintenance of mobile networks. SAG KT is the biggest independent provider of telecommunication network services in Germany.
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Munich, 13 November 2007
AURELIUS successfully completes the takeover of Westfalia from Daimler
The takeover of the caravan producer Westfalia Van Conversion GmbH, headquartered in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (East Westfalia, Germany), by the Munich based industrial holding company AURELIUS AG was successfully completed. The purchase contract with Daimler AG has already been signed in mid-October. However the contract could only be closed after the approval by the federal cartel authorities. Thus the first-time consolidation of Westfalia within the AURELIUS group will take place in the fourth quarter.
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Munich, 9 November 2007
AURELIUS posts strong growth in third quarter - 2007 forecast raised
Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG has been continuing its dynamic growth path. In the first nine months of 2007, AURELIUS generated sales amounting to EUR 181.7m. This is an increase of 2,995% compared to 2006. The operating profit (EBITDA) of the investment company could be increased by 2,875% to EUR 47.0m.
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Munich, 29 October 2007
AURELIUS acquires shirt manufacturer EINHORN
The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS acquires the Swabian traditional company Zeeb & Hornung GmbH & Co., owner of the renowned shirt brand „EINHORN“. The shirt manufacturer based in Kirchentellinsfurt near Reutlingen currently realizes a turnover of approximately EUR 25m with about 85 employees.
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Munich, 16 October 2007
Daimler AG sells van producer Westfalia to industrial holding AURELIUS
- Already 6th acquisition for AURELIUS this year -
The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG has acquired the caravan producer Westfalia Van Conversion GmbH from the Daimler group. The company, which is based in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (East Westphalia, Germany), realizes an annual turnover of approximately EUR 50m with approximately 230 employees.
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Munich, 17 September 2007
AURELIUS acquires the men’s apparel provider Pohland from DOUGLAS
The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG has acquired the men’s apparel provider Pohland-Herrenkleidung GmbH & Co. KG from DOUGLAS HOLDING AG, effective from 13 September 2007.
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Munich, 24 August 2007
AURELIUS successfully places capital increase with a volume of
EUR 9.5 m – basis for further growth
The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG has successfully placed a capital increase out of the authorised capital today. Share capital of the company was increased by EUR 427,200 to EUR 9,015,500. The proceeds of the transaction amounted to EUR 9,458,208, which shall be used for the financing of further acquisitions by AURELIUS.
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Munich, 20 August 2007
Stock split of AURELIUS AG has been recorded in the commercial register – new shares will be traded from August 27, 2007 on
The stock split at the ratio of 1/14, which was approved at the shareholders meeting of AURELIUS AG on June 27, 2007, has been recorded in the commercial register.
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Munich, 03 August 2007
AURELIUS: strong sales and result growth also in the second quarter
First-time forecast for the business year 2007: sales EUR 275 m, EBITDA EUR 45 m
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Munich, 27. July 2007
AURELIUS acquires Wellman International Limited - its 4th acquisition in 2007 to date
The Munich based industrial holding company AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) has acquired Wellman International Limited (Wellman International), Europe's largest recycler of post-consumer PET bottles and the leading European producer of polyester staple fibres. Wellman, Inc., of Fort Mill, South Carolina, USA, arranged for the sale as part of its strategy to focus on its U.S. chemical-based business.
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Munich, 9 July 2007
AURELIUS acquires Schleicher Electronic from Wieland Group
The Munich based industrial holding AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) acquires all shares of Schleicher Electronic GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin, effective from 1st July. Seller is the Wieland Holding which is headquartered in Bamberg.
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Munich, 28 June 2007
AURELIUS experiences broad consent from the shareholders meeting for the implementation of the growth strategy
- All applications of the administration were approved by more than 99%
- Basis for dynamic growth is provided
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Munich, 13 June 2007
AURELIUS announces result for the first quarter 2007: strong growth of sales and result
In the first quarter 2007, the group realised sales in the amount of EUR 23,7m and therefore already exceeds total sales in 2006. This corresponds to EUR 121,4m sales, calculated on an annual basis. EBITDA amounted to EUR 4,6m in the first quarter 2007, EBIT to 3,4m. Group profit for the first quarter was EUR 3,1m. That implies earnings per share of EUR 5,08. The EUR 5,3m gross cash flow also shows that AURELIUS not only generates positive, but also significantly cash effective results.
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Munich, 16 May 2007
AURELIUS closes successfully the business year 2006
The Munich based industrial holding company AURELIUS AG (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8) closes successfully the business year 2006. Group sales came to EUR 21,7m. All five companies of the investment portfolio were purchased and consolidated only in the second half year of 2006. Calculated on an annual basis, group sales reach the total of EUR 83,7m.
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