CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA: management transactions · Germany · BaFin

About CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA

CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA is a leading European player in live entertainment and digital ticketing. Listed on Xetra/Frankfurt (DAX/MDAX/SDAX) in Germany, the company is best known for its role in the distribution, marketing and management of tickets for concerts, festivals, theatre, sports and other live events. Headquartered in Munich, CTS Eventim has built its franchise around a technology-enabled platform that connects promoters, venues, artists and consumers across multiple markets. Founded in the late 1980s, the group evolved from a ticketing specialist into a broader entertainment platform. Its core Ticketing business includes online ticket shops, mobile sales channels, box-office systems and event-management software. Well-known local brands such as eventim.de, oeticket.com, ticketcorner.ch, ticketone.it and entradas.com give the group a strong presence in key European markets. This infrastructure is more than a sales channel: it provides partners with booking, access-control and distribution tools, while generating operating leverage through scale and data-rich customer relationships. CTS Eventim’s second major pillar is Live Entertainment, which covers concert promotion, tour organization, festival operations and selected venue and infrastructure activities. Over time, the company has expanded through acquisitions and partnerships, strengthening its position across the live-music value chain. That vertical integration is a central competitive advantage, as it allows CTS Eventim to participate both in ticketing margins and in event economics, while deepening its relationships with promoters and venues. Geographically, the group remains strongly anchored in Germany but has developed a broad European footprint, with operations and brands in several major markets and selected international activities. Its international expansion has been accelerated by recent acquisitions, including See Tickets and France Billet, which management has highlighted as important contributors to growth and synergies. The company also continues to invest in venue-related and infrastructure-related initiatives, reinforcing its ecosystem approach. Recent developments underline the company’s momentum. In 2025, CTS Eventim reported a strong start to the year, with revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth supported by recent acquisitions and a robust live-events calendar. Management said the integration of the newly acquired businesses was proceeding according to plan. More recently, the group announced that it surpassed the EUR 3 billion revenue milestone in financial year 2025, reinforcing its position as Europe’s number one ticketing provider and one of the world’s largest live entertainment groups.