DGAP-News: mutares portfolio: PIXmania makes add-on acquisition in Spain

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mutares portfolio: PIXmania makes add-on acquisition in Spain

26.03.2015 / 10:00

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PIXmania, a leading European e-tailer in the portfolio of mutares AG (ISIN:
DE00A0SMSH2), acquires OFERTON, the Spanish specialist in live-shopping.
The aim of the acquisition is to further strengthen company's position in
Spain as well as to realize synergies in the refurbished goods sector.

OFERTON (www.oooferton.es) is the first live-shopping provider in Spain
trading across the electronics, home appliances and fashion categories. The
company, backed by European venture capitalist ACTIVE Venture Partners, is
highly complementary to PIXmania's existing offering. Through its
acquisition, PIXmania manages to further strengthen its leading position in
Spain and to realize synergies in the refurbished goods sector. In 2014,
PIXmania received the "e-commerce of the year award" in Spain.

Company profile of PIXmania

PIXmania SAS, Paris (www.pixmania.fr), is one of the leading European
e-tailers that operates across 14 European countries with a strong focus on
France. PIXmania employs 500 people across its three sites, two located in
France and one in the Czech Republic. The group manages several e-commerce
portals targeting private consumers, corporate customers and merchants. The
total customer base counts 2.4m active users.

Company profile of mutares

mutares AG, Munich (www.mutares.de), acquires companies, that are being
sold in the course of a repositioning process at their owners and that show
a clear operational improvement potential. Getting engaged with its own
teams, mutares actively supports its portfolio companies to achieve a clear
value increase. The focus of the operational work is to ensure sustainable,
long-term growth. The shares of mutares AG are traded in the Open Market of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Entry Standard) under the symbol MUX (ISIN:
DE000A0SMSH2).

For further information, please contact:

mutares AG
Christoph Himmel
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Tel. +49 89 9292776-0
Fax +49 89 9292776-22
ir@mutares.de
www.mutares.de



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