DGAP-News: Deufol SE / Key word(s): Investment/Takeover Deufol SE: Deufol acquires Novaedes 09.01.2017 / 10:03 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRESS RELEASE Deufol Acquires Novaedes Deufol SE, the world market leader in the area of industrial goods packaging has announced its acquisition of Novaedes, the leading export packaging company in Belgium, with subsidiaries in Paris France and Butzbach Germany. This strategic expansion of the Deufol network will allow the industrial export clients of Deufol and Novaedes to take full advantage of the newly combined services offerings. "The resulting enhanced physical presence in central Europe for offering logistics and packaging services in close proximity to our customers as well as the strategic expansion of the Deufol Hub Network in the Port of Antwerp underline the strategic importance of our acquisition. Together, with our innovative, digital, real time packaging and logistics solutions, this strategic step shall further enhance the transparency and reliability of the supply chain of our global customer base and therefore help them drive their own competitive advantage in today's global economy." Says Dennis Hübner, Executive Director and Member of the Board of Deufol SE. Dirk Mertens, Chairman of Novaedes and Peter Schreurs, CEO say: "We believe that this is a next logical step for our group of companies to ensure that our customers, partners and workforce can benefit and flourish. The resulting integration will fit perfectly into an already well-established and renowned global packaging and logistics network." Additionally, the acquisition will allow the cross fertilization of existing and future service portfolios while enhancing our combined geographic presence for the customers of both companies. Novaedes has vast experience in providing packaging and logistics solutions for the oil & gas, process industry and medical equipment, while Deufol's customer base originates from more traditional machinery and capital equipment sectors as well as power generation industry. Ronald Schrooten, Head of Deufol Benelux Operations says: "In 2016 we have already started to work strategically together on some projects, which has been mutuality beneficial to our joint customers and our two companies. This is really encouraging and makes me eager to join forces 100%." About the Deufol Group: The Deufol Group is a global premium service provider for packaging and related services. The service portfolio includes export & industrial packaging, logistic services, automated packaging, innovative IT-solutions along the supply chain, promotional & display packaging as well as data packaging. The company Deufol, headquartered in Hofheim (Wallau), near Frankfurt am Main, is present at 93 operations in 11 countries and employs approximately 2,700 employees. In 2015 the group wide sales aggregated to EUR 325 million. About Novaedes: Novaedes is one of Europe's most experienced handling and packing specialist with operations in France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. They form a single, large network that ensures a flexible, perfectly balanced, total logistics service package from producer to end-user. Novaedes offers a wide range of tailor-made products and services for the dismantling, handling and packing of industrial and medical equipment, industrial project cargo and art for worldwide consignments by air, sea, road and rail in order to ensure that cargo arrives in perfect condition at the final destination. Furthermore, Novaedes offers its customers storage capacity and an intense administrative follow up with possibilities of EDI connection for automated data exchange between all parties. Contact: Deufol SE Claudia Ludwig Johannes-Gutenberg-Strasse 3-5 65719 Hofheim (Wallau) Tel.: +49 (6122) 50 1228 E-mail: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09.01.2017 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 534783 09.01.2017