Simpson Thacher Advises CVC Credit and Hayfin on the Financing for the Public Takeover Bid by Easyfairs to Acquire Xpo Group
Simpson Thacher represented CVC Credit and Hayfin as lenders to Easyfairs, in connection with the financing for its voluntary and conditional public takeover bid to acquire all shares of Xpo Group BV.
Easyfairs is one of the largest pan-European event and trade fair organisers. Based in Brussels, Easyfairs organises 110 event titles across 12 different countries, 50 different venues and in 12 industry verticals, welcoming more than one million visitors and 23,000 exhibitors annually to its events. Xpo Group owns and operates leading business-to-business event portfolios such as the ARCHITECT@WORK and Solar Solutions series, as well as the Kortrijk Xpo multipurpose events venue, and has built an extensive portfolio covering a wide range of vertical industries including construction, interior design, sustainability, marketing & communication, food, retail, and technology.
The Simpson Thacher team included Hadrien Servais, Eline Souffriau, Brian Bodensteiner and Kacper Sztejter (Credit).