2006 News Archive

30th November 2006

Adventis Group acquisition drive backed by leading global financial institutions

Adventis Group plc (“Adventis” or “the Group”) has today announced significant investments by Oceanwood Capital Management LLP and Morgan Stanley International Limited. In addition to taking a stake in the Group, Oceanwood may also provide financing to fund a significantly larger acquisition programme.

Since float in July 2004 Adventis Group profits have increased by 135% through a combination of organic growth and selective, high margin acquisitions in its niche markets of property, healthcare and financial services. The support offered by these new institutional investors should enable the Group to accelerate this acquisition programme in terms of both scale and speed.

Charles Phillpot, CEO of Adventis stated. “In the last two years we have more than doubled the size of the Group while also achieving a 44% improvement in margin. These results demonstrate a strategy that is both robust and able to derive real benefits from increases in scale. We have been particularly pleased with how our online business has grown and are confident that this aspect of the group’s offering will reap substantial rewards in the near future. This investment by institutions of this calibre is a demonstration of their confidence in both our strategy to acquire and ability to integrate marketing businesses and will greatly support our drive towards a £100m capital value. 2007 promises to be an exciting year!’

The Board of Adventis would like to thank Key IP Ltd for enabling this successful placing.