EANS-Adhoc: C-QUADRAT Investment AG
C-QUADRAT Investment AG intends to sell
majority-interest in C-QUADRAT Private Investments AG
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20.11.2009
Vienna / Frankfurt, 20. November 2009. C-QUADRAT Investment AG (ISIN AT0000613005) intends to sell its 98.4%-stake in C-QUADRAT Private Investments AG to a private consortium subject to approval of the supervisory board and the Austrian Financial Market Supervisory Authority.
By taking this step C-QUADRAT follows up its strategy started at the end of 2008 to focus on its core asset management business. The retail business will continue to be covered by licensed distribution partners and banks.
Concerning the purchase price has been agreed to maintain silence.
C-QUADRAT- the fund company - is an independent asset manager operating across Europe. Founded in 1991, the company has had is own asset management company with a bank licence since 2003 and has been listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since November 2006 and at the Vienna Stock Exchange since May 2008. The C-QUADRAT team has made a name for itself across Europe with its asset management, analysis and investment fund management activities. Innovative investment strategies for institutional investors round off the product offering. Many banks, insurance companies and financial service providers operating internationally rely on the expertise of C-QUADRAT.
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Further inquiry note:
Andreas Wimmer
Member of the Board
C-QUADRAT Investment AG
Stubenring 2
A-1010 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 515 66 316
Mail: a.wimmer@investmentfonds.at
www.c-quadrat.com
Branche: Financial & Business Services
ISIN: AT0000613005
WKN:
Index: Standard Market Auction
Börsen: Frankfurt / official market
Wien / official market
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