Thomas Matter acquires stake in private broadcaster 3+

 Financier Thomas Matter's Matter Group has acquired a stake in private broadcaster 3+: Owner and CEO Dominik Kaiser has sold it 7.1 percent of his shares. Matter wants to invest in companies that are characterized by professional management and good products. "I see both at 3+", Matter is quoted as saying in a statement from 3+. "The TV channel's strategy is right, the potential is great. I have every confidence in 3+." The financier, who as a private individual also holds a stake in NZZ Verlag, has been following the activities of 3+ since the beginning, Handelszeitung wrote on Wednesday. The Matter Group is not to have any operational influence on the TV activities of 3+. "My involvement is not about getting involved in the operational TV business, but about earning money," Matter told Handelszeitung. Dominik Kaiser remains the main shareholder of 3+ with a stake of 83.1 percent.
The private broadcaster was recently able to announce prominent support: Former RTL boss Helmut Thoma will become a member of the 3+ board of directors (see
). Thoma and Matter have known Kaiser for some time. According to the Handelszeitung, however, the ex-RTL producer's involvement is not connected to Matter's arrival.