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MPC Capital AG increases revenue by 9 % in first half of 2014 (news with additional features) - Seite 2

accommodation in Germany. In the Netherlands the local subsidiary of MPC
Capital took full control of the companies that manage the real estate
funds of ABN AMRO MeesPierson with effect from the end of 2013. The team at
the Dutch subsidiary is also involved in structuring transactions in the
office property market segment, where it recorded a first high-profile
success in March 2014 with the acquisition of the "Blaak 16" tower in
Rotterdam.

The merger of MPC Steamship with the Hamburg shipping companies Ahrenkiel
and Thien & Heyenga to form the new entity Ahrenkiel Steamship in April
2014 has at a stroke increased the significance of MPC Capital as an expert
for maritime investments. The company is thus able to tap into renewed
interest in the shipping markets among professional investors.

Ferrostaal Capital GmbH, established last year and in which MPC Capital AG
holds an equity investment of just under 50 %, has embarked upon its first
major infrastructure project. On behalf of a Portuguese consortium
Ferrostaal Capital is structuring the financing for one of Europe's biggest
wind farms, representing an investment volume of EUR 220 million.

Management Board confirms full-year forecast
"The successful figures for the first half of 2014 support our belief that
there are good prospects for MPC Capital as an investment manager of real
asset investment products, even in a fundamentally altered market
environment," remarked Dr Axel Schroeder, CEO of MPC Capital AG, upon the
publication of the first-half figures. "There are plenty of indications
that our plan to reposition the MPC Capital Group is working."

For 2014 overall, the Management Board confirms its forecast of revenue of
around EUR 30 million along with a positive operating result in the
single-digit millions and consolidated earnings in the low single-digit
millions.

Key Group figures for 1st half

                                          

                                      01/01 - 30/06/2014   01/01-30/06/2013

Revenue (EUR '000)                                15,820             14,391

EBIT (EUR '000)                                    2,098               -993

Consolidated net profit/loss (EUR '000)              995             -3,754

Employees (number)                                   177                183



                                              30/06/2014         31/12/2013

Total assets (EUR '000)                           80,157             78,000

Equity (EUR '000)                                  7,953              6,086