DJ DEWB with new major shareholder

 
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Erster Privater Investmentclub Börsebius Zentral GbR (Börsebius Zentral) is the 
new major shareholder in Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel- 
Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (DEWB) of Jena. The Cologne firm announced at the 
end of September that it had bought an equity stake of 21.2 percent. The passing 
of a number of statutory voting rights disclosure thresholds resulted from the 
consolidation of various legally independent regional investment clubs which 
already had shareholdings in DEWB. 
 
"The DEWB and its portfolio companies made a thoroughly convincing case to us. 
For two portfolio companies in particular - KSW Microtec AG and NOXXON Pharma AG 
- we see considerable growth potential, which is not reflected in DEWBs current 
stock-market valuation," says Reinhold Rombach, Managing Director of Börsebius 
Zentral, commenting on this commitment to DEWB. "As long-term investors, we have 
an investment horizon of eight years and more. We expect DEWB to perform better 
over this period than the market. The management board enjoys our complete 
confidence that it will continue successfully in carrying out the growth 
strategy which it has already launched," Rombach continues. 
 
"Following the withdrawal of our former major shareholder Jenoptik AG over the 
last few years, we are pleased to have found a new long-term anchor investor. 
Given the current mood on the stock exchange, this is a very positive signal to 
the capital markets," explains Bertram Köhler, a member of the DEWB management 
board. "The considerable drop in the price of our shares over the last few days 
does not reflect the good trend in operating performance seen at DEWB. Thus the 
current share price is seen by investors as an attractive opportunity to come on 
board." 
 
It was only a few days ago that the Swiss investor Bluehill ID AG of St. Gallen 
announced that, following intensive negotiations and visits to portfolio 
companies, it had increased its share in DEWB to over 5 percent. 
 
About DEWB 
Deutsche Effecten- und Wechsel- Beteiligungsgesellschaft AG (DEWB AG, Prime 
Standard, Securities No.: 804100 / ISIN: DE0008041005) is an investment company 
that specialises in young and established medium-sized companies. The focus of 
our investments is on strong growth companies from the areas of photonics and 
sensor systems for which we provide support through shareholders' equity, 
expertise in corporate development and our sector network. Our regional focus 
lies in the German speaking countries (D, A, CH). Since 1997 we have invested 
more than 350 million Euros in 55 companies and realized more than 420 million 
Euros through 35 exits, eight of which were in the form of IPOs. The company is 
located in Jena, one of the most successful technology and science regions in 
Germany, with a long tradition in the field of optical technologies and one of 
the most important European centres for photonics. 
 
About Erster Privater Investmentclub Börsebius Zentral GbR 
Börsebius Zentral, founded in January 2008, is an investment club devoted to 
long-term securities savings on the part of its shareholders. Börsebius Zentral 
pursues a conservative investment strategy. The club currently manages assets of 
more than 100 million Euros and numbers several hundred members. The managing 
director is Reinhold Rombach. Hailing from Cologne, the asset manager, 
securities analyst and business journalist has long experience of the stock 
market and is licensed by the German Financial Services Authority (BaFin) as a 
financial-portfolio manager. www.wissen-von-morgen.de 
 
 
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