Special Assignments
Over the years, Chestnut has built strong relationships with a.o. many mid-market corporates and large (inter)national companies. Our pragmatic and discrete approach is highly valued by our clients, which is reflected in our recurring dealflow, of often complex assignments.
Our special assignments typically involve either of the following:
- (Corporate) works council advise
- Strategic advisory
- Company valuations
- Asset valuations
- Business plan (assessments)
- Fairness opinions
Special Assignments
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Hoornaert
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Merger
Chestnut acted as financial and strategic advisor to Sportfondsen
Limited Sanity Check
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to NPEX
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to DPD
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the management
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Since May 2004, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have become the largest European airline group: 1 group, 2 airlines, and 3 businesses. The company operates worldwide and is part of the SkyTeam alliance. Its subsidiaries include KLM Cityhopper, KLM Cargo and Transavia. The three core activities are passengers, cargo and engineering & maintenance.
Chestnut OR Advies acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of KLM.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Valk Solutions offers cloud solutions that provide insight to effectively manage customers, products, prices, inventories and stimulate sales. Through a solid POS, OMS and WMS foundation for franchise retail, branch operations, wholesale, catering and e-commerce.
Chestnut OR Advies acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of Valk Solutions.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Partou is a leading childcare chain with over 700 locations. Last year, more than 70,000 children visited their daycare centers or out-of-school care locations.
Chestnut OR Advies acted as exclusive financial and organizational advisor to the Works Council of Partou on two 2 different assignments.
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to Hoornaert
Description
H. Hoornaert Scheepswerf De Schroef (HHSW) is located in Sas van Gent along the busy shipping route of the Ghent-Terneuzen canal. The shipyard provides various services for seagoing and inland vessels up to a length of 162 meters, including repair, conversion, outfitting and new construction. The facilities (including two dry docks and a slipway) are fully equipped to perform work above AND below the waterline.
Chestnut assisted and advised (both strategically and financially) HHSW in realizing an asset/liability transaction, resulting in the sale of HHSW to Norden Shipyard, part of Hicri Ercili, a major player in the shipping market.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Partou is a childcare chain, and, with over 700 locations, it is one of the largest childcare chains in the Netherlands. Last year, almost 67,000 children visited their daycare centers or out-of-school care locations.
Chestnut OR Advies acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of Partou.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Tata Steel Netherlands (TSN) is one of Europe’s leading steel producers, with steelmaking in IJmuiden, the Netherlands, and manufacturing plants across Europe. The company supplies high-quality strip steel products to demanding markets such as construction, automotive, packaging and engineering. TSN produces and delivers over 7 million tonnes of flat steel on an annual basis. TSN employs over 11.000 people, of which over 9.000 at the fully integrated site and value chain in IJmuiden.
Chestnut OR Advies acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Central Works Council of Tata Steel Netherlands.
Merger
Chestnut acted as financial and strategic advisor to Sportfondsen
Description
Sportfondsen is one of the largest Dutch operators in the field of sports, recreation and wellness accommodations.
The Sportfondsen / Laco combination creates a leading market position with more than 300 locations, more than 3,500 employees and 20 million visitors. The new combination makes an important contribution to a (more) vital Netherlands. By joining forces, Sportfondsen and Laco are building a strong organization that can meet the challenges of today and those of the future, such as digitization, legislation and regulations, sustainability and rising energy costs. Together, the companies form a very solid organization that locally connects the municipality and its residents.
Chestnut advised Sportfondsen throughout the full process to become one strong national partner in the field of sports, recreation and wellness accommodations.
Limited Sanity Check
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to NPEX
Description
NPEX is a stock exchange where investors can buy and/or trade stocks and bonds of Dutch SMEs. NPEX was founded in 2008 and is the abbreviation of Nederlandsche Participatie Exchange. Entrepreneurs can realize their financing from 1 million euros via NPEX. This can be done by issuing bonds or depositary receipts for stocks. These can be traded on the NPEX stock exchange after issuance.
Commissioned by NPEX, Chestnut prepared the Limited Sanity Check to define the financial position, revenue models and risks of the relevant client’s listing.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Smallsteps provides childcare services and is with over 250 childcare centres, one of the biggest childcare providers in the Netherlands. The Works Council of Smallsteps is (legally) tasked with providing advice to the company, for a.o. strategic decisions with a material impact on the employees of Smallsteps
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of Partou Kinderopvang & Smallsteps / KidsFoundation.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Tata Steel is one of Europe’s leading steel producers, with steelmaking in the UK and Netherlands, and manufacturing plants across Europe. The company supplies high-quality strip steel products to demanding markets such as construction, automotive, packaging and engineering. Tata Steel Netherlands (TSN) produces and delivers over 7 million tonnes of flat steel on an annual basis. TSN employs over 11.000 people, of which over 9.000 at the fully integrated site and value chain in IJmuiden. The Central Works Council (CWC) of TSN is tasked with providing advice to the company, for a.o. strategic decisions with a material impact on the employees of TSN.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Central Works Council of Tata Steel Europe.
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to DPD
Description
DPD – part of the French Groupe La Poste – is one of the largest logistics service providers of Europe. As part of an active buy & build strategy, DPD is continuously searching for (digital) innovations and complementary services for its customers.
BK Pharma Logistics and BK Sneltransport offer conditioned pharmaceutical transport for leading national and international companies in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Chestnut advised DPD in the acquisition of BK Pharma Logistics and BK Sneltransport.
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the management
Description
Portavita and MGRID are two medical ICT companies. Portavita provides ICT solutions for regionally organized screening, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. MGRID provides business intelligence for large-scale data integration and self-service analytics environments.
CompuGroup Medical Nederland B.V. (CGM) is part of the German listed company CompuGroup Medical, Europe’s largest developer of primary care automation.
Chestnut advised the shareholders of Portavita and MGRID in the sale to CGM.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Tata Steel is one of Europe’s leading steel producers, with steelmaking in the UK and Netherlands, and manufacturing plants across Europe. The company supplies high-quality strip steel products to demanding markets such as construction, automotive, packaging and engineering. Tata Steel Netherlands (TSN) produces and delivers over 7 million tonnes of flat steel on an annual basis. TSN employs over 11.000 people, of which over 9.000 at the fully integrated site and value chain in IJmuiden. The Central Works Council (CWC) of TSN is tasked with providing advice to the company, for a.o. strategic decisions with a material impact on the employees of TSN.
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Central Works Council of Tata Steel Europe.
Works Council Advisory Services
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Smallsteps provides childcare services and is with over 250 childcare centres, one of the biggest childcare providers in the Netherlands. The Works Council of Smallsteps is (legally) tasked with providing advice to the company, for a.o. strategic decisions with a material impact on the employees of Smallsteps
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of Partou Kinderopvang & Smallsteps / KidsFoundation.
Acquisition
Chestnut acted as financial advisor to the Works Council
Description
Smallsteps provides childcare services and is with over 250 childcare centres, one of the biggest childcare providers in the Netherlands. The Works Council of Smallsteps is (legally) tasked with providing advice to the company, for a.o. strategic decisions with a material impact on the employees of Smallsteps
Chestnut acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Works Council of Smallsteps during the request for advice from Smallsteps, regarding the acquisition of KidsFoundation Holdings (including Smallsteps) and Partou Kinderopvang by Onex and Waterland.