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Aforti Holding SA became a New Strategic Sponsor of Lech Poznań
Aforti Holding – New Strategic Sponsor
Starting from the new season, Lech Poznań has a new Strategic Sponsor, namely Aforti Holding Financial Group, which has been cooperating with Kolejorz for a year now. After the presentation and official signing of the agreement, new official T-shirts were presented during the press conference. The agreement has been signed for a three-year term.
“Lech Poznań is a dynamically developing football club which wins more and more recognition each year. Also in the business world which is quite frequently careful when it comes to cooperation with representatives of sport sector. The fact that Aforti Holding after a year of cooperation with us decided to increase its engagement in the sponsorship of Kolejorz, and at a record level for the Club, only proves that our vision and strategy lead us in the right direction.”, says Karol Klimczak.
Lech and Aforti have been cooperating with each other since July 2016. The most distinguishing element of the partnership was of course the Premium Sponsor logo which was presented on Kolejorz footballers’ shorts in 2016/2017 season. At the same time, the Club guaranteed other advertising or hospitality benefits to the Partner, but also used some of the services offered by Aforti Holding.
“The Group’s operations focus on broadening the services set addressed to SMEs, developing new business lines, and expanding geographically. We concentrate on securing the quality and wide range of services and products on our offer. We have devised an optimal development path which is beneficial both to the Group and the Clients. Our aim is to set new standards of comprehensive services to SME Clients.” says Klaudiusz Sytek, the President of the Management Board Aforti Holding SA.
In 2017/2018 season, Aforti logo will appear on the front side of footballers’ official T-shirts. It will also be presented in all advertising media of the Club, such as advertising displays, reserve bench, or banner in the buffer zone at the Tribune named after Białas. We are planning to organise common events for Lech football fans and Aforti Clients.
On Monday, at the press conference during which the agreement was officially signed, new footballers’ official T-shirts were presented. Klaudiusz Sytek, the President, handed over to Radoslaw Majchrzak, the Chairman for Lech Poznań Fans’ Association, symbolic flag depicting the official Kolejorz footballers’ match outfit.
“Above all, I would like to congratulate the presidents as the signing of the agreement will allow for the Club’s further development, which is crucial to many Poznań and Wielkopolska inhabitants. We all want Lech to reach for cups, fight in Europe and give us reasons to be proud. We hope for numerous common initiatives which we will be able to organise soon.”, says Radosław Majchrzak, the Chairman for Lech Poznań Fans’ Association.
The New Strategic Sponsor of Lech Poznań has been on the market since 2011 when the Company had its Initial Public Offering on NewConnect market. Aforti Holding’s offer is addressed to entrepreneurs and SMEs (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises). Its product portfolio includes a comprehensive business client service in the scope of individual finances and management of the capital of enterprises.
Aforti Holding SA Financial Group consists of the following subsidiary companies: Aforti Finance S.A., specialising in financing enterprises, Aforti Exchange Sp. z o.o. offering online foreign exchange, Aforti Collections S.A., which deals with liabilities management and debt collection, Aforti Corporate Finance S.A., arranging debt financing for entrepreneurs, Aforti Capital Sp. z o.o., which is a financial and strategic consulting for companies, and Aforti AC Sp. z o.o. responsible for investor relations. The Group operates on Polish and Romanian markets and is planning to enter other European markets.
The cooperation agreement has been signed for a three-year term.
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Aforti Holding sold shares of Aforti Finance for PLN 6.9 million on the basis of private placements
Aforti Holding – a company that has been listed on NewConnect since August 2011 and offers lending, debt collection and factoring services to SMEs and manages an online currency exchange platform for companies – sold 1,334,872 shares of a subsidiary company of Aforti Finance for PLN 6.9 million on the basis of private placements.
The selling price of a single share was PLN 5.20, therefore Aforti Finance was priced at PLN 57.2 million. Prior to the transaction, Aforti Holding held 9,262,632 shares of its subsidiary Aforti Finance, which constituted 84.21 percent of its share capital, and now it controls 72.07 percent of the capital. Aforti Finance’s entry on New Connect is planned in the middle of 2018.
Aforti Finance’s activity on the capital market is an element of the Aforti Group’s strategy for years 2018-2020, which includes – besides the Aforti Holding’s entry onto the main trading floor of the Warsaw Stock Exchange at the turn of 2018 and 2019, and the debut of Aforti Finance on New Connect – also the fintech company Aforti Exchange going public in the international market.
The online currency exchange platform for companies, managed by AFORTI Group, is currently available in the Polish and Romanian markets, and soon the company will start its operational activity in Bulgaria. Another step in its development will be the currency exchange bureau’s international expansion to at least 7 more countries, i.e. Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania and Macedonia. Finally – within the next few years – at locations in which Aforti Exchange will start its business activity, the plans also include the international development of Aforti Finance, specializing in the non-bank financing of SMEs. From 2016 to the end of Q1 2018, the value of credits granted to entrepreneurs by Aforti Finance reached almost PLN 55 million.
“The excellent standing of Aforti Finance in the domestic lending market, and therefore its strong financial position, makes this moment perfect to go public. The valuation of shares – sold on the basis of private placements for PLN 5.2 per share – confirms that the decision to introduce them to trading in the Alternative Trading System on NewConnect already in 2018 will enable a diversification of sources of funding, and thus allocation of a part of assets obtained to further dynamic growth of Aforti Finance in Poland and abroad. Importantly – the Aforti Holding’s strategy clearly and prominently assumes that sale of shares of Aforti Finance and potentially of other subsidiaries, will be carried out only to such an extent that will not result in the loss of control and the dominant position of Aforti Holding among subsidiaries” – stresses Klaudiusz Sytek, the President of the Management Board of Aforti Holding.
In 2018/2019, the Aforti Group – in reference to Aforti Finance – plans, inter alia, the introduction of online submission of applications and establishment of its own call centre that will enable efficient and effective customer service.
In 2017, the amount of loans granted by Aforti Finance to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises was nearly PLN 36.23 million, with 465 positively reviewed applications (of 2,317 applications submitted in the period for the total amount of over PLN 191 million).
Thus, Aforti Finance recorded over 867 percent increase in the value of financial support provided to enterprises, with the quantitative increase by 347 percent in respect of the number of successful applications.
Aforti Holding: August – the peak month in the value of loan applications and currency exchange platform trade flow.
Aforti Holding, offering financial services for small and medium-sized companies, boasted about operational and sales results for August 2016. In the past month record-breaking results were noted: value of the loan applications was 2.6 mln Zlotys, and increased to 93%, trade flow on the currency exchange platform rose by 128% and amounted to 3.3 mln Euros.
Published data referred to subsidiaries – Aforti Finance S.A. and Aforti Exchange Sp. z o.o.
Vigorously developing micro-loan company for small and medium-sized businesses , Aforti Finance S.A., granted loan for the aggregated value of 323 thousand Zlotys in August 2016 ( In August last year the value of granted loans was 0 Zlotys). The worth of the applications is 2 615 thousand Zlotys, which translates into an increase of approximately 93% in comparison to the same period last year and a record-breaking result this year. In comparison to August 2015, the number of loan applications rose by 18%.
„August was the peak month when it comes to the worth of loan applications – which should mean further dynamic increases. We can see clients’ soaring interest. Naturally, 93% growth of the values of filed applications is a good forecast for the upcoming months. Nevertheless, it is just the beginning of our development. We have ambitious sales plans and to bring them to life we focus on our work.” – said Klaudiusz Sytek, Board Chairman of Aforti Holding S.A.
Additionally, the company reported data concerning its subsidiary – Aforti Exchange Sp. z o.o., which provides currency exchange services via an online platform. In August 2016 the turnover value was 3 269 thousand Euros and was higher by 128% in comparison to the same period last year.
“The results are very optimistic, however, not surprising to us. Aforti Exchange is developing in accordance with the strategy, which premise is the sudden increase of the trade flow value on the platform, as well as coming to existence on other European markets.” – added Klaudiusz Sytek.
August 2016 was the first period of the operational companies’ (within the Aforti Holding corporation group) monthly data publishing. The issuer will regularly communicate the information concerning the results of the operations and sales of the subsidiaries.
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