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Founder Considers Reacquiring Jochen Schweizer Brand
24 Jun
Summary
- Founder Jochen Schweizer is exploring a buyback of his namesake adventure company.
- The potential deal follows ProSiebenSat.1's strategic shift after a takeover.
- Schweizer cited brand rights control and strategic sense as reasons for interest.
German entrepreneur Jochen Schweizer is contemplating buying back his adventure-experience company, which bears his name. He revealed this consideration in a recent interview.
This potential acquisition follows ProSiebenSat.1's strategic pivot toward television and entertainment after MFE took control of the broadcaster in September. As part of this shift, ProSiebenSat.1 is divesting non-core assets.
Schweizer, who previously sold a majority stake in 2017, noted his interest but emphasized it would be conditional on favorable financial terms. He highlighted that his continued control over the brand rights makes a unified ownership structure strategically sensible.
He also mentioned that factors like potential legacy liabilities and the number of unredeemed vouchers would influence any deal. ProSiebenSat.1's CEO confirmed the unit's lack of strategic fit, though a sale is not imminent.
