Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (OB:WWI) entered into an agreement to acquire Vopak Agencies B.V. from Vopak EMEA B.V on October 12, 2022. The completion of the transaction is subject to predetermined conditions and works council advice. Vopak Agencies will transfer to Wilhelmsen Port Services once the deal is completed. In the interim, both Wilhelmsen Port Services and Vopak Agencies will continue to operate as separate companies with no changes for customers or partners. In a related transaction Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding have entered into an agreement to acquire 50% stake in Diize and once the deal is completed Diize will continue as a joint venture between Wilhelmsen and Vopak Ventures. The transaction is expected to close later in the fourth quarter of 2022. Peter Lawley, Stephanie The, Helen Gornall, Henk van Ravenhorst and Eva Schram of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. acted as legal advisor to Wilhelmsen. Ernst & Young acted as financial and tax advisor to Wilhelmsen. Wiersholm, Ploum acted as advisors in the transaction.

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (OB:WWI) completed the acquisition of Vopak Agencies B.V. from Vopak EMEA B.V on December 29, 2022.