CentralNic Group — Strong FY20, carrying momentum into FY21

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CentralNic Group — Strong FY20, carrying momentum into FY21

CentralNic delivered FY20 revenues of US$241.2m, a 121% y-o-y increase (FY19: US$109.2m). Adjusted EBITDA rose 71% to US$30.6m (FY19: US$17.9m), supported by the acquisitions completed in FY19 and FY20 and led by growth in Monetisation. On a pro forma basis, adjusting for the Codewise acquisition, the group delivered 9% organic revenue growth in FY20. In FY21, the group has already completed two acquisitions (SafeBrands and Wando) and secured €60m of additional bond headroom from shareholders, of which €15m has been placed to fund Wando and future M&A deals. On the basis of the strong FY20 results, with the group trading in line with management’s expectations ytd, we have updated our forecasts. The valuation continues to look attractive versus peers.

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CentralNic Group

Strong FY20, carrying momentum into FY21

FY20 results

Software & comp services

5 March 2021

Price

82.25p

Market cap

£192m

£1.39/US$

Net debt (US$m) at 31 December 2020

85.0

Shares in issue

233.7m

Free float

46.1%

Code

CNIC

Primary exchange

AIM

Secondary exchange

N/A

Share price performance

%

1m

3m

12m

Abs

(15.6)

(3.2)

2.8

Rel (local)

(17.6)

(5.5)

2.9

52-week high/low

101.0p

60.5p

Business description

CentralNic is a leading provider of global domain name services, operating through three divisions: Indirect (wholesale, registry); Direct (SME, enterprise); and Monetisation. Services include domain name reselling, hosting, website building, security certification and website monetisation.

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May 2021

Analysts

Richard Williamson

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Russell Pointon

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CentralNic Group is a research client of Edison Investment Research Limited

CentralNic delivered FY20 revenues of US$241.2m, a 121% y-o-y increase (FY19: US$109.2m). Adjusted EBITDA rose 71% to US$30.6m (FY19: US$17.9m), supported by the acquisitions completed in FY19 and FY20 and led by growth in Monetisation. On a pro forma basis, adjusting for the Codewise acquisition, the group delivered 9% organic revenue growth in FY20. In FY21, the group has already completed two acquisitions (SafeBrands and Wando) and secured €60m of additional bond headroom from shareholders, of which €15m has been placed to fund Wando and future M&A deals. On the basis of the strong FY20 results, with the group trading in line with management’s expectations ytd, we have updated our forecasts. The valuation continues to look attractive versus peers.

Year end

Revenue (US$m)

PBT*
(US$m)

EPS*
(c)

DPS
(c)

P/E
(x)

Yield
(%)

12/19

109.2

16.1

9.24

0.0

12.4

N/A

12/20

241.2

19.8

10.25

0.0

11.2

N/A

12/21e

323.4

26.7

9.71

0.0

11.8

N/A

12/22e

350.0

30.1

10.70

0.0

10.7

N/A

Note: *PBT and EPS are normalised, excluding amortisation of acquired intangibles, exceptional items, share-based payments and non-core operating expenses.

Monetisation growth rebalances business mix

CentralNic delivered FY20 revenues of US$241.2m, a 121% y-o-y increase (FY19: US$109.2m) following the acquisitions completed in FY19 and FY20. Adjusted EBITDA rose 71% to US$30.6m (FY19: US$17.9m), with margins falling to 12.7% (FY19: 16.4%) as the business mix has changed, with the acquisition of Codewise and the continuing growth and outperformance of the lower-margin Monetisation segment. Operating cash flow rose to US$18.1m in FY20, with cash and cash equivalents rising to US$28.7m. FY20 net debt increased by US$10m to US$85m.

Organic growth, recurring revenues, cash conversion

Revenues in the Indirect segment grew by 41% to US$85.8m, increasing by 7% on a pro forma basis. In the Direct segment, revenues fell 7% to US$43.4m, as certain businesses were reallocated to other segments. On a pro forma basis, Direct revenues were flat year-on-year at US$44.4m. Monetisation was the fastest growing segment, with revenue growth of 35% to US$103.4m (excluding Codewise), and 13% on a pro forma basis. Recurring revenue increased to c 99% in FY20 (typically 90%+), with adjusted cash conversion of c 106% (typically c 100%), in line with the long-term trend. Our revised estimates reflect the stronger than expected revenue growth and rebalanced business mix.

Valuation: Undemanding FY21e P/E of 11.8x

On our updated estimates, CentralNic trades on a P/E of 11.8x normalised FY21e earnings an FY21e EV/adjusted EBITDA of 8.9x, markedly lower than its global peers, despite a five-year revenue CAGR of 78% to FY20 and strong growth estimates. As CentralNic consolidates a fragmented market of sub-scale, cash-generative businesses, we would expect earnings accretive M&A to bring these multiples down further.

FY20 results

Strong top-line growth driven by Monetisation

CentralNic delivered FY20 revenues of US$241.2m, a 121% y-o-y increase (FY19: US$109.2m). Gross profits increased by 78% y-o-y to US$76.3 (FY19: US$42.8m) and adjusted EBITDA rose 71% to US$30.6m (FY19: US$17.9m), supported by the five acquisitions completed in FY19 and FY20 and led by the growth in Monetisation. On a pro forma basis, adjusting for the two acquisitions completed in FY20, the group delivered 9% organic growth in FY20, despite the impact of COVID-19.

The group’s strong growth resulted in an adjusted EBITDA margin of 12.7% (FY19: 16.4%), lower than our forecast of 14.1% as a result of the continuing growth and outperformance of the lower margin Monetisation segment, together with increased investment in technology and personnel in FY20. Management has previously stated that it is not primarily focused on margin enhancement, but will consider acquisitions that deliver growth in absolute profitability even if this is at the cost of lower margins. The FY20 reported loss before tax increased to US$9.4m, from US$6.6m in FY19, a 38% rise largely due to a US$6.0m increase in financing costs to US$9.8m (FY19: US$3.9m), with the FY19 comparator benefiting from a US$3.9m gain from FX movements, resulting in a reported EPS loss of 4.60 cents, a 24% increase on the FY19 loss of 3.72 cents.

For clarity, given the c US$29m difference between reported earnings and adjusted earnings in FY20, we note that adjusted earnings exclude non-cash charges and non-core operating expenses related primarily to acquisitions, integration and other related costs not incurred as part of the underlying trading performance of the group. The company provides a reconciliation of this calculation as part of the accounts, but in descending order, the primary adjustments relate to amortisation of intangibles, non-core operating expenses, share-based payments and foreign exchange.

Operating cash flow was US$18.1m in FY20, rising from US$16.3m in FY19, leading to cash and cash equivalents increasing to US$28.7m in FY20 (FY19: US$26.2m). With gross interest-bearing debt of US$113.6m, net debt increased by US$10m from US$75m in FY19 to US$85m in FY20 largely due to the appreciation of the euro (the currency of the company’s debt) against the dollar (reporting currency).

Management reported that recurring revenue increased to 99% in FY20 (typically 90%+), with adjusted cash conversion of 106% (typically c 100%), in line with the group’s long-term trend.

Organic growth: 9% pro forma growth in FY20

Given the transformation of the business following major acquisitions in FY19 and FY20, alongside its preliminary results the group provided a pro forma breakdown reflecting a full contribution from acquisitions made during the year (ie Codewise). The pro forma analysis indicates a group annual revenue run-rate of US$289.7m for FY20 and highlights organic revenue growth of 9% y-o-y, growth in gross profits of 8% to US$96.6m and adjusted EBITDA growth of 4% to US$35.6m.

Segmental analysis: Indirect, Direct and Monetisation

The group’s three segments are: 1) Indirect, which incorporates CentralNic’s wholesale and registry business, selling to domain name retailers; 2) Direct, which incorporates the Small Business and Enterprise segments, retailing domain names and value-added services direct to businesses; and 3) Monetisation, the domain monetisation and performance advertising business for domain investors, established with the acquisition of Team Internet in December 2019.

Exhibit 1: FY20 revenues

Exhibit 2: FY20 pro forma revenues

Source: CentralNic

Source: CentralNic

Exhibit 1: FY20 revenues

Source: CentralNic

Exhibit 2: FY20 pro forma revenues

Source: CentralNic

Indirect: revenues increased by 41% to US$85.8m (FY19: US$60.7m) reflecting the contribution from the FY19 acquisitions, with revenue increasing by 7% to US$89.1m (FY19: US$83.3m) on a pro forma basis.

Direct: revenue fell 7% to US$43.4m (FY19: from US$46.6m), principally reflecting the reallocation of the data centre business to the Indirect segment and the monetisation activities to the Monetisation segment. On a pro forma basis, FY20 revenue was little changed year-on-year at US$44.4m (FY19: US$44.3m). Management expects the segment to return to growth in FY21.

Monetisation was the fastest growing segment of CentralNic’s business. Excluding the acquisition of Codewise (for which revenue growth was sacrificed in FY20 to raise margins, resulting in higher absolute profits), revenue would have increased by 35% to US$103.4m (FY19: US$76.5m). On a pro forma basis, including a full contribution from Codewise, revenue increased by 13% to US$156.2m (FY19: US$138.3m).

Estimates updated: Higher revenue growth, business mix

The balance of strong organic growth with a significant contribution from acquisitions left revenue well ahead of our FY20 estimates (US$241.2m vs US$217.8m), with adjusted EBITDA in line (US$30.6m vs US$30.7m), reflecting a fall in blended EBITDA margin from 16.4% in FY19 to 12.7% in FY20.

Exhibit 3: Edison’s revised estimates

Year end 31 December

US$'000

Actual
2020

Change

Old
2021e

New
2021e

Change

Old
2022e

New
2022e

Change

Revenue

241,212

10.7%

295,345

323,428

10%

313,424

349,953

12%

Gross profit

76,318

8%

98,645

108,348

10%

104,684

117,234

12%

Adjusted EBITDA

30,594

(0)%

40,321

39,458

(2)%

43,774

43,744

(0)%

Normalised operating profit*

28,510

(6)%

36,027

36,664

2%

37,534

40,721

8%

Operating profit (IFRS)

360

19,145

22,187

20,317

25,078

Profit before tax (norm)*

19,817

14%

27,747

26,737

(4)%

29,658

30,069

1%

Profit Before Tax (IFRS)

(9,395)

10,865

11,261

12,440

10,476

EPS - basic normalised (c)*

10.25

84%

8.67

9.71

12%

9.18

10.70

17%

Revenue growth (%)

120.9

35.6

34.1

6.1

8.2

Gross margin (%)

31.6

33.4

33.5

33.4

33.5

Adjusted EBITDA margin (%)

12.7

13.7

12.2

14.0

12.5

Normalised operating margin (%)

11.8

12.2

11.3

12.0

11.6

Capex

(4,259)

86%

(3,839)

(4,972)

29%

(4,075)

(5,380)

32%

Closing net debt/(cash)

84,985

8%

61,663

80,038

30%

41,061

63,579

55%

Source: CentralNic accounts, Edison Investment Research. Note: *We have slightly amended our historical earnings methodology to align with the adjusted earnings approach and disclosure set out in CentralNic’s accounts.

As a result, we have revised our estimates, reflecting the following principal changes:

Revenue growth – taking the FY20 pro forma revenue figure (US$289.7m) as a basis, we have assumed organic revenue growth of 9%, before adding revenue contributions from the acquisitions of SafeBrands and Wando. This leads to our new FY21 revenue estimate of US$323.4m, 10% higher than our previous estimate. Our US$350.0m FY22 estimate assumes a further 8% organic revenue growth in FY22. Our estimates do not take account of future M&A.

Gross margin – with a stronger relative performance expected from the higher-margin Direct and Indirect segments in FY21, we have left our gross margin assumptions for both FY21 and FY22 essentially unchanged at 33.5%.

Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins – we have chosen to leave our adjusted EBITDA estimates for FY21 and FY22 broadly unchanged, reflecting a lower margin assumption for each year than previously. Our FY21e EBITDA margin correspondingly falls from 13.7% to 12.2%, rising marginally to 12.5% in FY22 (previously 13.7% and 14.0%, respectively).

M&A: Strong pipeline, debt headroom

CentralNic completed one major acquisition in FY20, Codewise (Monetisation), which follows the four acquisitions in FY19: TPP Wholesale, Hexonet and Ideegeo (Indirect), and Team Internet (Monetisation). In FY21, CentralNic has already completed the US$3.7m (plus a US$0.7m earn-out) acquisition of SafeBrands (Direct), a French-based brand protection software provider, and Wando Internet Solutions (Monetisation), for US$13.0m in cash (including a US$6.5m earn-out).

SafeBrands (January 2021): an online brand protection software provider and corporate registrar, based in Paris, acquired for up to €3.6m (0.9x FY19 revenue) in cash, with €3m payable upfront and €0.6m payable in FY20 subject to performance criteria. SafeBrands was approximately break-even in FY19. Strategically, SafeBrands’ presence in France complements CentralNic’s German-based brand services business and helps to position CentralNic as the European leader in corporate domain portfolio management and online brand protection.

Wando Internet Solutions (February 2021): a social marketing, display and SEM advertising company based in Berlin, acquired for up to US$13.0m in cash (2.2x revenues, 9.0x EBITDA), with 50% payable upfront and a 50% performance-based deferred cash consideration in H222. In FY20, Wando generated revenue of €4.9m and EBITDA of €1.2m, deriving more than half its revenues through CentralNic’s network.

Outlook: Continuing growth supported by M&A

In FY20, CentralNic delivered 9% organic growth on a pro forma basis and record revenue growth of 121%, taking the group’s five-year revenue CAGR to FY20 to 78%. In FY21, the group has already completed two acquisitions (SafeBrands, Wando) and placed €15m of bonds (with outstanding approval for €45m more) to fund Wando and future M&A deals. With the group trading in line with management’s expectations in FY21 and scope for further M&A from a strong pipeline of future deals, we have updated our forecasts. The net debt position appears sustainable given the profitability of the group, continuing organic growth, its high recurring revenues and strong cash conversion. The valuation continues to look attractive.

Valuation: Persistent discount to peer group

It is hard to identify a direct peer group for CentralNic. Verisign (US), GoDaddy (US) and R22 (Pol) remain the core peers, but with the increasing emphasis on Monetisation and programmatic advertising (for which there are few quoted European stocks), we are considering companies such as Trade Desk (US), Magnite (US), Criteo (Fra), Quinstreet (US) and Catena Media (Swe) – although the business models and valuations of these comparators vary materially.

Exhibit 4: Peer group table

Name

Current price
(ccy value)

Quoted
Ccy

EV
(US$m)

Sales Growth
1FY (%)

Gross margin 1FY (%)

EBITDA margin 1FY (%)

EBIT margin 1FY (%)

EV/Sales
1FY (x)

EV/Sales
2FY (x)

EV/EBITDA 1FY (x)

EV/EBITDA 2FY (x)

P/E 1FY (x)

P/E
2FY
(x)

Trade Desk Inc

695.9

USD

32,349

34.3

79.0

33.9

29.3

28.8

22.0

85.1

63.0

126.8

99.1

Verisign Inc

190.5

USD

22,165

3.8

86.0

69.1

64.5

16.9

15.7

24.4

22.6

35.7

31.0

Magnite Inc

44.3

USD

4,995

29.6

66.7

22.1

15.1

17.4

14.8

78.6

60.1

170.3

97.3

GoDaddy Inc

78.6

USD

15,722

11.7

65.3

22.8

10.2

4.2

3.9

18.6

16.2

50.1

38.6

Criteo SA

33.9

USD

1,611

4.1

74.0

30.8

20.8

1.9

1.8

6.1

6.0

15.7

15.6

Quinstreet Inc

23.6

USD

1,157

14.1

12.6

8.6

N/A

2.1

1.9

23.9

19.2

38.5

32.4

iomart group

310.0

GBp

554

2.1

60.9

37.3

20.2

3.5

3.3

9.3

8.8

20.6

19.3

Catena Media

43.2

SEK

435

14.6

35.0

49.0

39.1

3.0

2.7

6.1

5.4

12.3

10.4

R22 SA

43.6

PLN

209

23.9

21.6

27.4

20.8

3.3

2.9

11.9

10.4

N/A

N/A

Mean (ex Trade Desk, Verisign, Magnite)

11.8

44.9

29.3

22.2

3.0

2.7

12.6

11.0

27.4

23.2

Mean

15.4

55.7

33.4

27.5

9.0

7.7

29.3

23.5

58.8

43.0

Median

14.1

65.3

30.8

20.8

3.5

3.3

18.6

16.2

37.1

31.7

Source: Refinitiv, priced as at 4 March 2021

Disregarding Trade Desk, Verisign and Magnite, which we include for completeness, the peer group trades at average EV/sales multiples of 3.0x for FY1 and 2.7x for FY2, with EV/EBITDA multiples of 12.6x for FY1 and 11.0x for FY2. In terms of P/E, the peer group trades at 27.4x for FY1 and 23.2x for FY2. CentralNic is displaying the strongest growth in the group and yet trades on a P/E multiple of 11.8x normalised FY21e earnings and 10.7x normalised FY22e earnings, a material discount to the peer group.

Exhibit 5: Financial summary

US$'000

2018

2019

2020

2021e

2022e

Year ending 31 December

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

IFRS

INCOME STATEMENT

Revenue

 

 

55,991

109,194

241,212

323,428

349,953

Cost of Sales

(30,080)

(66,419)

(164,894)

(215,079)

(232,719)

Gross Profit

25,911

42,775

76,318

108,348

117,234

Adj. EBITDA

 

 

9,146

17,921

30,594

39,458

43,744

Normalised operating profit

 

 

8,820

16,615

28,510

36,664

40,721

Amortisation of acquired intangibles

(5,600)

(8,299)

(12,508)

(14,477)

(15,643)

Exceptionals

(5,619)

(8,259)

(10,529)

-

-

Share-based payments

(469)

(2,878)

(5,113)

-

-

Reported operating profit

(2,868)

(2,821)

360

22,187

25,078

Net Interest

(1,430)

(3,869)

(9,834)

(9,927)

(10,652)

Joint ventures & associates (post tax)

45

74

79

-

-

Profit Before Tax (norm)

 

 

7,507

16,144

19,817

26,737

30,069

Profit Before Tax (reported)

 

 

(4,996)

(6,616)

(9,395)

11,261

10,476

Reported tax

(1,428)

39

348

(4,046)

(5,049)

Profit After Tax (norm)

6,079

16,183

20,165

22,691

25,020

Profit After Tax (reported)

(6,424)

(6,577)

(9,047)

7,215

5,427

Minority interests

5

64

-

-

-

Discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

Net income (normalised)

6,084

16,247

20,165

22,691

25,020

Net income (reported)

(6,419)

(6,513)

(9,047)

7,215

5,427

Basic average number of shares outstanding (m)

127,515

175,084

196,680

233,738

233,738

EPS - basic normalised (c)

 

 

4.77

9.24

10.25

9.71

10.70

EPS - diluted normalised (c)

 

 

4.54

8.97

9.85

9.39

10.35

EPS - basic reported (c)

 

 

(5.04)

(3.72)

(4.60)

3.09

2.32

Dividend (c)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Revenue growth (%)

75.3

155.9

120.9

34.1

8.2

Gross Margin (%)

46.3

39.2

31.6

33.5

33.5

Adj. EBITDA Margin (%)

16.3

16.4

12.7

12.2

12.5

Normalised Operating Margin

15.8

15.2

11.8

11.3

11.6

BALANCE SHEET

Fixed Assets

 

 

132,321

217,544

275,431

285,789

272,502

Intangible Assets

127,267

206,055

260,569

269,227

257,083

Tangible and Right-of-use Assets

931

6,427

8,677

11,038

9,895

Investments & other

4,123

5,062

6,185

5,524

5,524

Current Assets

 

 

51,378

67,433

76,904

111,597

134,551

Stocks

3,906

491

1,011

809

1,050

Debtors

24,382

40,760

47,239

59,187

65,441

Cash & cash equivalents

23,090

26,182

28,654

51,601

68,060

Other

-

-

-

-

-

Current Liabilities

 

 

(62,443)

(78,767)

(97,956)

(107,497)

(115,832)

Creditors

(59,719)

(75,683)

(90,791)

(99,870)

(108,061)

Tax and social security

(452)

-

-

-

-

Short term borrowings

(2,272)

(3,084)

(7,165)

(7,627)

(7,772)

Other

-

-

-

-

-

Long Term Liabilities

 

 

(43,188)

(129,206)

(137,867)

(165,127)

(168,115)

Long term borrowings

(22,933)

(102,799)

(113,024)

(132,798)

(133,370)

Other long term liabilities

(20,255)

(26,407)

(24,843)

(32,330)

(34,745)

Net Assets

 

 

78,068

77,004

116,512

124,761

123,105

Minority interests

(5)

69

-

-

-

Shareholders' equity

 

 

78,063

77,073

116,512

124,761

123,105

CASH FLOW

PBT

(4,996)

(6,616)

(9,395)

11,261

10,476

Depreciation and amortisation

5,926

9,605

14,592

17,271

18,667

Share-based payments

469

2,878

5,113

-

-

Working capital

7,783

8,963

309

(2,667)

1,695

Exceptional & other

2,650

3,795

9,413

9,927

10,652

Tax

(3,015)

(2,309)

(1,957)

(4,046)

(5,049)

Net operating cash flow

 

 

8,817

16,316

18,075

31,745

36,440

Capex

(4,920)

(15,497)

(4,259)

(4,972)

(5,380)

Acquisitions/disposals

(27,568)

(63,840)

(42,532)

(11,900)

(3,950)

Net interest

(682)

(1,970)

(9,512)

(9,927)

(10,652)

Equity financing

30,869

2,133

37,287

-

-

Dividends

-

-

-

-

-

Other

-

-

2,296

-

-

Net Cash Flow

6,516

(62,858)

1,355

4,947

16,459

Opening net debt/(cash)

 

 

8,667

2,115

74,998

84,985

80,038

FX

(1,374)

(6,730)

(7,958)

-

-

Other non-cash movements

1,410

(3,295)

(3,384)

-

-

Closing net debt/(cash)

 

 

2,115

74,998

84,985

80,038

63,579

Source: Company accounts, Edison Investment Research. Note: FY19 figures have been restated to reclassify FX on borrowings and administrative expenses to finance costs and other income respectively. * Historic earnings have been aligned to Company disclosure

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Accuracy of content: All information used in the publication of this report has been compiled from publicly available sources that are believed to be reliable, however we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this report and have not sought for this information to be independently verified. Opinions contained in this report represent those of the research department of Edison at the time of publication. Forward-looking information or statements in this report contain information that is based on assumptions, forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable, and therefore involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of their subject matter to be materially different from current expectations.

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Investment in securities mentioned: Edison has a restrictive policy relating to personal dealing and conflicts of interest. Edison Group does not conduct any investment business and, accordingly, does not itself hold any positions in the securities mentioned in this report. However, the respective directors, officers, employees and contractors of Edison may have a position in any or related securities mentioned in this report, subject to Edison's policies on personal dealing and conflicts of interest.

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This Communication is being distributed in the United Kingdom and is directed only at (i) persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments, i.e. investment professionals within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the ‘FPO’) (ii) high net-worth companies, unincorporated associations or other bodies within the meaning of Article 49 of the FPO and (iii) persons to whom it is otherwise lawful to distribute it. The investment or investment activity to which this document relates is available only to such persons. It is not intended that this document be distributed or passed on, directly or indirectly, to any other class of persons and in any event and under no circumstances should persons of any other description rely on or act upon the contents of this document.

This Communication is being supplied to you solely for your information and may not be reproduced by, further distributed to or published in whole or in part by, any other person.

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Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

Frankfurt +49 (0)69 78 8076 960

Schumannstrasse 34b

60325 Frankfurt

Germany

London +44 (0)20 3077 5700

280 High Holborn

London, WC1V 7EE

United Kingdom

New York +1 646 653 7026

1185 Avenue of the Americas

3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036

United States of America

Sydney +61 (0)2 8249 8342

Level 4, Office 1205

95 Pitt Street, Sydney

NSW 2000, Australia

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