DGAP-Adhoc: vwd AG acquires Switzerland's leading provider

vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG / Acquisition

07.05.2009 

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vwd AG is completely taking over the leading provider of portfolio services
in Switzerland

- vwd AG exercises purchase option for the remaining 60% of shares in
  PortfolioNet AG
- Purchase price totals CHF 8,100,000
- Business process outsourcing in portfolio management will assume a 
  bigger role
- Acquired company will make a strong contribution to sales and earnings

Frankfurt a. M., May 7, 2009. vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG
(Regulated Market, General Standard, ISIN DE0005204705), a leading provider
of financial market information in German-speaking regions, is acquiriing a
100 percent stake in the Swiss company PortfolioNet AG, a specialty
provider of portfolio services. As a result of the positive direction
achieved during the first months of the partnership and satisfying business
results, vwd AG has decided to exercise its purchase option for the
remaining 60% of shares. vwd AG acquired a 40% stake in October 2008. The
sellers of the stock package are members of the management. The purchase
price of the stock package totals CHF 8,100,000.

With its complete takeover of PortfolioNet AG and its subsidiary PC&S
Portfolio Consulting & Services AG, the vwd group is extending its market
position in Switzerland. In carrying out the transaction, the vwd group is
underscoring the growing role played by business process outsourcing in
portfolio management. In addition to the core market of Germany, the Swiss
financial market is evolving into another key region for the vwd group. The
business focus on portfolio services in Switzerland is to be extended to
the European market for portfolio management.

The acquisition will be externally financed. The vwd group expects that the
economically successful PortfolioNet AG will begin to make a significant
contribution to sales and earnings in 2009.
vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG
The Management Board


Additional information:
vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG
Tilsiter Straße 1 
60487 Frankfurt am Main 
Regulated Market Frankfurt, General Standard
ISIN: DE 000 520470 5 

Investor Relations: 
Carsten Scharf
Tel: +49 (0) 69-50701-270
Fax: +49 (0) 69-50701-114
E-mail: investorrelations@vwd.com
http://www.vwd.com



DGAP 07.05.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG
              Tilsiter Straße 1
              60487 Frankfurt am Main
              Deutschland
Phone:        +49 (0)69 50701-316
Fax:          +49 (0)69 50701-114
E-mail:       cscharf@vwd.com
Internet:     http://www.vwd.com
ISIN:         DE0005204705
WKN:          520470
Listed:       Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
              Freiverkehr in Berlin, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg,
              Düsseldorf
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DGAP-Adhoc: vwd AG acquires Switzerland's leading provider of portfolio services
