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MC Services AG hosts press lounge of Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2016

Munich and Dusseldorf, October 13, 2016: For the fourth year, MC Services AG, the international experts in investor relations and corporate communications, is sponsoring the Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum 2016, being held in Frankfurt am Main, November 21-23, 2016, and will host the Forum’s press lounge.

Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum, which has been organized by Deutsche Börse since 1996, is today Europe’s largest independent capital markets event. It is recognized as an important matching platform for capital seeking German and international companies as well as institutional investors and analysts.

In the Press Lounge, MC Services invites targeted financial and economic journalists to establish new or to deepen existing liaisons between the press, companies and financial community. Therefore, the MC Services team assists journalists and participating companies with scheduling background talks or interviews.

“After three successful years, we are delighted to once again welcome press, companies and investors to the press lounge.”, commented Raimund Gabriel, Founder and Managing Partner of MC Services. “Together with Deutsche Börse and DVFA, the venue and the logistics have been optimized to provide an inspiring and comfortable atmosphere for discussion and interviews in the press lounge.

“For 20 years the Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum has hosted company representatives of all industries and facilitated meetings with the financial community. The conference will take place at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Center in Frankfurt am Main on November 21-23, 2016. Beside the press lounge, the three-day program offers panels on the latest capital markets topics, 1 to 1’s and company presentations. On Wednesday, an additional Venture Day will take place: The business concepts of interesting, young private companies from different sectors are in focus. For the first time, the presentations of the companies being listed in the Venture Network of the Deutsche Börse will be accessible to all participants of the Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum.

More information on the program and the venue can be found on the event website (www.eigenkapitalforum.com) or on the MC Services website (http://www.mc-services.de/content/ekf-2016).

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MC Services new media partner of BIO-Europe Spring

Munich/Duesseldorf, Germany, March 16, 2016: MC Services AG, the international Investor Relations and Public Relations firm, is supporting BIO-Europe Spring, Europe’s largest springtime partnering conference in the global biotechnology industry, as media partner. The event, organized by EBD Group, takes place from April 4 to 6, 2016 at the Kistamässan Convention Center in Stockholm, Sweden. MC Services has been inviting local and international journalists to the event and is keeping them informed on the presenting company executives and investors that are attending this meeting. MC Services will be present on site and is conducting media and partnering meetings.

As the springtime counterpart to BIO-Europe, BIO-Europe Spring each year attracts an international “who’s who” from the biotech, pharma and finance worlds along with the most exciting emerging companies. In 2016, up to 2,500 attendees, representing 1,400 companies from over 50 countries are expected to have about 12,500 one-to-one meetings. As a highlight of this year’s BIO-Europe Spring, 20 Swedish startup companies will present their technologies in the competitive session “Start-up Slam: Sweden”, co-sponsored by Karolinska Institutet Innovations and Johnson & Johnson Innovation. More than 100 company presentations and 18 high-level workshops and panel discussions will round off the event. For detailed information regarding the program, timing and location, please visit the event’s website.

“BIO-Europe Spring is a key partnering conference of the European biotech industry and an important event for MC Services and many of our clients. Having successfully supported BIO-Europe 2015, we are pleased to continue our collaboration with EBD Group as a media partner. We seek to gain maximum attention for the industry, this prestigious event and the participating companies,” said Raimund Gabriel, Managing Partner at MC Services AG.

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MC Services supports companies and media representatives at the German Equity Forum

Munich and Dusseldorf, Germany, November 18, 2015: MC Services AG, the international Investor and Public Relations firm, is sponsoring for the third time the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt am Main, November 23 to 25, 2015, and will coordinate the press lounge of the event.

Over the past 19 years, the German Equity Forum with its several thousand national and international participants has become established as a significant networking platform. The Forum successfully connects capital-seeking German and international companies, shares and bonds issuers as well as institutional investors and analysts. In this context, MC Services invites in a targeted approach journalists to get to know companies and conduct background and management interviews in the press lounge. MC Services also offers support with coordination and arrangement of these meetings.

“Once again this is an exciting opportunity for MC Services to contribute to the conference and to host the press lounge,” said Anne Hennecke, Managing Partner of MC Services AG. “In the past years our concept for the press lounge has matured and the number of participating journalists has increased considerably. In the past year, about 70 journalists have taken up our offer.

“The German Equity Forum is Europe’s largest and most important capital market event for corporate finance and a central matching platform for companies from various industries and the financial community. It will take place from Monday to Wednesday, 23 to 25 November 2015, at the Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center.

For more information about the event program, time frame and location, please see the event website, http://www.eigenkapitalforum.com, or visit us at http://www.mc-services.de/content/ekf2015.

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MC Services is supporting BIO-Europe Munich as media partner

Munich/Duesseldorf, Germany, October 22, 2015: MC Services AG, the international Investor Relations and Public Relations firm, is – for the first time – the media partner for Europe’s largest partnering conference in the global biotechnology industry, BIO-Europe, organized by EBD Group. The event takes place from November 2 to 4, 2015 at the International Congress Center Munich (ICM). MC Services will be present on site and can be found at booth #74 in the exhibition hall.

MC Services is inviting both international and local journalists to the event and keeping them informed on the presenting company executives and investors that are attending this meeting. Further activities by MC Services around the conference include media events and ongoing support of a joint initiative with BioM and the EBD Group, dedicated to introducing young journalists to the biosciences industry. Students from the prestigious “Deutsche Journalistenschule” (German Journalist School) in Munich have been invited to BIO-Europe to conduct interviews with participants and report their impressions of the event, as well as highlights from panels, company presentations and discussions. This content will be published in a rolling blog, designed for experts and generalists alike, with the aim of connecting the conference with international audiences and relevant local communities. The blog will be available via the websites of EBD GroupBioM and MC Services.For the last 21 years, BIO-Europe has been attracting leading dealmakers from the biotech, pharma and finance worlds along with the most exciting emerging companies. In 2015, up to 3,300 attendees, representing 1,800 companies from over 50 countries are expected to have about 18,000 one-to-one meetings. Topping off the event will be 160 company presentations and 17 high-level workshops and panel discussions. For detailed information regarding the program, timing and location, please visit the event’s website.

“BIO-Europe is the key annual event of the European biotech industry and for MC Services. We are glad to contribute to this prestigious meeting here in Munich, one of the major life science clusters in Europe and our home base, ensuring all presenting companies gain as much attention as possible and introducing new followers to the BIO-Europe community by working together with EBD, BioM and the Deutsche Journalistenschule,” said Raimund Gabriel, Managing Partner at MC Services AG.[button icon=”fa-download” target=”_self” hover_type=”default” text=”Download english PDF” margin=”0 36px 0 0″ link=”/wp-content/uploads/151022_MC-Services_PR_BIO-Europe.pdf”]

MC Services supports companies and media representatives at the German Equity Forum

Munich and Düsseldorf, October 29, 2014: MC Services AG, the international investor relations and public relations firm, will again coordinate, as a sponsor of the German Equity Forum, the event’s press lounge from November 25 to 26 2014, in Frankfurt am Main.

Over the past 18 years, the German Equity Forum with its several thousand national and international participants has become established as a networking platform for companies, analysts and investors.

Raimund Gabriel, founder and managing partner of MC Services AG, commented: “Many companies use the Equity Forum not only to hold their annual analyst conference, but the event also gives company representatives, investors and journalists the opportunity for background briefings. The Equity Forum has become an institution of high regard. We are delighted to host the MC Press Lounge again this year. We have been able to place the MC Press Lounge even more prominently and centrally in the foyer of the Main Level, creating even better conditions for an extensive exchange.

“The German Equity Forum is Europe’s largest and most important capital market event for corporate finance and a central matching platform for senior company representatives from various industries and the financial community. It will take place from Monday to Wednesday, 24 to 26 November 2014, at the Congress Center and Hall 5.1 of Messe Frankfurt. For more information about the event program, time frame and location, please see the event website: www.eigenkapitalforum.com.

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MC Services strengthens life sciences expertise with the addition of Dr. Solveigh Mähler

Duesseldorf, Germany, December 11, 2013 – MC Services, an international Investor Relations and Public Relations consultancy, today announced that Dr. Solveigh Mähler, former Director Investor Relations/Public Relations at QIAGEN, will join the Company’s life science team.

Dr. Solveigh Mähler adds over 14 years of experience in capital markets with a track-record of over 10 years as Director Investor Relations/Public Relations with QIAGEN, a global market leading company with dual-listings on the Deutsche Börse and NASDAQ exchanges. In this position, she was responsible for the company’s communications strategy during more than 20 M&A deals and numerous capital raising activities. Under her direction, the QIAGEN team was repeatedly awarded for its IR performance. Prior to joining QIAGEN, she worked as a sell-side analyst and life sciences sector specialist with former WestLB.

Through her scientific background and a post-graduate degree in Economics as well as her experience in Corporate Communications, Dr. Solveigh Mähler carries a deep understanding of the markets and the high-level demands and needs for communications in the industry. Her expertise further complements the life sciences team at MC Services.

“We are very pleased to welcome Solveigh to our team,” Anne Hennecke, Managing Partner at MC Services, said. “Solveigh’s arrival underlines our ongoing commitment to the life sciences industry were we have grown to be the leading European IR and PR consultancy with the most seasoned and the largest life sciences team in continental Europe. With her expertise and her deep knowledge of the industry in combination with her passion for science we are convinced that Solveigh will be a great inspiration for our clients and our team.”

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„Annual Report 2013“

On September 27, 2013, MC Services and KMS TEAM hosted their seminar on Financial Communications at the offices of KMS TEAM in Munich. In a one-day seminar with Prof Jörg Baetge and other renowned financial and communications experts, we again introduced relevant trends and innovations of annual reports and discussed the challenges of Financial Communications with our participants.

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MC Services AG takes over as a lead sponsor and press lounge gatekeeper at the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt/Main from 11–13 November 2013

Munich and Duesseldorf, 24 September 2013: MC Services AG, the international Investor Relations and Public Relations firm, has taken over as a main sponsor of this year’s German Equity Forum and coordination of the event’s press lounge and media events.

Showcasing up to 200 presenting public companies and around 50 private firms, and over 6,000 attendees, the German Equity Forum is Europe’s largest and most important capital market event. The Forum serves as a central networking platform for entrepreneurs from a variety of industries as well as for investors, analysts and representatives of the German and international financial media. This year about 15 DAX and MDAX companies will be presenting for the first time. Journalists have the opportunity to spend three days meeting a whole range of German companies and business personalities from a wide variety of sectors. Many companies traditionally plan their annual events and analyst meetings at the Equity Forum.

“For years now, MC Services has been using the German Equity Forum as a means of doing active press and media work on behalf of its clients during which time we have introduced numerous companies and media representatives”, said Anne Hennecke, Managing Partner at MC Services. “We are delighted to be a lead sponsor and providing access to an outstanding press lounge with a new ambience. We are proud to offer companies and representatives of the press an exceptional place to meet and exchange ideas.

”Alongside the opportunity to get to know companies through face-to-face discussions, broaden one’s knowledge and extend one’s networks, the press lounge also provides accredited journalists with a wide range of information comprising company profiles and corporate materials, current press releases, event information, computer workstations and active assistance in the organisation of meetings and logistics.

The German Equity Forum is taking place from Monday to Wednesday (11–13 November 2013) in the Congress Center and Hall 5.1 of the Messe Frankfurt exhibition centre. You can find more information on the event programme as well as times and places on the event website: www.eigenkapitalforum.com.

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MC Services AG appoints Katja Arnold as Executive Director Life Sciences

Munich, Germany, September 2013 – MC Services AG announces the appointment of Katja Arnold as Executive Director Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, effective as of September 1, 2013. The appointment supports MC Services’ investor relations and public relations activities in the life sciences and health care sector and related industries. In her new position Katja Arnold will also
lead the life science team in the Munich office.

Katja has 15 years experience as IR specialist and expert in the field of financial and strategic communications in life sciences, health care, medical technology and consumers. Before joining MC Services, Katja worked for almost six years as a Director Corporate Communications & Investor Relations at WILEX AG, a listed biopharmaceutical company. She supported WILEX in several financing and M&A transactions and remains responsible for the outsourced IR/PR activities of the company at MC Services. Prior, Katja was a Senior Consultant with the IR & PR agency CAT Consultants in Hamburg and during this time, she was involved in several capital market transactions and financial communication projects for clients (e.g. W.O.M. World of Medicine AG, secunet AG or OHB Technology AG) and also acted as an outsourced IR manager of Zapf Creation AG. She started her career as assistant to the CEO of Marseille Kliniken AG in Hamburg after 6 years as a freelancer at the German Privatization Agency “Treuhandanstalt” in Dresden. Katja holds a degree in Business Administration from the Technical University of Dresden and is Certified Investor Relations Officer (CIRO) after having undergone successful training by the German Investor Relations Association.

Raimund Gabriel, Managing Partner at MC Services: “I am proud to welcome Katja to our growing life science team. We have known Katja for many years and have been working together with her at WILEX. In her professional career, Katja has built a comprehensive network of high-profile sector experts and through her involvement in many financial transactions she also has been collecting a rare combination of sector and capital markets know-how. Katja will now take responsibility for the Munich life science activities and many of our clients. I am convinced that her appointment will further strengthen our professional profile and create new opportunities to grow our business and to expand our offering to current and prospective clients.”

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MC Services AG expands its strategic investor relations offering with the appointment of Andreas Burckhardt as Executive Director Corporate Broking

Munich, Germany, February 27, 2013 – MC Services AG, an international Investor Relations and Public Relations consultancy, today announced the appointment of Andreas Burckhardt as Executive Director Corporate Broking, effective as of April 1, 2013. The appointment expands MC Services’ Investor Relations offering to now include international investor access, financial transactions and investor roadshow management. MC Services is building this platform to support clients to meet the changing environment in the capital markets and the growing need for greater access to local and international healthcare investors.

Andreas Burckhardt has over 20 years experience as an investment specialist and analyst and is one of Europe’s leading sector experts for life sciences. In his position as Executive Director, Life Sciences Sector Sales at WestLB, he successfully executed more than 55 international transactions, in both primary and secondary market offerings and private placements, leading to proceeds raised in excess of €500 million over the last six years. Andreas routinely achieved over 20 corporate road shows a year at international financial hubs for his clients. Furthermore, he regularly scored top ratings in investor surveys. In his position as life sciences specialist at WestLB, Andreas created and managed the launch of the first independent index for the European biotech industry “WestLB EU-Biotech Index Top20”.

Before joining WestLB, now Portigon Financial Services, Andreas worked as analyst and Co-Head of Investment Research & Marketing at Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank in Düsseldorf. Over the years Andreas has built a comprehensive, high-profile network of international investors and sector experts.

Raimund Gabriel, Managing Partner at MC Services, welcomes Andreas Burckhardt as a strategic addition to the team: “We see a growing demand for tailored, direct, effective investor relations and financing strategies since investment banks and brokers in Europe are increasingly shifting their focus from emerging and medium-sized life sciences companies. We have known Andreas for many years as a reliable partner in a number of successful transactions. His expertise is a vital gain for our firm that will greatly enhance the presence of our healthcare clients in the international capital markets.”

Andreas Burckhardt states: “MC Services has already established an international base of innovative healthcare clients and enjoys excellent relationships in the industry and the financial community with a proven track-record in strategic consultancy and financial communications in the life sciences sector and beyond. I am excited to join this dynamic and experienced team and to add my contributions to it.”

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„Annual Report 2012“

On September 28, 2012 MC Services and KMS TEAM hosted their seminar on Financial Communications at the offices of KMS TEAM in Munich. In a one-day seminar with Prof Jörg Baetge and other renowned financial and communications experts, we again introduced relevant trends and innovations on annual reports and discussed the challenges of Financial Communications with our participants.

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Germany at ASCO 2012

The Annual ASCO Meeting took place between the 1st & 5th June, 2012 in Chicago. 15 German oncology companies focusing on drug development presented new clinical data at the meeting, the most important international cancer congress. A total of 90 abstracts have been submitted by German companies. Among the presenting companies at ASCO were participants of the inaugural German Science Day, which took place in February this year and focused on cancer research.

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MC Services and KMS TEAM realize Annual Report 2011 of TOM TAILOR

MC Services, an IR/PR consultancy, and partner KMS Team, a leading brand agency, announce the creation of the 2011 Annual Report for TOM TAILOR Holding AG. Focusing on the central idea of “Smart. Casual / Smart. Denim“, the Annual Report illustrates the fashion company’s successful expansion strategy and emphasizes the brands “TOM TAILOR Casual” and “TOM TAILOR Denim”.

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German Science Day 2012

03 February 2012, Berlin, The German Science Day, a media event to raise awareness for the German research in the field of oncology, took place on 02 February 2012 in Berlin. On the occasion of the World Cancer Day, 11 German biotech companies presented their current lead programmes in oncology in the historical lecture hall of the Charité.

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German Equity Forum 2011

24 November 2011, MC Services spent three successful days in supporting its clients at the German Equity Forum in Frankfurt which took place on November 21-23 2011. The forum represents an ideal opportunity for networking and meeting investors, analysts and journalists and many of our clients held corporate presentations at the Congress Center Frankfurt.

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New corporate identity and website for MC Services

MC Services has launched a new Corporate Identity and website in order to support its clients with Investor Relations and Corporate Communications. With the additions of Anne Hennecke, former Head of IR at Evotec AG, as Managing Partner and Mareike Mohr, former Director of IR at UCB, as Senior Partner, the company has reinforced its experience and knowledge in our IR and Corporate Communications functions. Additionally, MC Services has strengthened its partnership with KMS TEAM to expand its expertise in brand strategy, design and brand communications.

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Baetge Seminar

This year, KMS TEAM and MC Services once again organized a seminar on financial communications to provide participants with practical knowledge and guidance when it comes to preparing the annual report. Prof Dr Dr hc Jörg Baetge and other financial and communications experts presented important topics and changes, and discussed these from various perspectives afterwards. This workshop focused on specific practical examples.

The workshop was held last Friday at KMS TEAM’s office and was organized in cooperation with MC Services.

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Biotech Round Table

On 12 July 2011, MC Services hosted for the second time the German Biotech Round Table with the financial magazine „Der Aktionär“ and the TV channel “Deutsches Anlegerfernsehen” (DAF) at The Charles Hotel in Munich. To appraise the recent successes in German biotechnology, leading companies 4SC, Agennix, Evotec, Medigene, MorphoSys, PAION, and WILEX, the majority of which is represented by MC Services, used the opportunity for gathering and sharing insights with the German financial media.

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