High transaction activity adds momentum

Mutares continued to add new investments to its portfolio in H117, in particular enlarging the STS Group through add-on acquisitions. H117 earnings were supported by the disposals of EUPEC Germany and Fertigungstechnik Weissenfels (FTW). Consequently, portfolio NAV went up by 3.7% ytd to €319.4m as at end-June. Despite the positive FY17 outlook for key holdings and upward potential associated with ongoing restructuring projects, Mutares’s shares trade at a 36% discount to NAV.