Katjes International closes majority stake acquisition in Bogner

Katjes International closes majority stake acquisition in Bogner

• Katjes International today closed the acquisition of a majority stake in the Bogner Group
• Clearance by the German Federal Cartel Office had already been granted on 8^th August
   

Düsseldorf/Munich, 01 September 2025 – Katjes International, through its wholly owned subsidiary Katjes Quiet Luxury GmbH, has today closed the acquisition of 60% of the shares in Willy Bogner GmbH (“BOGNER”) as planned. Following the agreement signed 1^st August 2025, closing has now taken place on 1^st September 2025. Antitrust clearance by the German Federal Cartel Office was already granted on 8^th August 2025. Closing of the transaction has now been successfully completed.

With Katjes International, BOGNER benefits from a long-term oriented family investor that shares the brand’s values and heritage. The Bogner family will remain invested in the company with a 40% stake. With this step, Katjes International is adding another well-known brand in the consumer goods sector to its existing brand portfolio, thereby expanding into the luxury goods segment.
 

CONTACT
Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG
Tel.: +49 (0) 2822/601-700
Fax: +49 (0) 2822/601-125
E-Mail: kontakt@katjes-international.de
Website: http://www.katjes-international.de/en/
 

ABOUT KATJES INTERNATIONAL

Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG, together with its two legally independent sister companies, the well-known confectionery manufacturer Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG and Katjesgreenfood GmbH & Co. KG, as well as the respective subsidiaries and investments of these three companies, form the Katjes Group ("Katjes Group"). With a focus on branded Consumer Goods in Europe, the Katjes International bundles its investments in companies with strong and established brands. The business includes the subsidiaries Sperlari with Dulcioliva and Paluani in Italy, the German companies Piasten, Dallmann's Pharma Candy with Bübchen Body Care and Bübchen Oral Care and Harlekijntjes in the Netherlands. In addition, the company holds interests of ca. 88 % in the British company Candy Kittens Limited and of around 23% in the French company Carambar & Co. (CPK).

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INFORMATIONEN AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE ISSUER CONCERNING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

To the extent that this release contains forward-looking statements, these statements are based on plans, estimates and projections currently available to Katjes International. Forward-looking statements therefore speak only as of the date they are made. Katjes International assumes no obligation to update or develop such statements in light of new information or future events. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A variety of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.