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Mutares has successfully completed the acquisition of the high-performance plastic parts business of MANN+HUMMEL Group

EQS-News: Mutares SE & Co. KGaA / Key word(s): Investment/Takeover Mutares has successfully completed the acquisition of the high-performance plastic parts business of MANN+HUMMEL Group 04.10.2022 / 07:30 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Mutares has successfully completed the acquisition of the high-performance plastic parts business of MANN+HUMMEL Group

• Total revenues of approx. EUR 500 million
• Strengthening the Automotive & Mobility segment
• Synergy effects with LMS and SFC Solutions Group
• Company now operates under the name MoldTecs

Munich, 4 October 2022 - Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650) has successfully completed the acquisition of MANN+HUMMEL's high-performance plastic parts business, which strengthens the Automotive & Mobility segment under the new name MoldTecs.

The acquired segments comprise MANN+HUMMEL's global business for special high-performance plastic parts. The company employs around 1,500 people at its production sites in Bad Harzburg, Sonneberg (Germany) and Laval (France) and supplies all major automotive manufacturers worldwide. MoldTecs will additionally benefit from synergies with LMS and SFC Solutions Group, which together can already offer their customers an extensive product portfolio of injection molded components and elastomeric parts worldwide and will also be complemented by MoldTecs' technology portfolio in the future. In addition, Mutares and MANN+HUMMEL have agreed on a production cooperation as part of the transaction, which will contribute to total revenues of EUR 500 million.

 

Company profile of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA

Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, Munich (www.mutares.de), as a listed private equity holding company with offices in Munich (HQ), Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna, acquires medium-sized companies in special situations, based in Europe, which show significant operational improvement potential and are sold again after undergoing a repositioning and stabilization process. For the financial year 2022, consolidated revenues of at least EUR 4 billion are expected. Based on this, consolidated revenues are to be expanded to at least EUR 7 billion by 2025. As the portfolio grows, so do consulting revenues, which together with portfolio dividends and exit proceeds accrue to the Mutares Holding. Accordingly, a net profit in the holding company in the range of EUR 125 million to EUR 150 million is expected for the financial year 2025. The Management Board and Supervisory Board together hold more than one third of all Mutares shares with voting rights. The shares of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA are traded on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol "MUX" (ISIN: DE000A2NB650).