MIG Holdings S.A. (also known as MIG) is a Greek investment company. It has acquired several companies and has changed name several times since. In 2004 it took the name Marfin Financial Group following the triple merger of Comm Group, Marfin Classic Α.Ε.Ε.Χ and Maritime and Financial Investments.

MIG Holdings S.A.[1][2]
MIG[3]
Native name
MIG ΑΝΩΝΥΜΟΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ[3]
Formerly
  • ΙΝΤΕΡΤΥΠ
  • Comm Group
  • Marfin Financial Group
  • Marfin Investment Group
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Company typePublic
AthexMIG
ISINGRS314003005[2]
IndustryHolding company
Founded10 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-10)[3][5]
Headquarters
Athens
,
Greece[3]
Area served
Key people
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Revenue359.84 million (2021)[7]
€13.03 million (2021)[7]
€(25.64) million (2021)[7]
Total assets€1.222 billion (2021)[7]
Total equity€107.61 million (2021)[7]
OwnerPiraeus Financial Holdings (87.7948%)[2][8]
Number of employees
2,151 (2022)[6]
Subsidiaries[9]
Websitewww.migholdingssa.com/en/

Its shares are currently listed on the Athens Stock Exchange.

History

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Finance history

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In 2006 the Dubai Group bought a 35% stake in the company. As of 31 August 2012, 17.28% of MIG is owned by Dubai Group. In 2006 Marfin Investment Group acquired HSBC's shares in the now-defunct Laiki Bank, establishing a strong minority share position. Subsequently, the group acquired control of Laiki, which it re-branded as Marfin Popular Bank.[10]

On 17 March 2008, MIG announced it sold its 20% of Greek telecommunications company OTE to Deutsche Telekom.

On 6 March 2009, MIG won the deal to acquire Olympic Airlines making it a private airline. The airline was renamed Olympic Air soon after. On 22 February 2010, Olympic Air and main competitor Aegean Airlines announced they had reached an agreement to merge their operations, phasing out the Aegean brand. After an in depth inquiry by the European competitions commission, it was announced on 26 January 2011 that the merger was blocked, citing anticompetitive concerns. Following a renewed attempt to sell the company to Aegean Airlines and the subsequent approval by the Competition Commissioner on 10 October 2013, the airline is, as of 23 October 2013, a full subsidiary of Aegean Airlines.[11]

In December 2009, MIG announced their intention in purchasing Serbian airline Jat Airways with an eventual merger with Olympic Air.[12]

On 12 August 2014 Marfin Investment Group Holdings S.A (“MIG”) announces that it has sold its entire participation in MIG Real Estate REIC amounting to a stake 34.96% corresponding to 4,920,000 shares, to NBG Pangaea REIC for a cash consideration of €12.3m. The transaction consideration corresponds to a value of €2.50 per share, implying a premium of approximately 25% to the closing price of €2.01 per share on August 11, 2014.

On 3 July 2015, MIG announced the signing of the agreement for the sale of its stake in FAI rent-ajetAG (25,500 shares corresponding to 51% stake) and in FAI Asset Management GmbH (5,000,001 shares corresponding to 50.1% stake) to the minority shareholder Axtmann Holdings AG and to members of the Axtmann family. The transaction consideration including dividend payment is €25.2m in cash payable in instalments.

On 7 December 2015, MIG announced that, following the decision of the Board of Directors, it accepted today a binding offer from «SWISSPORT AVIAREPS HELLAS S.A.» to sell the entire stake in Skyserv Handling Services S.A. (hereinafter “Skyserv Handling Services”). The transaction consideration is €18m in cash payable in instalments, of which an amount of €10m payable upon completion of the transfer of shares and the remaining consideration payable in three (3) annual instalments.

On 14 June 2017, MIG following its announcement on 21.3.2017 hereby notifies the investors of the completion of the sale of the total number of shares held in the company “SUNCE KONCERN d.d.” corresponding to 49,99% of its share capital to the company “SUNCE ULAGANJA d.o.o.” controlled by the Andabak family. The consideration of the transaction amounting to € 43m. was fully paid in cash and will be used, after covering the transaction expenses, for the repayment of existing loan obligations of the Company.

Arson attack on Athens branch

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On May 5, 2010 during anti-austerity demonstrations, an arson attack by unidentified perpetrators took place against the bank's branch on Stadiou Street, Athens. 3 people died and in a trial that ended in 2013, several people in management positions were found guilty of the negligent homicide of three employees, the bodily harm of 21 other employees, and multiple lapses in fire safety measures and training of the staff.[13]

Holdings

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As of 2023, MIG's principal equity holdings consisted of:)

References

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  1. ^ "Company Profile". MIG Holdings. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile". Athens Exchange Group. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Στοιχεία Δημοσιότητας". Business Registry (in Greek). Union of Hellenic Chambers Of Commerce. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Εναρξη διαπραγμάτεσης νέων μετοχών κατόπιν έγκρισης της συγχώνευσης με απορρόφηση των MARITIME AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS ΑΝΩΝΥΜΟΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ και MARFIN CLASSIC ΑΝΩΝΥΜΟΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΙΑ ΕΠΕΝΔΥΣΕΩΝ ΧΑΡΤΟΦΥΛΑΚΙΟΥ, από την MARFIN FINANCIAL GROUP Α.Ε - Αλλαγή Επωνυμίας". Athens Exchange Group (in Greek). Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ^ "ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΤΙΚΟ ∆ΕΛΤΙΟ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΠΡΟΣ ∆ΙΑΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΕΥΣΗ ΣΤΟ ΧΡΗΜΑΤΙΣΤΗΡΙΟ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ 25.000.000 ΝΕΩΝ ΟΝΟΜΑΣΤΙΚΩΝ ΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑΣ ΠΟΥ ΠΡΟΗΛΘΑΝ ΑΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΑΥΞΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΜΕΤΟΧΙΚΟΥ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑΣ ΜΕ ΚΑΤΑΒΟΛΗ ΜΕΤΡΗΤΩΝ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ ΑΝΤΛΗΣΗ ΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΩΝ ΥΨΟΥΣ € 400 ΕΚ. ΣΥΜΦΩΝΑ ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΑΠΟΦΑΣΗ ΤΗΣ Β΄ ΕΠΑΝΑΛΗΠΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΤΑΚΤΗΣ ΓΕΝΙΚΗΣ ΣΥΝΕΛΕΥΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ ΤΗΣ 29.09.2005". Marfin Financial Group. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Profile". Athens Exchange Group. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c d e "MIG Holdings S.A."
  8. ^ "MIG seals deal with Strix Holdings". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Group Holdings". MIG Holdings S.A. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ^ A new era in Cyprus corporate history-(Cyprus Mail archive article - Thursday, September 21, 2006) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2013-04-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Olympic Air now an Aegean subsidiary; new operations outlined". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  12. ^ MIG interest in Jat Airways Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Team, ΤοΒΗΜΑ (2013-07-22). "Καταδίκη σε τρία στελέχη της Marfin για την τραγωδία του 2010". Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα Online (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-09.
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