MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital : Capital and Wilhelmsen join forces in technical ship management in the container segment

DGAP-Ad-hoc: MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG / Key word(s): Joint Venture MPC Capital and Wilhelmsen join forces in technical ship management in the container segment 21-Jul-2020 / 08:45 CET/CEST Disclosure of an inside information acc. to Article 17 MAR of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DISCLOSURE OF INSIDE INFORMATION ACC. TO ARTICLE 17 MAR MPC Capital and Wilhelmsen join forces in technical ship management in the container segment Hamburg, 21 July 2020 -- The Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG ("MPC Capital") (Deutsche Börse, Scale, ISIN DE000A1TNWJ4) and Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a third party ship manager headquartered in Singapore, have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of container ships. To this end, Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires a 50 % stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co KG, the technical container ship manager within the MPC Capital Group. In the future, the joint venture will operate under the brand "Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management". The company will continue to operate out of Hamburg and Rhoon, while supported by Wilhelmsen's global network. The new company will manage a fleet of currently 72 container ships with a focus on feeder container ships with a capacity of 1 000 to 3 000 standard containers (TEU). The aim is to further expand the fleet and expand the service business internationally. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The closing of the transaction is still subject to approval by the relevant antitrust authorities. Contact and disclosing person pursuant to Article 17 of MAR MPC Capital AG Stefan Zenker Head of Investor Relations & Public Relations Tel. [phone] Mail: [e-mail] 21-Jul-2020 CET/CEST The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de

Language:	English
Company:	MPC Münchmeyer Petersen Capital AG
	Palmaille 75
	22767 Hamburg
	Germany
Phone:	[phone]
Fax:	[phone]
E-mail:	[e-mail]
Internet:	www.mpc-capital.de
ISIN:	DE000A1TNWJ4
WKN:	A1TNWJ
Indices:	Scale 30
Listed:	Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt (Scale), Hamburg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
EQS News ID:	1097771

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