EANS-News: YOUNIQ AG Karlsruhe and Greifswald locations transferred to "MPC
Deutschland 11" fund
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Company Information
Subtitle: YOUNIQ generates EUR 36.6 million of gross sales proceeds from
transaction / Proceeds serve further growth in "Student Housing" segment
Frankfurt am Main (euro adhoc) - March 1, 2012 - YOUNIQ AG, market leader for
student housing in Germany, is transferring its properties in Karlsruhe (370
units) and Greifswald (176 units) to the "MPC Deutschland 11" closed-end
property fund with effect as of March 1, 2012. YOUNIQ is generating EUR 36.6
million of gross sales proceeds from this transaction, which are to be invested
directly in the further expansion of its core "Student Housing" business.
The cooperation between YOUNIQ AG and the MPC Capital AG issuing house was the
subject of an agreement concluded in July 2011. The first fund that the two
companies have launched reports a volume of around EUR 63 million. MPC Capital
is responsible for the structuring and marketing of the funds as part of the
cooperation, while YOUNIQ handles the project management, construction and
management of the high-quality student apartments. Rainer Nonnengässer, CEO of
YOUNIQ AG, comments as follows: "We are glad that our cooperation is bearing its
first fruits. The course has been set to further develop our expansion
strategy."
Company profile
YOUNIQ AG
YOUNIQ AG has focused on student accommodation since 2009. The company covers a
significant section of the value chain - spanning the purchase of properties and
land, project development, including planning, procurement of planning
permission, construction, and through to commercial and technical management.
YOUNIQ has developed into a leading provider for this segment with currently
3,264 high-quality apartments that are in either the management or construction
phases. The properties are located at twelve sites in Germany, including Munich,
Erlangen, Karlsruhe, Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Potsdam and Leipzig. YOUNIQ draws
together many years of experience acquired in the areas of project development
and the portfolio management of largely commercial properties. Due to its past
business operations, YOUNIQ AG holds an existing portfolio comprising a further
951 units, thereby allowing stable rental income to be generated. YOUNIQ AG
(ISIN: DE000A0B7EZ7, WKN: A0B7EZ) is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(Prime Standard).
Further information is available from: www.youniq-group.de
Further inquiry note:
Kontakt:
Investor Relations
cometis AG
Ulrich Wiehle / Dirk Ulmer
Tel.: +49 (0)611 - 205855-24
Fax: +49 (0)611 - 205855-66
E-Mail: ulmer@cometis.de
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company: YOUNIQ AG
Neue Mainzer Strasse 28
D-60311 Frankfurt am Main
phone: +49(0)69 35101480
FAX: +49(0)69 351014890
mail: ir@youniq.de
WWW: http://www.youniq-group.de
sector: Real Estate
ISIN: DE000A0B7EZ7
indexes:
stockmarkets: free trade: Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime
standard: Frankfurt
language: English