euro adhoc: D+S europe AG
Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers
TOCOS
Beteiligung GmbH acquires 2.7 percent of D+S europe AG
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10.07.2007
- Experienced entrepreneur and investor as further large shareholder - Start through capital increase in cash - Strategic impact expected
HAMBURG. July 10, 2007. D+S europe AG (ISIN: DE0005336804), a leading solutions provider for integral customer contact and e-commerce management, announces that TOCOS Beteiligung GmbH acquires 2.7 percent of its capital stock. 900,000 of the shares stem from a capital increase in cash excluding subscription rights by existing shareholders. The subscription price is aligned with the share price of the past days. Due to this measure D+S europe AG´s capital stock rose by almost 2.5 percent now split up into 37,463,099 shares. Besides that TOCOS Beteiligung GmbH has built up a position via the capital market that already includes more than 100,000 D+S shares.
Thus D+S europe AG is gaining another large shareholder right after the takeover of Heycom GmbH, one of the leading operators of online shops providing complete transaction handling in the field of e-commerce. With TOCOS, an experienced entrepreneur and investor commits itself to D+S europe AG - TOCOS is the investment vehicle of the entrepreneur Detlev Meyer. He was the founder and one of the two major shareholders of CBR Holding, successfully setting up and establishing well-known textile brands such as Street One, Cecil and One Touch in the market for decades. TOCOS also holds a major share of Hawesko AG. The fashion industry in particular represents an essential core sector of the e-commerce business. D+S europe AG welcomes its new large shareholder and hopes to make use of the new partner´s far-reaching contacts and the extensive network within this significant industry as well as other sectors. Additional positive effects for the areas of customer management and e-commerce management are expected.
About D+S europe:
With over 5,500 employees at international level, D+S europe AG is one of the leading solutions providers for integrated customer contact and e-commerce management. Regardless of the communication channel, whether by landline or mobile phone, Internet, TV or in writing, D+S europe AG manages contacts of internationally leading enterprises with millions of private customers. For well-known brand manufacturers D+S europe operates online shops and e-commerce business Europe-wide. The share of D+S europe AG is listed in Prime Standard and is represented in SDAX.
For further information please refer to www.dseurope.ag
Herausgegeben von: D+S europe AG, Kapstadtring 10, 22297 Hamburg
Director Corporate Communications & Marketing Thiess Johannssen, Telefon: +49 (0) 40.4114-1400, Telefax: +49 (0) 40.4114-3399 t.johannssen@dseurope.ag
Director M&A Bernd Humke, Telefon: +49 (0) 40.4114-3335, Telefax: +49 (0) 40.4114-3336 b.humke@dseurope.ag
end of announcement euro adhoc 10.07.2007 19:40:37
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Branche: Advertising
ISIN: DE0005336804
WKN: 533680
Index: CDAX, Classic All Share, Prime All Share, SDAX
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