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Completed the fusion between German VTG Aktiengesellschaft and the Helvetian Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn
the consistency of the VTG fleet is gone up to beyond 80.000 railway wagons goods
January 7, 2015
As a result of the approval of the transaction by the authorities antitrust of Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia, the VTG Aktiengesellschaft, German company specialized in the chartering of railway wagons goods, has completed the acquisition of the Helvetian Ahaus Alstätter Holding Eisenbahn AG (AAE) so expanding the consistency of own fleet from 50.000 to beyond 80.000 wagons thanks to the 30,000 wagons operated from the Swiss society. The medium age of the AAE fleet is of about 15 years, while that of the VTG fleet is 23-year-old. With the fusion, the medium age of the fleet comes down therefore to 20 years.
The fusion has included also the emission by VTG of about 7,4 million new sets in action increasing the share capital to 28,8 million euros (+34%). The new actions are bought by Andreas Goer, AAE president, that so greater individual shareholder of VTG has become the second after the Companies Européenne de Wagons Sarl that stops beyond 50% of the capital.
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As a result of the approval of the transaction by the authorities antitrust of Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia, the VTG Aktiengesellschaft, German company specialized in the chartering of railway wagons goods, has completed the acquisition of the Helvetian Ahaus Alstätter Holding Eisenbahn AG (AAE) so expanding the consistency of own fleet from 50.000 to beyond 80.000 wagons thanks to the 30,000 wagons operated from the Swiss society. The medium age of the AAE fleet is of about 15 years, while that of the VTG fleet is 23-year-old. With the fusion, the medium age of the fleet comes down therefore to 20 years.
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