UK: Kingspan Group has agreed with Ergon Capital Partners II NV and Bremhove NV to acquire Steel Partners NV, a holding company of the Joris Ide Group. Joris Ide is a pan-European manufacturer and supplier of insulated panels, profiles and related accessories, with leading market positions in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
The acquisition will cost Euro315m, inclusive of debt. It will be satisfied on completion partly in cash and by the assumption of debt, with the balance of the consideration satisfied by the issue of three million shares in Kingspan Group to Bremhove NV, which is the holding company of the founder and major shareholder Joris Ide.
