M&A Advisory
2023
Fluxys has agreed to acquire from Macquarie Asset Management its c. 24% stake in Open Grid Europe (“OGE”), the largest transmission system operator in Germany. The acquisition fits perfectly with Fluxys’ strategy to be the essential infrastructure partner for speeding up the energy transition.
Tandem Capital Advisors has acted as M&A advisor to Fluxys in this transaction.
M&A Advisory
2023
Virya Energy (founded in 2019 by Colruyt Group and Korys to bring together their participations in renewable energy), agreed to the sale of 100% stake in Parkwind for €1.55bn.
Parkwind is Belgium’s largest offshore wind platform which operates 4 offshore wind projects in Belgium, totaling 771MW. The recent completion of Arcadis Ost 1 adds another 257MW in Germany’s Baltic Sea. Their pipeline comprises >4.5GW.
Tandem Capital Advisors, alongside UBS, acted as M&A Advisors to Virya.
Regulatory advisory
2023
Sibelga is responsible for the management of the electricity and natural gas distribution networks for the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Tandem Capital Advisors was mandated by Sibelga to assist the company in their negotiations with Brugel (the Brussels regulatory authority for electricity, gas and water price control).
Corporate Finance Advisory
2022
Independent valuation report of N-SIDE, an optimization software developer and SaaS provider with offices in Belgium, the United States and Brazil.
M&A Advisory
2022
BelSquare is a leading Real Estate consultancy, offering a wide range of personalized solutions in the areas of transaction advisory, valuation, and design services.
M&A Advisory
2022
A group of shareholders led by EIP agreed to acquire CDPQ’s 19.85% participation (c.€800m) in Fluxys. Fluxys is the natural gas transmission system operator listed on Euronext Brussels, employing over 1.200 people in Belgium and abroad. Its infrastructure comprises natural gas transmission pipelines and storage, LNG terminals, etc.. CDPQ is an institutional investor managing several public pension plans and insurance programs in Quebec, with net assets of $392bn
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to Fluxys.
Fundraising
2022
Cohabs, a Belgian and European coliving leader, marks a landmark transaction for its future development with its capital opening to 3 leading institutional investors: Ivanhoé Cambridge, Belfius Insurance, and Belgian Sovereign Fund SFPIM, alongside the founders and historical shareholders Alphastone Investments and AG Real Estate.
Tandem Capital Advisors and Natixis Partners acted as M&A advisors to Cohabs.
M&A Advisory
2022
SOCOFE, a Liège-based investment vehicle of municipalities, has acquired a 30% participation in GREEN4POWER, following SOCOFE’s objective of accelerating the deployment of decarbonation solutions in Wallonia in partnership with local public or private actors. The ambition of the partners, SOCOFE and Perpetum Energy Holding, is to deploy 500 MWp of renewable energy production facilities by the end of 2026.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to SOCOFE.
M&A and Corporate Finance Advisory
2022 - ongoing
Virya Energy was founded in 2019 by Colruyt Group and Korys to bring together their participations in renewable energy. Its portfolio is composed mainly of its stakes in Parkwind, Eurowatt and Eoly Energy. Virya Energy focuses on the development, financing, construction and exploitation of renewable energy sources and aspires to international expansion.
Tandem Capital Advisors was mandated to assist the company on various M&A and corporate finance issues
M&A Advisory
2022 - ongoing
Fluxys is the natural gas transmission system operator listed on Euronext Brussels. It employs over 1.200 people in Belgium and abroad and its infrastructure comprises: natural gas transmission pipelines, natural gas storages, LNG terminals and gas trading.
Tandem Capital Advisors is mandated by Fluxys to assist the company on various M&A projects.
Regulatory Advisory
2022
Elia is Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator (30 kV to 380 kV), operating over 8,000 km of lines and underground cables throughout Belgium. Elia employs more than 1,100 professionals in Belgium.
Tandem Capital Advisors was mandated by Elia to assist the company in the negotiations with the Belgian regulator (CREG).
M&A and strategic advisory
2022
Publi-T is the majority shareholder of Elia, the Belgian Transmission System Operator.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A and strategic advisor to Publi-T.
M&A Advisory
2021 - 2022
Luminus is a leading energy player in Belgium, active in energy production, supply and related services.
Tandem Capital Advisors was mandated together with Natixis Bank in the structuring, CRM bidding, and equity process towards the construction of a new CCGT power plant in Seraing, Liège.
M&A Advisory
2022
GEOxyz has established itself as a European leading service provider, focusing on Marine Site Investigation, Asset Integrity and Terrestrial Survey. The customer base of GEOxyz is extensive and includes governments, maritime construction and dredging companies as well as major energy players. Most clients are active in the renewable energy sector (like offshore wind farms requiring a great deal of measurement work).
M&A Advisory
2022
C-Energy, a subsidiary of Cordeel Group, is an innovative energy company that aims to provide solutions to today’s challenges in the industry (hydrogen, batteries, hydropower storage systems, building monitoring solutions etc.).
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to C-Energy.
Regulatory Advisory & Corporate Finance
2022
ORES and RESA are two energy distribution system operators active in the Walloon Region.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as advisor to ORES and RESA during the negotiations with the regulator
M&A Advisory
2022
Bone Therapeutics (Euronext Brussels and Paris: BOTHE) – a cell therapy company addressing unmet medical needs in orthopedics, and Medsenic – a clinical stage biopharmaceutical specialized in the treatment of auto-immune diseases, announced they have reached an agreement to combine their activities. The business combination will result in the creation of BioSenic.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to the Board of Directors of Bone Therapeutics.
Strategic and financial review of regulatory options
2021 - 2022
Elia is Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator (30 kV to 380 kV), operating over 8,000 km of lines and underground cables throughout Belgium. Elia employs more than 1,100 professionals in Belgium.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as advisor to Elia in the context of strategic and financial review of regulatory options.
M&A & Fundraising
2021
WEP is a leading education and international exchange company dedicated to high school programs, language courses, volunteering and other intercultural experiences such as higher education, family immersion and internships. The group was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Tandem Capital Advisors was active as buy-side M&A advisor and was involved in the fundraising and structuring of this acquisition platform.
N-Side - Corporate Finance Advisory
2021
Independent valuation report of N-SIDE, an optimization software developer and SaaS provider with offices in Belgium, the United States and Brazil.
Fundraising
2021
Cohabs is a Belgian co-living investor and operator that specializes in providing modern & sustainable furnished homes with private bedrooms and luxurious shared living spaces. Its target audience are mainly young professionals. The company was founded in 2016 by Youri Dauber, Malik Dauber and François Samyn.
The €68m fundraising will allow Cohabs to accelerate its growth in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal and the US.
Tandem Capital Advisors and Natixis Partners acted as M&A and Corporate Finance advisor to Cohabs in the fundraising process.
M&A Advisor to Merlin Entertainments & SOGEPA
2020 - 2021
Merlin Entertainments, one of the largest entertainment groups (owning Legoland, Seaworld, Madame Tussauds, etc.), is studying with the Walloon Region (SOGEPA) the construction of a Legoland theme park on the old Caterpillar industrial site in Charleroi.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as exclusive Corporate Finance advisor to Merlin and SOGEPA in the feasibility study of the opening of a Legoland park in Belgium.
M&A Advisor to Alcopa
2021
Alcopa is a family-owned investment firm headquartered in Belgium. Over the years, it has grown from its automotive roots to become a diversified holding that invests in private companies in Western Europe. A provider of long-term capital, Alcopa aims at responsibly allocating resources in meaningful businesses.
Alcopa successfully acquired a majority stake in Groupe François, a leading player in the Belgian circular economy, active in the wood industry.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to Alcopa.
M&A Advisor to Fluxys
2021
Acquisition by Fluxys of a 27.5% stake in the Brazilian gas transmission system operator TBG from EIG Global Energy Partners.
Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolívia-Brasil (‘TBG’) owns the Brazilian section of the Bolívia-Brazil pipeline, consisting of approximately 2,600km natural gas pipeline, including the main natural gas transportation network in the south of Brazil.
Tandem Capital acted as advisor to Fluxys
M&A Advisor to Fluxys
2021
Fluxys signed the term sheet officialising Fluxys’ entry in Stade LNG terminal. FID expected end 2022 after further capex analysis and binding market test.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020 - ongoing
Parkwind develops, finances and operates wind farms. It currently has three windfarms in portfolio in the North Sea, with a fourth park opening early 2020. This will bring the total operating capacity to 771 MW.
M&A Advisory
2020
SOCOFE is a Liège-based investment vehicle of municipalities. SOCOFE has a regional character, intervening in economic and financial matters of common and strategic interest. Its main investment focus are: energy, renewables, environment and water.
SOCOFE sold its participation in Ventis, an independent owner of an onshore wind portfolio active in Belgium and France.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as exclusive M&A advisor to SOCOFE.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020
Independent valuation report of N-SIDE, an optimization software developer and SaaS provider with offices in Belgium, the United States and Brazil.
M&A Advisor to the sellers
2020
Sale of 100% of the share capital of Urbani to Vicinity.
Urbani is a real estate company owning, managing and developing a portfolio of qualitative and sustainable co-housing assets. Its portfolio comprises 11 buildings and 3 projects under development; totalling >300 appartements and c.30,000 sqm’s.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as exclusive M&A advisor to the shareholders of Urbani.
Buy-side M&A Advisor to P&V
2020
With over €1.6bn yearly premiums and a market share of c.6%, P&V Assurances (“P&V”) occupies the 6th position in the Belgian insurance market. Created in 1907 on the Belgian Labour Movement’s initiative, P&V is a cooperative insurance group that works exclusively in Belgium and offers – through its various brands – a wide range of insurance solutions to individuals, self-employed persons, businesses, institutions and the public sector.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020
Publi-T is the majority shareholder of Elia, the Belgian Transmission System Operator.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020
Virya Energy was founded in 2019 by Colruyt Group and Korys to bring together their stakes in renewable energy. Virya Energy currently has shares in Parkwind, Eurowatt and Eoly Energy.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020
Confidential
Strategic Advisory
2020
CIVADIS is a company that develops IT management software for public administrations.
Corporate Finance Advisory
2020
Advisor to Nethys regarding the strategic and financial review of its stake in Integrale
Buy-side M&A advisor to D'Ieteren
2019
Confidential
Buy-side M&A advisor to Integrale
2019
Confidential
Acquisition & fundraising of a buy & build platform
2019
Acquisition of an investment platform in the region of Antwerp and equity raising with a view to consolidate the funeral home market in Belgium
M&A advisor to Investment Fund
2019
BePark links parking owners who are looking to optimize the management of their asset with drivers in search of an increasingly hard-to-find parking spots
BePark raised €3m from a Luxembourg fund
Advisory role on various acquisition targets in Europe
2015 - ongoing
Fluxys is a natural gas transmission system operator listed on Euronext Brussels. It employs over 1.200 people in Belgium and abroad and its infrastructure comprises: natural gas transmission pipelines, natural gas storages, LNG terminals and gas trading places.
Buy-side M&A advisor to CAREvolution
2016 - 2019
CAREvolution is a social investment fund, member of the Partena Promeris Group, which aims to invest in companies in seed and early stages active in personal services, health, wellbeing, personal comfort, facilitating autonomy or healthier living etc.
Advisor to the Board of Directors of Food Impact
2016 - 2019
Delasia is one of the key players in the exotic ready meals market
Corporate Finance advisory
2019
Assar Architects is an international architecture company based in Brussels employing c.120 FTE’s.
The group offers a wide range of services:
Fundraising advisor to CAREvolution
2019
Helpper, a fast-growing start-up engaged in the home care sector for disabled and aging population, raised Series B funds from CAREvolution and SI² Fund
Capital Increase advisory (€435m)
2019
Offering of new shares by Elia System Operator as part of its €435m rights issue to finance the Nemo Link project and its regulated activities in Belgium in accordance with the new regulatory framework
M&A advisor to Fluxys
2019
Fluxys and Titan LNG joint forces to build FlexFueler 002, a bunkering pontoon to make liquefied natural gas (LNG) more widely available as marine fuel in the port and region of Antwerp. The pontoon will come into use in mid-2020 and will support shipping in the transition to a cleaner emission profile. Titan LNG will be the long-term operator of the pontoon
Corporate Finance advisory
2018
Independent valuation report of N-SIDE, an optimization software developer and SaaS provider with offices in Belgium, the United States and Brazil
M&A advisor to Fluxys
2018
Acquisition by Fluxys in a consortium with AXA Investment Managers and Crédit Agricole Assurances of a 35.76% stake in Dunkerque LNG from EDF and Total
Amount: Undisclosed
M&A advisor to Fluxys
2018
Acquisition by a consortium consisting of Snam (60%), Enagás (20%) and Fluxys (20%) of a 66% equity stake in DESFA, the national operator in the natural gas infrastructure sector, from the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and Hellenic Petroleum
Amount: €535m
M&A advisor to Fluxys
2018
Fluxys and Novatek joint venture Rostock LNG GmbH have signed a Land Lease Agreement with the Port of Rostock with a view to building and operating a mid-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage terminal in the port.
Amount: undisclosed
Post-merger integration - 50Hertz
2018
Post-merger integration – 50Hertz
Corporate Finance advisory on Debt (€300m) & Hybrid security (€700m) issuance
2018
Issue of 10-year senior BBB+ bond (€300m) and perpetual BBB- hybrid security (€700m) to finance the acquisition of 50Hertz
M&A advisor to Nethys
2018
Acquisition of Nethys’ shares in Publigas and Publi-T by Socofé
M&A advisor to Nethys
2018
Belfius Bank sold its investments in NEB participations to Nethys
M&A advisor to Elia (€977m)
2018
Exercise of the pre-emption right by Elia for the acquisition of an additional 20% stake in Eurogrid International, the holding company of the German TSO 50Hertz, leading to an 80% stake. (€976.5m)
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as M&A advisor to Elia
Corporate Finance & Regulatory advisory
2018
Elia is Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator (30 kV to 380 kV), operating over 8,000 km of lines and underground cables throughout Belgium. Elia employs more than 1,100 professionals in Belgium.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as advisor during the negotiations with the CREG.
Advisory on negotiations with the CWaPE
2018
ORES is a distribution network operator of natural gas and electricity in the Walloon Region. The electricity network covers a distance of 49,981km with 1,437,093 supply points. The natural gas network is 9,430km long with 525,196 supply points.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as advisor during the negotiations with the CWaPE.
Strategic and financial review of regulatory options
2017
Elia is Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator (30 kV to 380 kV), operating over 8,000 km of lines and underground cables throughout Belgium. Elia employs more than 1,100 professionals in Belgium.
Tandem Capital Advisors acted as advisor to Elia in the context of strategic and financial review of regulatory options
Corporate Finance advisory
2017
Facility Lockers is a SaaS company offering locker based delivery solutions
Tandem Capital Advisors assisted Facility Lockers with the creation of its Business Plan
Corporate Finance Advisory
2017
Lateral Thinking Factory aims at contributing to better human habitats, by supporting both private and public stakeholders to define criteria for positive urban outcome. Through new models at environmental, economical and social levels; the company designs, validates and spreads credible alternatives at answering such global and fundamental issues
Buy-side M&A advisor to [Confidential]
2017
Contemplated acquisition of Transurb (sold by NMBS/SNCB)
Transurb is a Belgian limited liability company offering tailor-made solutions in railway and urban transport
Fundraising
2017
BIGH, creates a network of sustainable aquaponic city farms in big cities
M&A advisor to Fluxys
2017
Fluxys Deutschland GmbH, Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH and ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH have signed an agreement with GASCADE Gastransport GmbH for the European Gas Pipeline Link (EUGAL) project.