CFI advised Yxion on the sale of a minority stake to Antea Participaties
Amsterdam – CFI acted as the exclusive corporate finance advisor to Yxion on the sale of a minority stake to Antea Participaties
Yxion is a niche specialist in the supply of high-end white collar engineering and quality management interim professionals, offering support with management, quality and engineering of technical projects to clients in the pharmaceutical (life sciences) and high-grade food (infant and medical nutrition) industries. Yxion is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to GxP-practices (Good x Practices) in the production environments of large, capital intensive, multinationals that require high standards of quality.
Antea initiates and manages private equity funds for informal investors, providing growth and buy-out investments to small and medium-sized enterprises. Antea was formed in 1999 as a spin-off of the private equity activities of Staalbankiers. Currently, combined fund assets total approximately €50 million and consist of interests in companies such as Zonneveld Ingenieurs, Eye Media Group, Tradinco Group and Uniekaas.
The transaction and Yxion’s new partnership with Antea will further accelerate the Company’s growth in the pharmaceutical and high-grade food market. This includes a step up of recruitment activities, adding additional sales and back office capacity. Mr Bert Stakelbeek and Mr Edward van der Most, will continue in their role as co-shareholders and management.
Commenting on the transaction, Stakelbeek noted: “I’m confident that the decision to team-up with Antea will enable further success and growth for the Company. Together with my team, I look forward to continuing to help the Company capitalising on its strong position in a niche market that increasingly requires flexible solutions for engineering, management and quality”. Van der Most noted: “CFI helped us prepare for and executed each step of a once in a lifetime transaction. They are clearly experts in our industry and we would highly recommend them to anyone considering a transaction in the human capital sector” .
CFI initiated discussions and negotiations with a range of potential (international) investors in a process that ultimately resulted in a successful transaction with Antea, which closed 4 December 2015.
Related
Business Services
has sold a minority stake to
Transaction details
Yxion, a provider of quality engineers and Good Manufacturing Practice ('GMP')-related services for clients in pharma and healthcare, food and nutritionals, drinking water, and hospitals sectors, sells a minority stake to Antea Participaties
This transaction was advised by:
Our latest transactions
Real Estate & Construction
has been acquired by
Transaction details
Blue Bay Building Products has been acquired by Wolseley Group, a leading specialist provider of plumbing, heating, cooling, and utility products to trade customers
Food & Beverage & Agribusiness
has sold
to
Transaction details
Fleury Michon has sold Room Saveurs, a trading company and laboratory specialized in the development of meal trays, to Kumo
Industrials
has transferred the equity interests of its subsidiary
to
Transaction details
Maezawa Kyuso Industries has transferred the equity interests of Maezawa Kyuso (Nanchang) to Guangzhou Hongxing Investment Co., Ltd.
Software & IT Services
have sold
to
a portfolio company of
Transaction details
Companyweb, the leading provider of subscription-based credit information and private company data intelligence in Belgium, has been sold to Altares, a provider of B2B data solutions, servicing medium and large companies across the entire data value chain
