DGAP-Adhoc: MBH CORPORATION PLC ACQUIRES ASHLEY DAVID TAXIS TO ESTABLISH NEW TRANSPORTATION VERTICAL
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MBH CORPORATION PLC ACQUIRES ASHLEY DAVID TAXIS TO ESTABLISH NEW TRANSPORTATION VERTICAL
17-Aug-2020 / 08:22 CET/CEST
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MBH CORPORATION PLC ACQUIRES ASHLEY DAVID TAXIS TO ESTABLISH NEW TRANSPORTATION VERTICAL
London, 17 August 2020 - MBH Corporation plc (MBH), a diversified investment holding company, has acquired 100 % of Driven by Riide Ltd (trading as Ashley David Taxis (ADT)), a taxi company based in the UK. For the 11 months ended April 30, 2020, the company generated audited revenues of GBP 3.9 million and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of GBP 0.8 million. With the acquisition of Driven by Riide, MBH is establishing a sixth business segment "transportation" in addition to education, construction services, engineering services, health and leisure. With this acquisition, MBH's pro forma revenues based on the results of the financial year ended 31 December 2019 will increase to GBP 85.4 million.
Driven by Riide Ltd. was founded in 2002 and owns 150 vehicles and employs 600 drivers. The fleet is fully cloud-based and 70% of bookings are made through a customer app developed in-house.
The total consideration for the acquisition is approximately GBP 3.4m of which the majority is settled by way of a listed bond in accordance with the MBH bond programme with the following terms:
Contact: MBH Corporation plc, Charlotte Williams, charlotte@unity-group.com, +44 (0)770 396 3953
About MBH
MBH Corporation plc is a diversified investment holding company, listed on the Frankfurt and Dusseldorf Stock Exchanges. The company acquires small to medium enterprises across multiple geographies and sectors that are well established, profitable and looking to scale. By leveraging the Agglomeration strategy, MBH Corporation plc is able to create substantial shareholder value through the consistent and accretive acquisition of excellent companies.
About Driven by Riide
Driven by Riide Group is predominantly a taxi service with over 600 drivers in the East Midlands area. The group was established in 2002.
Contacts for IR and media enquiries:
MBH Corporation plc, Charlotte Williams, charlotte@unity-group.com, +44 (0)770 396 3953
Kirchhoff Consult AG, Anika Heske, anika.heske@kirchhoff.de, +49 (0)40 609186 39
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