JBR M&A transaction

Blue Ocean Capital and Danser Group

JBR acted as M&A advisor to Blue Ocean Capital.

JBR Corporate Finance's deal team consists of:
Onno Sloterdijk and Rocher Hulst

Blue Ocean Capital acquires Danser Group

Blue Ocean Capital, a European transportation and port infrastructure investment company, announces that it has acquired Danser Group ("Danser") from its current owners. The transaction was completed in March 2022.

Facts and figures

Dancer

Danseris a leading independent provider of container logistics solutions in Northwest Europe, providing multimodal logistics solutions.

  • Danser Group, founded in 1982 and with offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Switzerland, has an extensive fleet of owned and chartered barges
  • The company has a strong position in Northwest Europe and offers multimodal logistics solutions, including barge, rail, truck, project and ancillary services
  • The company has an annual container volume of 1.6 million TEU and is widely recognized as a leading player in inland shipping, sustainability and innovation

 

Blue Ocean Capital

Blue Ocean Capitalis an investment firm with dedicated investment strategies for transportation infrastructure and logistics real estate.

  • Blue Ocean Capital, founded in 2015 and based in England and the Netherlands, invests in European transportation infrastructure and logistics real estate, including ports, terminals and shipping companies
  • Drawing on extensive industry experience, the company has a mission to help their portfolio companies develop and enhance sustainability
  • Blue Ocean Capital's team consists of experienced industry professionals with experience from shipping to managing port infrastructure and logistics assets

March 4, 2022

Press Release

Blue Ocean Capital, a European transportation and port infrastructure investment company, announces that it has acquired Danser Group ("Danser") from its current owners. The transaction was completed in March 2022.

Danser is a leading independent provider of logistics solutions for the transportation of containers, offering multimodal logistics solutions such as barge, rail, truck, project and complementary services. Danser operates mainly in Northwest Europe and transported more than 1.6 million TEUs in 2021.

"We are very excited to invest in the Danser Group and become part of Danser's growth story. We have followed the company with interest and are delighted to complete this transaction. We are impressed with Danser's extensive network and customer-centric focus on operational excellence in an attractive and growing market. We very much look forward to being part of Danser's next step, where we will look to expand the fleet and service offerings with a growing focus on low carbon transportation," said Jacob Ingemann Olsen, Managing Partner at Blue Ocean Capital.

Contact the deal team personally

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Onno Sloterdijk
Associate Partner

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Rocher Hulst
Principal

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Margo Blikman
Senior Consultant Research