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German Startups Group - Further buybacks likely

Following the successful disposal of Exozet in December 2019 as well as a few exits from its VC portfolio last year, German Startups Group (GSG) held a high net cash position of c €6.8m at end-2019. As the company’s shares continue to trade at a wide discount to last reported NAV (currently at c 43%) and GSG continues its transition to an asset manager (largely focusing on realisations within its existing VC portfolio), management intends to utilise the liquidity for further share buybacks.
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German Startups Group Berlin GmbH & Co KGaA

German Startups Group GmbH & Co KgaA. German Startups Group GmbH & Co KgaA is a Germany-based venture capital company. The Company invests in startup companies in the seed, early, mid and growth stages. In addition, the Company acquires secondary shares of startups from founders, business angels and early stage investors. Its portfolio includes Ayondo, Customer Alliance, Cybits, DaliaResearch, Delivery Hero, eWings.com, ePetWorld GmbH, Fanmiles, Fanmiles, Itembase, Juniqe, Lingoda, Medlanes, meinKauf, Mister Spex, Returbo, Shutzklick, Soundcloud, and Wummel Kiste, among others. In addition, the Company operates a majority stake in Exozet Berlin GmbH, through which, it offers its portfolio companies access to a range of services: realization of Web and applications, development of online marketing campaigns, consulting of brand development, modifying business models and selecting technology.

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Pedro Fonseca

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