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On 5 September 2024 Apollo announced to the market that balance sheet and other investor capital managed under its Aligned Alternatives platform have agreed to acquire Netherlands-based equipment leasing specialist Beequip from NIBC.
Beequip is the largest alternative finance company of heavy equipment in the Netherlands. The company services more than 5000 customers in the Netherlands and other countries.
Lindenbaum’s managing partner Damiën Berkhout provided legal and governance advice to the management board of Beequip in the context of the transaction between NIBC and Apollo.
For more information about Beequip and its new strategic investor:
Apollo to Acquire Dutch Equipment Leasing Specialist Beequip from NIBCApollo Global Management
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