Katjes International closes majority stake acquisition in Bogner

01 Sep 2025 14:40 CEST

• 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 8th
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 1st August 2025, closing has now taken place on 1st September
2025. Antitrust clearance by the German Federal Cartel Office was already
granted on 8th 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).
For more information, visit http://www.katjes-international.de/en/


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.

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