par COMPAGNIE DES ALPES (EPA:CDA)
CDA - Acquisition of Belantis park
COMPAGNIE DES ALPES ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISITION OF BELANTIS, ONE OF THE
LARGEST AMUSEMENT PARKS IN EASTERN GERMANY
Paris, April 3, 2025 – Compagnie des Alpes announces that it has acquired the entire capital of Event Park Gmbh from Parques Reunidos. Event Park Gmbh owns and operates the Belantis amusement park, located in Germany, in the Leipzig region.
With its 27 attractions spread across 9 themed zones, 3 shops, and 6 dining areas, Belantis is an amusement park whose clientele is predominantly family oriented. Inaugurated in 2003, Belantis has welcomed approximately 300,000 visitors in recent years. For the fiscal year 2024, it generated a turnover of approximately 11 million euros.
The acquisition is based on an enterprise value of 22 million euros. Belantis will be accounted for in the Amusement Parks division starting from April 3.
The Belantis site has a number of solid advantages, including a dynamic catchment area (a growing region, direct motorway access from Leipzig and proximity to Dresden and Berlin), relatively little local competition and a total land area of over 80 hectares owned outright (with an additional 41 hectares available for future development). Drawing on the expertise of Compagnie des Alpes, the Group believes that this park has the potential to welcome almost 900,000 visitors a year.
With this acquisition, Compagnie des Alpes has strengthened the international positioning of its Leisure Parks division, which now has 8 sites out of 13 in continental Europe (the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria and Germany).
With 5 parks receiving more than 1 million visitors a year, demonstrating the public's appetite for this type of leisure activity, the German leisure park market is the second largest in Europe, after the French market.
Commenting on the deal, Dominique Thillaud, Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie des Alpes, said: "The acquisition of Belantis is a great opportunity for Compagnie des Alpes. This site has real assets which, combined with the Group's expertise in terms of operational excellence, marketing and customer satisfaction, give us great confidence in the park's future potential for development and performance".
François Fassier, Director of the Leisure Parks Division of Compagnie des Alpes added: "We are delighted that Belantis Park is now joining our division. We look forward to working with their teams on the ground to build, together, a new page in the history of this site.”
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This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the outlook and growth strategies of Compagnie des Alpes and its subsidiaries (the "Group"). These statements include indications regarding the Group's intentions, strategies, growth prospects, and trends concerning its operational results, financial situation, and cash position. While these indications are based on data, assumptions, and estimates that the Group considers reasonable, they are subject to numerous risk factors and uncertainties, and as a result, actual results may differ from those anticipated or implied by these statements due to various factors, including those described in documents filed with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) available on the Compagnie des Alpes website (). The forward-looking information in this press release reflects the Group's expectations as of the date of this document. Unless required by law, the Group expressly declines any obligation to update these forward-looking statements in light of new information or future developments.
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ABOUT LA COMPAGNIE DES ALPES As a major player in the leisure industry, Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) has been shaping the leisure experience for millions of people throughout Europe for over 35 years . Our goal? To enable everyone to reconnect with themselves and with others by experiencing exceptional moments in extraordinary places. Regularly rewarded for the quality of its offering and the unique concepts it develops, CDA innovates to surprise and delight its customers. Today, CDA has 6,840 employees, 10 of the finest mountain resorts in the Alps, 12 renowned leisure parks, outdoor mountain activities, the co-leader in 5-a-side soccer and the leader in padel... It is also the number 1 real estate network in the Alps, the number 1 French mountain tour operator, and the 2nd largest operator of club residences and vacation villages in the French Alps. Concerned with the balance of the regions in which it operates, CDA acts both in favor of their vitality and quality of life, and as a driving force behind the ecological transition. The Group believes in the virtues of dialogue with its stakeholders and respect for local and regional specificities. It therefore channels its capacity for innovation into the search for tailor-made or scalable solutions, to preserve these extraordinary spaces over the long term. The Group is committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon (scope 1 and 2) by 2030. ► Ski Areas: La Plagne, Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, Tignes, Val d’Isère, Les Menuires, Méribel, Serre Chevalier, Flaine, Samoëns – Morillon - Sixt Fer-à-Cheval, Evolution 2 ► Leisure Parks: Parc Astérix, FuturoscopeXperiences, Walibi Rhône-Alpes, Grévin Paris, France Miniature, Walibi Belgium, Aqualibi (Belgium), Bellewaerde Park (Belgium), Bellewaerde Aquapark (Belgium), Walibi Holland (The Netherlands), Familypark (Austria), Chaplin’s World (Switzerland), Urban Group (Urban Soccer / Padel) ► Distribution and Hospitality: Travelfactory (Travelski, Yoonly…), Mountain Collection (ex-CDA Agences Immobilières), MMV, les résidences YOONLY&FRIENDS ► Transversal expertise: Ingelo, CDA Management, CDA Développement
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