DGAP-News: Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft: Aurelius sells final tranche: Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft successfully completes new shareholder structure


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Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft: Aurelius sells final tranche:
Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft successfully completes new shareholder
structure

26.09.2016 / 15:14
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P R E S S  R E L E A S E
No. 16/2016

Released for immediate publication  

Aurelius sells final tranche: Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
successfully completes new shareholder structure

Haselünne, September 26, 2016 Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft, which is
traded on the regulated market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (ISIN: DE0005201602), has successfully completed its new
shareholder structure. As planned, AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co.
KGaA has given up the final 6.26% tranche of shares it held in Berentzen-
Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft. Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft has today
published a capital market notification to this effect. Aurelius is no
longer a shareholder of the Berentzen Group. Following successful corporate
development and presentation on the capital market, Berentzen-Gruppe
Aktiengesellschaft has found new investors, thus completing the shift in
the ownership structure. Among others, Monolith, a Netherlands-based
investment company, has been acquired as a new anchor investor with a 10.4%
stake. "We now have a good mixture of institutional and private
shareholders in Germany and abroad. The new investors whom we know have
made their decision on the basis of the current strategy of the Executive
Board, which gives the Group stability for the future," states CEO Frank
Schübel.

At the same time, the management would like to thank the exiting investor
Aurelius. The private equity firm acquired a stake in the Berentzen Group
in 2008 and held up to 60% of the shares for a long period of time. "The
entry met with scepticism from the vast majority of stakeholders at the
time. Wrongly so, as is evident today. Together, we've been able to move
the corporate group ahead dynamically. The development of consolidated
revenues and profits is impressive testament to this," recounts Ralf
Brühöfner, who, as Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft CFO, has played a
key role throughout the investment phase. The private equity firm then
started to reduce its holding in spring 2015.

The management of the Berentzen Group is looking to future and will
continue to systematically pursue its successful strategy of recent years.
With its Spirits, Non-alcoholic Beverages and Fresh Juice Systems segments,
the Group boasts three strong pillars, all of which are successful and
profitable. This is also reflected in the results: in the first half of the
2016 financial year, revenues rose by 8.6% to EUR 82.0 million while
consolidated EBIT increased by 60.8% to EUR 4.0 million. The corporate
group expects to record a sharp rise in total operating performance and
consolidated EBIT over the year as a whole. "We're absolutely convinced
that our strategy and the results will meet the expectations of the new
shareholder structure," comments Berentzen Group CEO Frank Schübel.

About the Berentzen Group:
The Berentzen Group is one of the leading beverage groups in Germany and
simultaneously one of the oldest producers of spirits with a history going
back over 250 years. With its well-known brands, above all "Berentzen" and
"Puschkin", and attractively priced private-label products, Berentzen-
Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft is able to respond competently, comprehensively
and quickly to the demands of consumers in Germany and elsewhere. The
corporate group also has a strong presence in the field of non-alcoholic
beverages. With the fresh juice systems marketed under the "Citrocasa"
brand, the Berentzen Group is also moving more strongly into modern,
health-oriented markets.

For more information:

Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft
Public Relations
Antje Schwindeler
+49 (0)5961-502 215
pr@berentzen.de / www.berentzen-gruppe.de


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   Language:    English                                                  
   Company:     Berentzen-Gruppe Aktiengesellschaft                      
                Ritterstraße 7                                           
                49740 Haselünne                                          
                Germany                                                  
   Phone:       +49 (0)5961 502-0                                        
   Fax:         +49 (0)5961 502-550                                      
   E-mail:      ir@berentzen.de                                          
   Internet:    www.berentzen-gruppe.de                                  
   ISIN:        DE0005201602, DE000A1RE1V3,                              
   WKN:         520160, A1RE1V                                           
   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard);        
                Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf,       
                Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange  
 
 
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