The Döhle Group is acquiring Hendrik Riehmer’s existing interest in PetRie Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and will, on a look-through basis, hold a 9.98% interest in Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG (Berenberg) going forward.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price. The investment is purely financial; the Döhle Group will have no access to the bank’s client business.
“The Döhle Group is a Hanseatic shipping and trading house in the very best sense of the word. The shareholders are delighted to welcome such a partner into their circle,” says Dr. Hans-Walter Peters, shareholder of Berenberg and Managing Director of PetRie Beteiligungsgesellschaft.
Hendrik Riehmer’s remaining shares, amounting to just under one percent, have been acquired by the von Berenberg family. As a result, Hendrik Riehmer no longer holds any equity interest in the bank.
The shareholdings in Berenberg are therefore distributed as follows:
- von Berenberg family: 31.86%
- PetRie Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH and Dr. Hans-Walter Peters: 21.41%
- Christian Fürst zu Fürstenberg: 14.25%
- Prof. Dr. Jan Philipp Reemtsma: 14.25%
- Compagnie du Bois Sauvage S.A.: 11.40%
- David Mortlock, Christian Kühn and former personally liable partners (phG): 6.83%
About the Döhle Group
The Döhle Group is an internationally active, family-owned group of companies headquartered in Hamburg. Since its foundation in 1956, the Döhle Group has been active in key areas of international shipping. With around 5,000 employees ashore and at sea, as well as an international network of offices and partners, the group is one of the world’s most established independent providers of maritime services.
About Berenberg
Berenberg was founded in 1590 and is now one of Europe’s leading private banks, with business divisions in Corporate, Wealth and Asset Management, and Investment Banking. The bank combines its headquarters in Hamburg with a strong presence in the financial centres of Frankfurt, London and New York.
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About the Döhle Group
The Döhle Group is an internationally active, family-owned group of companies headquartered in Hamburg. Since its foundation in 1956, the Döhle Group has been active in key areas of international shipping. With around 5,000 employees ashore and at sea, as well as an international network of offices and partners, the group is one of the world’s most established independent providers of maritime services.
About Berenberg
Berenberg was founded in 1590 and is now one of Europe’s leading private banks, with business divisions in Corporate, Wealth and Asset Management, and Investment Banking. The bank combines its headquarters in Hamburg with a strong presence in the financial centres of Frankfurt, London and New York.
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