CFI FAIRPAY AG: newly founded subsidiary Mercurius Real Estate AG

developing innovative real estate project in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt am Main, 17.02.2010

The newly founded Mercurius Real Estate AG is a subsidiary of the listed company

CFI FAIRPAY AG and specialises in the development and realisation of high-quality

real estate concepts in city centre locations. With the implementation of the pilot

project in Frankfurt am Main, the company is a pioneer in the field of micro living.

Through the acquisition of shares in Quartier etc. GmbH from the parent company

CFI FAIRPAY AG, Mercurius Real Estate AG is expanding its commitment in this

sector. Following the successful completion of the first project, a student residence

in Giessen, work is currently under way on a central residential complex close to the

university in Frankfurt Bockenheim. The aim is to address the increasing demand for

affordable, high-quality housing in city centre locations.

“The number of enquiries that we receive on a daily basis show that small residential

units are very much in demand; both from companies needing housing for their

project staff, and from young professionals, commuters and single households”,

explains Atilla Özkan, chairperson of Mercurius Real Estate AG. “These groups are

willing to make compromises in terms of living space but not in terms of central

location, comfort and design.”

The QUARTIER et_ce_te_ra residential development boasts 181 fully furnished

micro-apartments and is currently under construction. Completion is planned for the

first quarter of 2011. During planning, priority was given to attractive architecture and

ecological construction – the development meets the strict criteria of the KfW

Efficiency House 55 standard.

Company profile

CFI FAIRPAY AG is a company group with the pillars of secondary market life

insurance, securities trading bank and real estate. The company buys, sells and

lends life insurance on the secondary market and is also commissioned to manage

existing policy portfolios for clients. The subsidiary Mercurius Handelsbank GmbH

sees the corporation provide capital market solutions in addition to institutional

assets in life insurance portfolios. Furthermore, the subsidiary Mercurius Real Estate

AG develops real estate projects with a focus on micro-apartments/student

accommodation.

For further information, please contact:

Christine Lechner, Company Communications

CFI FAIRPAY AG

Börsenstraße 2-4

60313 Frankfurt am Main

Tel.: +49-69-50951-7250

Fax: +49-69-50951-7299

christine.lechner@cfi-fairpay.de

www.cfi-fairpay.de