Mummert & Company advises waste management specialist NOVENTIZ on an Owners Buy-out as part of their growth strategy

Munich, 17. December 2010 - Mummert & Company, an independent corporate finance advisor headquartered in Munich, exclusively advised the shareholders of NOVENTIZ GmbH on the sale of a majority stake to the investor AUCTUS Capital Partners AG as part of an Owners Buy-out. The transaction enables NOVENTIZ to continue their growth strategy in an innovative and competitive market.

NOVENTIZ offers complete disposal recycling and service solutions for its clients by means of full service contracts. The company’s services are based on the principle of volume bundling: economies of scale ensure savings. The core of the NOVENTIZ services is the optimized use of waste management systems for sales packaging and take-back-systems for transport packaging, electrical waste and batteries as well as custom-tailored solutions for site disposal. NOVENTIZ provides its services to over 1000 clients, ranging from online traders to small and mid-cap companies and global corporations.

Markus Höfels, Managing Shareholder of NOVENTIZ, explained the advantages of the new partnership: “AUCTUS is a strong financial investor and partner, who enables us to take advantage of the growth opportunities in the German and European market – both organic growth and a possible buy-and-build strategy. We are convinced that AUCTUS, due its high transaction expertise in the services industry, will give vital strategic impulses for our corporate development.“

Dirk Liedtke, Managing Partner at Mummert & Company, commented: “Germany is an innovative waste management market with high potential and numerous transactions. In a phase of industry consolidation, it is essential to NOVENTIZ to be equiped financially and strategically for the upcoming growth phase. NOVENTIZ will be able to further strengthen its position as the leading independent provider services for sales packaging with AUCTUS as its partner.“

Dr. Nicolas Himmelmann, Board Member of AUCTUS Capital Partners, sees NOVENTIZ as a particularly dynamic company with growing market share: “We are inspired by NOVENTIZ’ conceptual versatility and the strength in implementation through an outstanding team that successfully opens up new niches in an established services market.“

Short Profile Mummert & Company:
Mummert & Company is a leading corporate finance advisor, specialized in the sectors High-Tech, Industrial Technologies, Life Sciences, Energy and Services. With offices in Munich, Vienna and Princeton (USA), Mummert & Company provides advisory services for the purchase or sale of companies or shareholdings (mergers & acquisitions), for the raising of equity capital (venture capital, private equity or the capital markets) and debt capital, for restructurings, for valuations (fairness opinions) as well as for the privatization of government-owned enterprises.

Detailed information about Mummert & Company is available at www.mummertcompany.com

Short Profile NOVENTIZ:
NOVENTIZ, headquartered in Cologne, is an innovative services company that develops and implements modern waste management solutions for the packaging and recyclable materials industry. Focused on the optimization of core processes and the reduction of licensing costs, the company offers full services solutions - nationwide and disposer-independent. The core of the NOVENTIZ services is the optimized use of waste management systems for sales packaging, transport packaging, WEE/ElektroG and batteries as well as custom-tailored solutions for “site disposal”.

Detailed information about NOVENTIZ is available at www.noventiz.de

Short Profile AUCTUS:
AUCTUS is a leading private equity firm in the German small-cap segment, that focuses on buy & build, ownership succession, and spin-offs / carve-outs of established and profitable businesses in all sectors. The target companies are market leaders in niche markets or they possess considerable growth potential and are active in markets with a high potential for consolidation.

Detailed information about AUCTUS is available at www.auctus.com

Vanessa Kuenstler
Mummert & Company Corporate Finance GmbH
Prinzregentenstr. 48, 80538 Munich
Tel. +49 (89) 23 23 77 30 Fax +49 (89) 23 23 77 77
kuenstler@mummertcompany.com

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