NautaDutilh advises on sale of the AnaCap-backed German Fintech heidelpay to KKR
NautaDutilh Luxembourg assisted private equity firm AnaCap with the sale of Luxembourg fintech companies heidelpay to global investment firm KKR. KKR will acquire a majority shareholding in the company, together with key managers remaining as shareholders. The transaction is subject to approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and other customary closing conditions. It is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020. Anacap acquired heidelpay in 2017.
The NautaDutilh team was led by Margaretha (Greet) Wilkenhuysen (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and comprised of Vincent Wellens (Partner, IP/ICT), Aline Nassoy (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A), Guillaume Thomann (Senior Associate, Employment/Litigation & Arbitration), Sebastiaan Hooghiemstra (Associate, Investment Funds) and Linus Föhr (Associate, Corporate/M&A). The NautaDutilh team worked alongside the London office of Proskauer and the Frankfurt office of Herbert Smith Freehills.
(Source - Anacap Financial Partners, August 2019).