DGAP-News: mutares successfully closed the acquisition of Metsä Board Zanders


DGAP-News: mutares AG / Key word(s): Acquisition/Expansion
mutares successfully closed the acquisition of Metsä Board Zanders

22.05.2015 / 09:30

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The Munich-based mutares Group (ISIN: DE000A0SMSH2) closed the acquisition
of Metsä Board Zanders, following the approval of the antitrust
authorities. While this acquisition forms an important milestone for the
growth of the group, the transaction pipeline of mutares remains well
filled.

The German producer of premium paper is operating again under its previous
name Zanders which has a very well known history in the paper industry. In
2014, the company employed approximately 480 employees generating sales of
EUR 93 million. The mill was sold to mutares by the Finnish paper and board
manufacturer Metsä Board.

The Gohrsmühle mill located at the company's headquarters in Bergisch
Gladbach has an annual production capacity of 325.000 tons of paper. Based
on its high-quality fine papers, and thanks to the globally well-known
brand "Chromolux", Zanders has established a strong position in the market
for specialty papers. This is reflected by the wide range of different
customers from the consumer and luxury goods industry.

The future strategy for Zanders is based on a sustainable strengthening of
core competencies and the further expansion of its market position with the
goal to access new international customer potential. In addition, the
production and logistics processes will be further optimized.

Axel Geuer, CEO of mutares, comments: "With the successful acquisition of
Zanders, mutares continues its ambitious growth path. This year we still
expect three additional acquisitions."

Company profile of mutares AG

mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires companies, that are being
sold in the course of a repositioning process at their owners and that show
a clear operational improvement potential. Getting engaged with its own
teams, mutares actively supports its portfolio companies to achieve a clear
value increase. The focus of the operational work is to ensure sustainable,
long-term growth. The shares of mutares AG are traded in the Open Market of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Entry Standard) under the symbol MUX (ISIN:
DE000A0SMSH2).

For further information, please contact:

mutares AG
Christoph Himmel
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Tel. +49 89 9292776-0
Fax +49 89 9292776-22
ir@mutares.de
www.mutares.de



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