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CTS Eventim AG: Antitrust authority clears transaction - CTS EVENTIM
can take over Lanxess Arena in Cologne
07.12.2012 / 11:16
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Press release
Antitrust authority clears transaction - CTS EVENTIM can take over Lanxess
Arena in Cologne
Munich, 07. December 2012. The German antitrust authority
(Bundeskartellamt) yesterday has cleared the acquisition of Arena
Management GmbH (AMG), which is the operator of Lanxess Arena in Cologne,
by CTS EVENTIM AG. The transaction is now to be completed soon.
Owned by a real-estate fund, Lanxess Arena is one of the biggest and most
successful venues globally with capacity of up to 20,000 and up to 1.8m
visitors annually. Scores of concerts (i.e. Madonna, Udo Lindenberg and
Lady Gaga), well-known TV productions (i.e. Germany's Next Top Model) as
well as family entertainment and comedy shows are hosted in the venue.
Furthermore, Lanxess arena is home of the Bundesliga ice hockey team KEC
Kölner Haie and a preferred venue for stock-listed companies to host their
AGM like Deutsche Telekom AG and Lanxess AG, which is the holder of the
naming rights since 2008.
About CTS EVENTIM
CTS EVENTIM AG, listed in the SDAX index (ISIN DE0005470306), is Europe's
market leader in ticketing and one of the leading providers of Live
Entertainment. More than 100 million tickets for well over 150,000 events
are sold annually using systems developed and marketed by the EVENTIM
Group. In addition to more than 20,000 stationary outlets throughout
Europe, sales via the Internet and especially via www.eventim.de and
www.getgo.de portals are gaining increasing important.
For further information contact:
Marco Haeckermann, Director Investor Relations, CTS EVENTIM AG, +49 421
3666 270
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Language: English
Company: CTS Eventim AG
Dingolfinger Str. 6
81673 München
Germany
Phone: 0421/ 3666-233
Fax: 0421/ 3666-290
E-mail: claudia.aderhold@eventim.de
Internet: www.eventim.de
ISIN: DE0005470306
WKN: 547030
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,
München, Stuttgart
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