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DGAP-News: Auden AG acquires majority of German communications agency Interstruct AG

Auden AG / Key word(s): Investment

02.06.2016 14:03

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- Investment company purchases 75% shareholding in Berlin-based web design and marketing communications specialist - Interstruct to become in-house provider of tailored solutions for all Auden start-up portfolio companies

Berlin - Auden AG has acquired a majority shareholding of 75 per cent of communications agency Interstruct AG, which is likewise based in Berlin. Since its founding in 1998, Interstruct AG has become firmly established as a full-solution provider for client needs ranging from corporate logo design and annual reports to sophisticated web design and development of web tools and apps for mobile devices. The agency's client list currently includes such major and prestigious names as German television and media group ProSiebenSat.1 and the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).

With the acquisition of this majority shareholding, Interstruct will, with immediate effect, become the in-house communications agency and web solutions provider for Auden AG, providing numerous benefits not only to the investment company itself but also for its individual portfolio companies. This is particularly beneficial because the start-up ventures to be brought under the aegis of Auden AG are rapidly growing, highly dynamic companies requiring intense ongoing support and long-term commitment to fully realise their business potential. As the dedicated in-house agency for Auden, Interstruct will be able to create and implement leading-edge external communications carefully tailored to the needs of Auden portfolio companies, with maximum speed and minimum complication.

Christofer Radic, CEO of Auden AG, expressed his strong conviction in the benefits of the acquisition, in terms of both the potential for specific synergies as well as from an overall strategic perspective: "With Interstruct as our in-house agency, providing its creativity and innovation, we will now be able to play a more active role in supporting and guiding our portfolio companies, thereby generating shareholder value far more rapidly."

Interstruct CEO Roman Dyrschka also expressed his satisfaction with the new interrelationship: "Our new ownership structure, combined with the strong capital resources of Auden AG, provide ideal conditions for Interstruct to prosper and grow even more rapidly. And the various start-ups soon to become Auden portfolio companies will likewise directly benefit from the Auden concept of supporting their growth with its network and expertise."

About Auden AG: Auden AG, based in the German federal capital of Berlin, invests in carefully selected start-up ventures within its local region. Its formula for success is based, in addition to its own business model and experienced team of professionals, upon its ability to provide strong ongoing support to its portfolio companies through its network and expertise. Its close working relationships and conscientious monitoring of the investments which it undertakes thus play a critically important role. Through its stringent pre-selection of targets and active oversight of its portfolio companies, Auden AG offers family offices, institutional and private investors the means to participate in investment opportunities in a high-potential market which can be not only highly complex but also difficult to penetrate without close local connections.

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Contact: Auden AG Am Kupfergraben 6 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: + 49 30 80494800 Fax: + 49 30 80494809 Email: ir@auden.com

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Auden AG Am Kupfergraben 6 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: + 49 30 80494800 Fax: + 49 30 80494809 E-mail: info@auden.de Internet: www.auden.de ISIN: DE000A161440 WKN: A16144 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------