Ventures subsidiary of ProSiebenSat. acquires a majority interest in billiger-mietwagen.de

Ventures subsidiary of ProSiebenSat.1 acquires a majority interest in billiger-mietwagen.de

Unterf hring, April 11, 2013 - SevenVentures, the ventures arm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, is bolstering its digital portfolio by acquiring a majority interest in billiger-mietwagen.de, the biggest web portal for rental car rate comparisons in Germany. Christian Mahnke, who founded the company headquartered in Freiburg und Cologne in 2003, will continue to serve as the CEO. The acquisition is pending, subject to approval by the German Federal Cartel Office.

Users of this rate-comparison portal can compare rental car rates worldwide and secure the best rates directly by using an integrated booking option. As one of the few providers in this segment, billiger-mietwagen.de stands to benefit from the strong TV and online reach, not to mention the marketing and branding power, of the media concern. That will enable the company to accelerate its growth significantly.

Christian Wegner, Senior Vice President Digital & Adjacent of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group: The website billiger-mietwagen.de is another important component of our travel portfolio. This acquisition will enable us to offer our users all-round travel packages, including flights, accommodations and rental cars, along with all relevant weather and climate information for vacationers.

Christian Mahnke, CEO of billiger-mietwagen.de: Most German vacation travelers do not utilize the advantages in terms of service, security and price of booking a rental car online with us, as the leading rental car comparison portal. Therefore, we believe that the wide-reach medium of television offers great potential for us to grow our business further and expand our market shares.

The broadcast family already owns a traditional travel agency, Reise.com, which bundles the offers of various event organizers. Tropo is the Groups dynamic travel organizer, which offers affordable, quality all-inclusive and last-minute trips. According to AGOF internet facts VII/2012, the Groups own weather portal wetter.com is the biggest in Germany. Furthermore, the ProSiebenSat.1 Group holds an equity interest in HolidayInsider, the leading German-language vacation booking portal.

About SevenVentures

SevenVentures is the venture arm of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the leading media companies in Europe and Germanys largest television network. SevenVentures essentially pools companies and start-ups which can grow with the support of ProSiebenSat.1 as well as majority stakes in strategically important companies. SevenVentures is able to draw on an in-house eco-system in the form of the SugarRay creative agency and the Booming digital agency, in addition to the use of TV advertising time, which enables integrated campaigns to be created for the growing company that revolve around TV as the leading medium. With numerous investments in a variety of market segments, SevenVentures is the leading media investor in Germany.

About billiger-mietwagen.de

www.billiger-mietwagen.de is the biggest rental car rate comparison service in Germany. Users can save up to 50 percent on rental rates. They also benefit from the quick and easy comparison of insurance plans and other services. In addition, customers can speak directly with a travel expert by calling the companys free hot-line. Rental car reservations can be cancelled without incurring a fee up to 24 hours before rental. In 2013, the magazine FOCUS-MONEY declared this web portal to the Best Rental Car Broker for the fourth year in a row. In 2012, the magazine Guter Rat praised the tips and information provided by billiger-mietwagen.de on contract details and additional fees as exemplary and found the portal to be the Test Winner. In 2013, T V S D awarded the company the s@fer-shopping certificate for the 9th year in a row, in recognition of its very high quality and security. More than 140,000 rental car users assign billiger-mietwagen.de an average score of 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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