DGAP-News: Auden AG / Key word(s): Investment Auden AG: Portfolio company OptioPay adds new investor; current valuation more than doubles Auden's June 2016 investment 08.09.2016 / 07:27 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- - OptioPay recently added further blue-chip customers from the travel, insurance and banking verticals - Company is in excellent financial position and wholly focused on expansion - Auden AG's investment in OptioPay saw a 130% uplift within a matter of three months - OptioPay and its shareholders view this latest transaction as stepping stone towards next funding round in first half of 2017 Berlin - OptioPay GmbH, a portfolio company of Auden AG, has delivered impressive results and confirmed its place as a key value driver in the Auden portfolio. In a recent funding round, the company was able to attract a further investor with ample experience in the international venture market. Committing a single-digit million Euro amount, the transaction put a value of EUR 35 million on OptioPay. For comparison, the company's valuation at the time of Auden's initial investment in June 2016 was EUR 15 million, implying a very substantial uplift over a short period of time. "The investor's favourable assessment and the attractive valuation are a strong validation of OptioPay and underscore the impressive growth and development that has taken place at the company," says Christofer Radic, CEO of Auden AG. "The transaction, at more than twice the price Auden paid in its initial investment, also nicely confirms our portfolio planning and the target valuation of EUR 75 million for OptioPay's next funding round in the first half of 2017. In that round, OptioPay should take in a further EUR 20 million plus loan conversions, which take its valuation above EUR 100 million post-money. Auden AG holds directly and through options up to 23 percent of OptioPay." "We are extremely pleased about the strong addition to our shareholder group and the expertise now available to OptioPay," adds Radic. "Auden AG made the original introduction and assisted in the discussions leading up to the investment. We share the same vision and strategic thinking concerning OptioPay and will work closely with the management to further drive its success." About Auden AG: Auden AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange; ISIN DE000A161440), headquartered in Berlin, invests a portfolio of carefully selected high growth businesses. The company follows an active investment approach focused on portfolio support and value generation. Through its stringent selection of targets and active engagement with each portfolio company, Auden AG offers family offices, institutional and private investors a diversified vehicle to invest in European high-growth companies, a market that is both highly complex and difficult to penetrate for investors. Auden AG is a listed investment company majority owned and funded by its senior management, ensuring complete alignment of interests between investors and funds manager. This alignment is also reflected in Auden's policy of not charging management fees, carried interest or profit share. Disclaimer: This release may contain forward-looking statements and information which may be identified by formulations using terms such as "expects", "aims", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "seeks", "estimates" or "will". Such forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and certain assumptions which may be subject to variety of risks and uncertainties. The results actually achieved by Auden AG may substantially differ from these forward-looking statements. Auden AG assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements or to correct them in case of developments which differ from those anticipated. Contact: Auden AG Am Kupfergraben 6 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: + 49 30 80494800 Fax: + 49 30 80494809 Email: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 08.09.2016 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Auden AG Am Kupfergraben 6 10117 Berlin Germany Phone: + 49 30 80494800 Fax: + 49 30 80494809 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.auden.com ISIN: DE000A161440 WKN: A16144 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Tradegate Exchange; Open Market (Entry Standard) in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News Service --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 499967 08.09.2016