Kobza Media Group goes Europe.

Dear clients,?dear partners,?dear friends,

I have great news to share with you today: Our Kobza Media Group , with its subsidiaries KTHE | Team Farner alpha_z diego5 I Team Farner Darwin's Circle Massgeschneidert Kommunikationsbüro , is becoming part of an emerging European agency alliance. Under the umbrella brand "Team Farner" (https://www.teamfarner.com/), integrated communications providers from a wide range of European countries will form a joint owner-led agency group.?

By joining this European alliance, our clients and partners will benefit from a significant expansion and internationalization of the Kobza Media Group's consulting and creative services. From now on, they will have instant access to a European agency network and a broader portfolio of technology and services provided directly by one single source. The management of our agencies, however, will remain entirely in our hands; aside from the substantial opportunities offered by becoming more international, there will be no structural changes in our agencies.?

The merger in Austria, will be implemented through a takeover of Kobza Media Group by Farner International AG, which is subject to the approval of the competition authorities. In exchange,? Nikolaus Pelinka and myself, as the current majority owners, will take a stake in Farner International AG and become partners in the new European agency group. This step will further accelerate the growth of Kobza Media Group in Austria.??

Our new partner, Farner International AG under the brand "Team Farner", was formed in 2021 from a partnership between? Farner | Team Farner , the Swiss market leader in communications consulting, and? Waterland Private Equity , one of the most successful growth funds in Europe. The aim is to establish a leading new type of communications provider in Europe. Here, the focus is on long-term partnerships with successful communications entrepreneurs in European countries. This alliance of successful experts from all over Europe will enable a completely new quality of consulting and, in the final stages, create a European market leader for communications consulting.?

Over the past years, we have been constantly looking for a strategy to internationalize our services more without relinquishing our national identity. With Farner International AG, we have found a partner that expands the scope of our services to our clients in Austria on an international level without us having to become part of an anonymous agency network. Through this new partner model, we become part of an owner-led alliance of successful communications entrepreneurs, an entirely new path for Europe.

I am excited to be part of this new European journey to success. If you have any questions about this exciting new project, please feel free to contact us at any time.??

With best regards,

Rudi Kobza Nikolaus Pelinka Marc Kobza Petra Schneider Sandra Thier Cornelia Neidhardt,? Irina Petricek-Steiner ?

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