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Geneba Properties Announces Exploration of Strategic Alternatives

December 1, 2016 8:07 AM EST

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Geneba Properties N.V. (“Geneba”) announces today that it has engaged Credit Suisse as its exclusive financial advisor to assist Geneba in exploring strategic alternatives. These strategic alternatives could include, amongst others, an initial public offering, capital increase, merger, sale or other possible transactions. Geneba is considering strategic alternatives in collaboration with its largest shareholder, The Catalyst Capital Group Inc.

Dr. Wulf Meinel, CEO of Geneba:“After its recapitalization transaction in 2014, Geneba has been investing in corporate logistics and light industrial real estate. Our unique and growing portfolio of assets is composed of properties that are mission critical to our solid group of corporate tenants. The engagement of Credit Suisse is an important step in exploring options for the continued evolution of Geneba.”

Gabriel de Alba, Chairman of the supervisory board of Geneba:“Following the sale of Geneba’s stake in MoTo Objekt Campeon GmbH & Co. KG to Infineon Technologies AG, the company now has a focused and high quality portfolio of assets that represent significant value and a platform for disciplined growth. The strategic alternatives process will allow the company to explore a variety of options that can maximize value for all shareholders.”

About Geneba

Geneba is a European commercial real estate company that commenced business in 2014 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company owns and manages a property portfolio of over € 785 million as of 30 June 2016 consisting mainly of long-term leased corporate real estate assets in Germany and the Netherlands. Geneba's investment strategy focuses on corporate real estate assets which serve its tenants as operational basis, providing “a home to their businesses”. The main investments targets are logistics and light industrial buildings in Germany and the Netherlands. Geneba’s shares trade at NPEX. Geneba is subject to the supervision of the Dutch financial regulator, AFM. For more information: www.geneba.com.

About Catalyst

The Catalyst Capital Group Inc., a private equity investment firm with more than $6 billion in assets under management founded in 2002, is a leader in operationally focused turnaround investing. The firm's mandate is to manufacture risk adjusted returns, in keeping with its philosophy of "we buy what we can build." Catalyst's Guiding Principles of investment excellence through operational involvement, superior analytics, attention to detail, intellectual curiosity, team and reputation are key to the firm's success. The Catalyst team collectively possesses more than 110 years of extensive experience in restructuring, credit markets and merchant and investment banking in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe.

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Source: Geneba Properties N.V.



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