Global law firm Freshfields advises Altor (Altor Fund VI and Altor ACT I) on its acquisition of a majority stake in Evac Holding Oy from Bridgepoint.

Evac was founded in 1979 and has since evolved into a global leader in end-to-end cleantech solutions for marine, off-shore and land-based industries. Evac specialises in mission-critical water, waste management and vessel protection systems that enable the world’s navies, cruise operators and commercial fleets to operate safely, sustainably and efficiently. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland with approximately 550 employees, presence in more than 70 countries and a world-class global service network. Evac’s diversified marine and land-based customer base is found across cruise, naval, merchant, yacht and other marine segments.

Evac’s management will reinvest alongside Altor. Altor will work closely with Evac’s management to support their growth ambitions across segments and products.

The Freshfields team worked together with Finnish law firm Krogerus, the Lead Legal Advisor on this transaction, and was led by Partner Patrick Cichy (Hamburg/Frankfurt) and Principal Associates Maximilian Kind and Valentin Müller (both Hamburg, all Corporate/M&A).

The team further comprised:

Partners: Juliane Hilf (Düsseldorf), Alex Potter (both Regulatory), Douglas Bryden (Environment, both London), Elodie Favre-Thellmann (Employment, Paris), Kate Gough (Dispute Resolution, London), Michael Ramb (Regulatory, Düsseldorf), Stephanie Brown Cripps (Dispute Resolution, New York)

Counsel: Nathan Castellano (Dispute Resolution, Washington), Tanguy Bardet (Regulatory, Paris)

Principal/Senior Associates: Marius Stein (Commercial/IP, Frankfurt), Nicolas Sölter (Regulatory, Hamburg), Rohan Jerath (Commercial/IP, London), Severin Pretzel (Employment, Hamburg)

Associates: Zahar Qasim (Commercial/IP), Oliver Neuner (Regulatory), Florian Nicolas Schröder (Real Estate), Robin-René Hartung (Corporate/M&A, all Hamburg), Denise Leinders (Regulatory, Düsseldorf), Brandon Thompson, Emily Parker, Linda Agaby (all Corporate/M&A), Katie Sa (Commercial/IP), Elizabeth Insley (Real Estate), Emily Strand (Finance), Ewan Davis (Dispute Resolution), Helen Panteli (Regulatory), Jemima Holt (Employment, all London), Chaim Leggiere, Kaytki Joshi (both Employment), Tianyi Huang (Commercial/IP, all New York), Sarah Limame, Tanguy Mirabel, David Lingaraj (all Corporate/M&A, Paris), Léa Hirschi (Regulatory), Anne Reungoat (Employment, both Paris)

Transaction Support Lawyer: Inna Pustal (Commercial/IP, Frankfurt)