Lindahl advises Equistone Partners Europe on the sale of BUKO Group

Lindahl, together with Clifford Chance, advises Equistone Partners Europe in connection with the sale of BUKO Group (“BUKO”) to Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (”GBL”).

GBL will invest €0.5 billion in equity to acquire a majority stake from funds advised by Equistone and the founding family. Management will re-invest alongside GBL. The closing of this transaction is subject to customary approvals.

BUKO, headquartered in Barendrecht, Netherlands, is one of Europe’s leading providers of low-speed temporary traffic management and temporary road safety solutions. BUKO offers a comprehensive portfolio of services, focusing on supporting investments in infrastructure, construction projects and events within the public sector. BUKO has a strong market position in the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK, and is also active in Germany.

Lindahl’s team was led by Ahmed Al-Rahma and consisted of Björn Andersson, Viktoria Wnuk and Isak Tholén as well as Johan Åberg and Lisa Liljekvist (IP/tech), Henrik Schön and Adam Lindell (Regulatory) and Matilda Jusslin (employment law).

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