vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG / Acquisition 16.10.2008 Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- vwd is acquiring a 40% stake in the leading provider of portfolio services in Switzerland - The acquisition price totals CHF 3,200,000 - vwd is expanding its market presence in Switzerland and gaining access to the growth market of business process outsourcing in the financial services sector - The acquisition is fully debt-financed - vwd obtains an option to acquire the remaining 60 percent of shares Frankfurt a. M., October 16, 2008. vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG (regulated market, general standard, ISIN DE0005204705), a leading provider of financial market information in German-speaking countries, is acquiring a 40 percent stake in PortfolioNet AG of Switzerland. The share transfer will take effect on Dec. 29, 2008. The seller of the share package is a Swiss investor group. The acquisition price totals CHF 3,200,000. The 40 percent stake in PortfolioNet AG and its subsidiary PC&S Portfolio Consulting & Services AG, strengthens vwd groups market presence in Switzerland and enables the company to access the growth market of business process outsourcing in the financial services sector. With their product range and sales channels, the companies optimally complement the vwd groups existing activities in Switzerland. In addition, the investment will allow the vwd group to firmly integrate PortfolioNet AGs established business model in the area of business process outsourcing into its own range of products and solutions. While the acquisition is fully debt-financed, the vwd group expects PortfolioNet AG to immediately make a positive contribution to group results even after allowance for financing costs. In addition to acquiring the 40% stake in PortfolioNet AG, vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG obtained an option to purchase the remaining 60% of shares. vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG The Management Board Additional information: vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Tilsiter Straße 1 60487 Frankfurt am Main Regulated Market Frankfurt, General Standard ISIN: DE 000 520470 5 Investor relations: Carsten Scharf Tel: +49 (0) 69-50701-270 Fax: +49 (0) 69-50701-114 E-mail: investorrelations@vwd.com http://www.vwd.com DGAP 16.10.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Tilsiter Straße 1 60487 Frankfurt am Main Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)69 50701-316 Fax: +49 (0)69 50701-114 E-mail: cscharf@vwd.com Internet: http://www.vwd.com ISIN: DE0005204705 WKN: 520470 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-Adhoc: vwd acquires 40 percent stake in Switzerlands leading provider of portfolio services
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