17:58 uur 19-11-2019

TIP Trailer Services ontvangt No-Action Letter van Competition Bureau Canada met betrekking tot de overname van Trailer Wizards

AMSTERDAM– (BUSINESS WIRE) – TIP Trailer Services, een portfoliobedrijf van I Squared Capital, heeft een No-Action Brief ontvangen van Competition Bureau Canada waarmee ze door kunnen gaan met de overname van Trailer Wizards Ltd., een toonaangevende leverancier van trailerverhuur en -leasing diensten in Canada. Dit volgt op de aankondiging van de voorgestelde acquisitie op 4 september 2019. Als gevolg hiervan wordt nu verwacht dat de sluitingsdatum voor de acquisitie in januari 2020 zal zijn.

Met de overname van Trailer Wizards wordt TIP een van de toonaangevende aanbieders van trailerservices in Canada waardoor de geografische voetafdruk verder wordt verbreed, het serviceaanbod wordt uitgebreid en het klantenbestand wordt uitgebreid. TIP breidde in 2016 voor het eerst uit van Europa naar Canada met de aankoop van Train Trailer. De acquisitie van Trailer Wizards zal 21 locaties, meer dan 400 werknemers en een gediversifieerde vloot van meer dan 23.000 eenheden in Canada toevoegen. Bij de afronding van de overname zullen Train Trailer Rentals en Trailer Wizards beide deel uitmaken van de TIP Group en na verloop van tijd volledig worden geïntegreerd.

TIP Trailer Services No-Action Letter from Competition Bureau Canada Regarding the Acquisition of Trailer Wizards

AMSTERDAM–(BUSINESS WIRE)– TIP Trailer Services, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has received a No-Action Letter from Competition Bureau Canada allowing them to proceed with the acquisition of Trailer Wizards Ltd., a leading supplier of trailer rental and leasing services in Canada. This follows the announcement of the proposed acquisition on 4 September 2019. As a result, the closing date for the acquisition is now expected to be in January 2020.

The acquisition of Trailer Wizards will make TIP one of the leading trailer service providers in Canada, further diversifying its geographic footprint, expanding its service offering and broadening its customer base. TIP first expanded from Europe into Canada in 2016 with the purchase of Train Trailer. The acquisition of Trailer Wizards will add 21 locations, over 400 employees and a diversified fleet of over 23,000 units in Canada. At the closing of the acquisition Train Trailer Rentals and Trailer Wizards will both be part of the TIP Group and will be fully integrated over time.

Following the transaction, TIP’s Canadian division will have a combined fleet of over 33,000 trailers, reefers, chassis and flatbed/drop-deck configurations. The company will employ a staff of over 500 people, including approximately 300 mechanics, throughout almost 30 locations in Canada from Prince Edward Island to British Columbia.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. TIP and I Squared Capital were advised by ING Bank N.V. HSBC Bank Canada and The Bank of Nova Scotia are lead debt arrangers on the transaction. Trailer Wizards and its parent entity Lions Gate Trailers Ltd. were advised by Sequeira Partners.

TIP Trailer Services

TIP is one of the leading equipment service providers in Europe and Canada specializing in trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repair, as well as other value-added services to transportation and logistics customers. Headquartered in Amsterdam, TIP services its customers from 102 locations spread over 17 countries in Europe and Canada. For more information, please visit: https://www.tipeurope.com

Trailer Wizards

Founded in 1963, Trailer Wizards is one of Canada’s largest national commercial trailer rental, leasing, sales, service, parts, and storage companies. Today, Trailer Wizards has 21 locations spanning Canada coast-to-coast including 14 fully staffed customer care centres. For more information, please visit: https://trailerwizards.com

Contacts

For TIP Trailer Services
Marc Aandeweg

Vice President Sales & Marketing

+31 (0) 613 114 293

marc.aandeweg@tipeurope.com

Kapil Sharma

Treasury and Investor Relations Director

+31 (0) 621 105 358

kapil.sharma@tipeurope.com

For Trailer Wizards
Saroj Motwani

Senior Marketing & Communications Specialist

+1 905 740 3925

saroj.motwani@trailerwizards.com

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