Douglas Holding AG Mergers and Acquisitions


Douglas Holding AG

Kabeler Straße 4
58099 Hagen
Germany
Tel:49/2331-690-0
URL: http://www.douglas-holding.de/
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
DOU - Stammaktien (Ord) - Frankfurt
Industry:
Personal Care Products
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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Douglas Holding AG M&A History


Bank Sarasin & Cie AG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AG Bank Sarasin & Cie AG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AGApr 16, 2009

GERMANY - Bank Sarasin & Cie AG of Switzerland, a unit of Coperative Centrale Rasiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA {Rabobank}, raised its stake to ##.##% from #.##%, by acquiring a further #.##% stake, or #.### mil ordinary shares in Douglas

Dr August Oetker KG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AG Dr August Oetker KG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AGJan 21, 2009

GERMANY - Dr August Oetker KG raised its stake to ##.##% from ##.##% by acquiring a #. ##% stake or #.### mil ordinary shares in Douglas Holding AG, a Hagen-based owner and operator of retail stores, in

Dr August Oetker KG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AG Dr August Oetker KG acquires a minority stake in Douglas Holding AGAug 12, 2008

GERMANY - Dr August Oetker KG raised its stake to ##.##% from ##.##%, by acquiring a #.##% stake or #.### mil ordinary shares in Douglas Holding AG, a Hagen-based owner and operator of stores.

Douglas Holding AG acquires a minority stake in Beauty ZoneBeauty Zone from Cosmetic Plus Retail (pending) Douglas Holding AG acquires a minority stake in Beauty ZoneBeauty Zone from Cosmetic Plus Retail (pending)Mar 25, 2008

BULGARIA - Douglas Holding AG planned to acquire an undisclosed minority stake in Beauty Zone, a Sofia-based wholesaler and retailer of cosmetics, from Cosmetic Plus Retail. Terms were not disclosed.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buch Kaiser GmbH Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buch Kaiser GmbHMar 01, 2008

GERMANY - Thalia Holding GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired Buch Kaiser GmbH, a Karlsruhe-based retailer of books. The transaction was approved by regulatory authorities. Terms were not disclosed.

Douglas Holding AG acquires Oro Vivo AG-Jewelry Store(1) from Oro Vivo AG (pending) Douglas Holding AG acquires Oro Vivo AG-Jewelry Store(1) from Oro Vivo AG (pending)Oct 05, 2007

GERMANY - Douglas Holding AG planned to acquire a jewelry store of Oro Vivo AG, a Munich-Hallbergmoos-based owner and operator of jewelry stores. The transaction received regulatory approval.

Parfumerie Douglas GmbH acquires remaining interest in Douglas Rivoli from Douglas Holding AG Parfumerie Douglas GmbH acquires remaining interest in Douglas Rivoli from Douglas Holding AGSep 17, 2007

RUSSIA - Parfumerie Douglas GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired the remaining ##% interest, which it did not already own, in Douglas Rivoli, a perfume and cosmetics retailer, from joint venture partner Rivoli.

Aurelius AG acquires Pohland-Herrenkleidung GmbH & from Douglas Holding AG Aurelius AG acquires Pohland-Herrenkleidung GmbH & from Douglas Holding AGSep 17, 2007

GERMANY - Aurelius AG acquired Pohland-Herrenkleidung GmbH & Co KG, a Cologne-based owner and operator of men's clothing stores, from Douglas Holding AG.

Douglas Holding AG acquires BCH Douglas Holding AG acquires BCHAug 15, 2007

LITHUANIA - Douglas Holding AG of Germany acquired a ##% interest in Baltic Cosmetic Holding {BCH}, a Riga-based wholesaler of cosmetic products and perfumes.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Atrium Charlottenburg from Macquarie Office Trust Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Atrium Charlottenburg from Macquarie Office TrustJun 30, 2007

GERMANY - Thalia Buchhandlung AG, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired Atrium Charlottenburg, a Berlin-based owner and operator of an office building, from Macquarie Office Trust, for an estimated ##.# mil euros ($###.### mil US).

BUCHERER Deutschland GmbH acquires Douglas-Rene Kern Stores(4) from Douglas Holding AG (pending) BUCHERER Deutschland GmbH acquires Douglas-Rene Kern Stores(4) from Douglas Holding AG (pending)May 16, 2007

GERMANY - Bucherer Deitschland AG, a unit of Bucherer AG, planned to acquire # Rene Kern stores, located in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg, of Douglas Holding AG, a Hagen-based manufacturer of perfumes. Terms were not disclosed.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH withdraws offer for KarstadQuelle AG-Book Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH withdraws offer for KarstadQuelle AG-BookMay 12, 2007

GERMANY - Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, withdrew its plans to acquire ## book division of KarstadQuelle AG, an Essen-based owner and operator of department stores, a unit of Madeleine Schickedanz Vermoegensverwaltungs Beteiligungs GmbH.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buch und Kunst GmbH & Co KG from Barclays PLC Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buch und Kunst GmbH & Co KG from Barclays PLCJan 01, 2007

GERMANY - Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired Buch und Kunst GmbH & Co KG Dresden, a Dresden-based wholesaler of books, from Barclays Private Equity GmbH. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction had been subject to regulatory approval.

Douglas Holding AG acquires Hela Kosmetik Handels GmbH & Douglas Holding AG acquires Hela Kosmetik Handels GmbH &Nov 30, 2006

GERMANY - Douglas Holding AG acquired Hela Kosmetik Handels GmbH & Co Parfuemerie KG, a Graefelfing-based perfume retailer. The transaction was subject to regulatory approval.

Hussel acquires SUSI-Sweet Stores(86) from Douglas Holding AG Hussel acquires SUSI-Sweet Stores(86) from Douglas Holding AGNov 01, 2006

GERMANY - Hussel Suesswaren-Fachgeschaefte GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding GmbH, acquired the ## sweet stores of Susi Suesswaren Fachgeschaefte GmbH, a Cologne-based owner and operator of sweet speciality shops, a unit of Parfumerie Douglas GmbH. Terms were not

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Wagner!sche Universitaets- Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Wagner!sche Universitaets-Oct 01, 2006

AUSTRIA - Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired the entire share capital of Wagner!sche Buchhandlung, an Innsbruck-based owner and operator of a book store.

Douglas Holding AG seeking buyer for Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH Douglas Holding AG seeking buyer for Thalia Buchhandlung GmbHSep 26, 2006

GERMANY - In September ####, Douglas Holding AG announced that it was seeking a buyer for Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH unit, a Hamburg-based owner and operator of bookstores. Bertelsmann AG was named potential bidder.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Gruettefien GmbH Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Gruettefien GmbHJul 03, 2006

GERMANY - Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, acquired a ##.#% interest in Gruettefien GmbH, an owner and operator of bookstores.

Douglas Holding AG acquires Frank Schnitzler Parfuemerie Douglas Holding AG acquires Frank Schnitzler ParfuemerieMar 10, 2006

GERMANY - Douglas Holding AG acquired Frank Schnitzler Parfuemerie GmbH & Co. KG, a Duesseldorf-based parfuemerie chain.

Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buchhandlung Dr Claus Steiner (pending) Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH acquires Buchhandlung Dr Claus Steiner (pending)Jan 26, 2006

GERMANY - Thalia Buchhandlung GmbH, a unit of Douglas Holding AG, planned to acquire Buchhandlung Dr Claus Steiner AG, an Idstein-based retailer of books, magazines, and other products.

Douglas Holding AG M&A Summary


Douglas Holding AG has made 24 acquisitions while taking stakes in 14 companies. Douglas Holding AG has 10 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
2009002
2008101
2007312
2006511
2005101
2004310
2003400
2002200
2001000
2000122
1999020
1998000
1997000
1996031
1995100
1994120
1993100
1992000
1991120
Total241410

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