CHG meridian

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CHG-MERIDIAN AG

logo
legal form Corporation
founding 1979
Seat Vineyard
management Mathias Wagner
( Chairman of the Management Board )
Jürgen Mossakowski
( Chairman of the Supervisory Board )
Number of employees 1,100
sales 1.995 billion euros (new investment volume
)
Branch Leasing , technology
Website chg-meridian.com
As of December 31, 2019

CHG-Meridian (spelling in capital letters) is an international technology service provider based in Weingarten in the Ravensburg district , Baden-Württemberg . It specializes in the rental and management of industrial goods for large companies , medium- sized companies and public clients . Founded in 1979 by Jürgen Gelf as a trading company for computers , CHG-Meridian developed into a leading international leasing company . The company has several branches in Germany and is present with its subsidiaries in over 25 countries worldwide.

history

CHG-Meridian headquarters (2020)

Company formation

In 1979, Jürgen Gelf set up his own business in his home office in Berg near Ravensburg / Weingarten , mediating and selling large computers to second users. CHG Computer-Handels-Gesellschaft was entered in the commercial register as a limited liability company . Within a short period of time, the leasing of IT systems became the focus of business. In addition to providing end devices, the company also helped its customers to efficiently manage the relevant infrastructure, for example to avoid unnecessary multiple purchases of peripheral devices and software packages. To expand the portfolio, at the beginning of the 1990s they worked intensively with the Neckarsulm-based TDS group (“Tele-Daten-Service”), a leading operator of several data centers at the time. TDS became a co-partner of CHG.

Growth strategy

In the 1990s, CHG underwent major restructuring to create a basis for the acquisition of several competitors. As a result of numerous restructurings, the owners converted the company into a stock corporation under the name CHG-Meridian Deutsche Computer Leasing. Jürgen Gelf, who had already withdrawn from operational business in 1992, moved to the top of the supervisory board. In 2003, CHG-Meridian opened its new headquarters in Weingarten, where the company is still based today. The majority of 200 employees nationwide moved into their offices there.

CHG-Meridian had developed into a leading manufacturer and bank-independent leasing company in the field of information technology in Germany , whose customers also included some DAX companies. In addition, CHG-Meridian invested in the processing of leasing returns by setting up a new technology and service center. The sale of used hardware and software was a decisive prerequisite for being able to offer permanently competitive leasing conditions. The previous IT portfolio was expanded in 2004 to include industrial systems and medical technology.

International expansion

In the 2000s, internationalization played an increasingly important role for CHG-Meridian: After the establishment of branches in Austria and the United Kingdom, investments in France, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands followed, as well as expansion to Russia, the Czech Republic and in 2004 Slovakia. In 2004 the French company Finexis was taken over, in 2006 the Belgian CSL Group. However, the acquisition of a majority stake in the leasing company El Camino Resources International based in Canada, Mexico and the United States in 2009 proved to be decisive, enabling CHG-Meridian to expand its global presence in over a dozen countries. Other smaller acquisitions followed. In this way, the volume of new investments by the company's customers exceeded the billion euro mark for the first time in 2014.

Recent developments

In 2013 Jürgen Gelf, founder and chairman of the supervisory board of CHG-Meridian, died. Since then there have been various changes in the management and management of the company, which has continued to grow in all major markets. This also included takeovers, for example of Acento from Norway and the Australian Equigroup. CHG-Meridian also recorded a strong recovery through the development of the “Erasure” procedure for the erasure of data carriers, which is certified by independent testing agencies. 2018 was a record year for the company in all areas.

Corporate structure

Board of Directors of CHG-Meridian (2020)

legal form

The parent company of CHG-Meridian is a stock corporation under German law . Its share capital is 100 million euros and is divided into 96 million registered shares , the transfer of which requires the express consent of the company. The only exception to this is the transfer of shares to acquire own shares. The business purpose of the company extends to the purchase, sale and rental of industrial goods, in particular data processing systems and equipment, as well as all related business. This also applies to participation in other companies and tax unions . The scope of consolidation includes 43 subsidiaries which, together with the parent company, form a group that prepares its financial statements in accordance with the provisions of the HGB and IFRS .

management

The Board of CHG-Meridian is loud statute of one or more persons. The management body is currently composed of Mathias Wagner (Chairman), Frank Kottmann, Ulrich Bergmann and Oliver Schorer. The supervisory board has six members and is led by Jürgen Mossakowski (chairman).

Key figures

in EUR thousand 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
New investment volume 1,004,500 1,056,500 1,154,700 1,243,700 1,511,400 1.995.100
New customer rate 30.1% 27.6% 26.1% - - -
Interest income 70,888 83,489 81,545 68.125 66.901 82,841
Service result 10,516 14,735 10,532 12,893 15,816 19,587
Consolidated net income 41,800 58.104 58,916 57,270 65,798 64,608

Services

CHG-Meridian rents information, industrial and health technology and at the same time offers solutions for the financing and maintenance of corresponding devices such as computers, machines and systems. A decisive competitive advantage was secured through the development of the in-house software "Tesma", which significantly improves the efficiency of the technology used, for example through the transparent booking of service costs for each property. The company relies on the intelligent connection of technical and commercial data and has received awards for its solutions for connecting mobile devices, for example.

social commitment

CHG-Meridian and its employees regularly support a wide variety of social projects around the world. The in-house “CARE” initiative bundles ideas and involves the workforce in decisions about subsidies. In Germany, for example, the support of the Ravensburg Community Foundation and donations of equipment for Ravensburg schools should be emphasized.

Web links

Commons : CHG-Meridian  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  3. ^ Company Profile . In: Bloomberg . (English, bloomberg.com [accessed October 10, 2019]).
  4. ↑ a b Record year for technology financier CHG-Meridian . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . April 10, 2019, p. 8 .
  5. ↑ a b c d e f Bettina Pfeffermann: From a one-man office to a global corporation . In: Darmstädter Echo . December 18, 2010.
  6. ↑ a b What does CHG Meridian actually do? In: Schwäbische Zeitung . February 14, 2015, p. 19 .
  7. ↑ a b c d e Bundesanzeiger Verlag (ed.): Business register . ( Unternehmensregister.de [accessed on October 10, 2019]).
  8. ↑ Heribert Müller: PC networks: Do the tasks individually with your own files and programs. Information quality without uncontrolled growth. In: Handelsblatt . October 24, 1990, p. 16 .
  9. ↑ Tele-Daten-Service: Business in the new federal states is going well. In: Handelsblatt . August 9, 1991, p. 12 .
  10. ^ Econo Verlag (Ed.): CHG-Meridian with a record year . April 12, 2019 ( econo.de [accessed October 10, 2019]).
  11. ↑ New company building: CHG-Meridian invests 40 million marks in Weingarten. In: Südkurier . February 2, 2001.
  12. ^ Daniel Drescher: Groundbreaking: CHG expands company headquarters . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . February 14, 2014 ( schwaebische.de [accessed October 1, 2019]).
  13. ↑ a b High-tech instead of mega-cinema: New CHG Meridian headquarters . In: Südkurier . May 27, 2003.
  14. ↑ a b Bettina Pfeffermann: Second life for leasing returns . In: Darmstädter Echo . December 18, 2010.
  15. ↑ Marlene Brockmann: About the sublease in the computer . In: Financial Times Germany . March 10, 2008.
  16. ↑ David Selbach: Outdated, but full of values . In: Financial Times Germany . October 26, 2007, p. 4 .
  17. ↑ CHG Meridian expands to Russia . In: Handelsblatt . October 26, 2004.
  18. ↑ Hildegard Linßen: CHG Meridian is aiming for a billion . In: Südkurier . February 10, 2012, p. 7 .
  19. ↑ CHG meridian remains above the billion mark . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . February 14, 2015, p. 8 .
  20. ↑ Back of chairs at CHG-Meridian . In: Südkurier . January 17, 2014, p. 6 .
  21. ↑ CHG Meridian doesn't just grow in height . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . February 18, 2015, p. 20 .
  22. ↑ CHG-Meridian buys Scandinavian company . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . August 25, 2014 ( schwaebische.de [accessed March 23, 2020]).
  23. ↑ Andreas Knoch: CHG-Meridian takes over Australian Equigroup . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . April 9, 2018 ( schwaebische.de [accessed October 10, 2019]).
  24. ↑ CHG Meridian is growing faster than planned . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . November 5, 2016, p. 23 .
  25. ^ A b Benjamin Wagener, Andreas Knoch: Double interview: Who is in charge at CHG? In: Schwäbische Zeitung . March 26, 2017 ( schwaebische.de [accessed October 10, 2019]).
  26. ↑ CHG-Meridian (Ed.): Solutions and Services . ( chg-meridian.com [accessed October 10, 2019]).
  27. ↑ Software that makes the difference. In: Schwäbische Zeitung . April 13, 2016, p. 20 .
  28. ↑ Big data is the new crude oil . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . July 5, 2018, p. 34 .
  29. ↑ New business is developing positively at CHG Meridian. In: Schwäbische Zeitung . November 3, 2017, p. 22 .
  30. ↑ CHG-Meridian donates 200,000 euros to community foundation . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . April 24, 2020.
  31. ↑ CHG-Meridian donates 100 laptops to schools . In: Schwäbische Zeitung . 3rd June 2020.