MAG Group to Explore Strategic Options


ERLANGER, Ky. and GOPPINGEN, Germany, March 22, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The owners of MAG IAS, LLC and MAG Europe GmbH (together the "MAG Group") have appointed Goldman Sachs to assist in evaluating strategic alternatives for MAG Group, including the potential sale of the group or parts thereof. According to MAG, the global automotive business will remain together as one unit across Europe, the Americas and Asia.

MAG is a global market leader in the machine tool industry, providing products, services and systems for the aerospace, automotive and truck, heavy equipment, oil and gas, rail, solar energy, wind turbine production and general machining industries.

For 2011, MAG Group generated revenues of over $1.2 billion and had approximately 3,200 employees at 34 facilities in the USA, Canada, Germany, France, China, India, Russia, UK, Switzerland and Hungary. For more information about MAG, please visit: www.mag-ias.com

News Source: Mark Logan    Jeff Drum (Agency)
   MAG IAS, LLC    Kemble & Rude Communications
   859 534 4883                        513 871 4042
   mark.logan@mag-ias.com    jdrum@kemblerude.com

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