Herter & Co. has advised Goldman Sachs (as fund manager for West Street Capital Partners VIII) on the financing of the acquisition of Oikos Group (“Oikos”) from funds advised by Equistone Partner Europe. Oikos is one of the leading B2C providers of single and two-family houses active in Germany (core), Austria, Switzerland and UK with a total of more than €400m turnover in 2020. The proposed transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Herter & Co. coordinated a competitive process alongside the main M&A auction and structured an overall financing package of over €300m which was ultimately underwritten by Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors, the international private debt fund manager. The financing package includes a unitranche facility as well as committed capex and acquisition facilities to support the group’s organic and inorganic growth going forward.
Herter & Co. acted as Sole Debt Advisor to Goldman Sachs.
Oikos, combining the brands Hanse Haus, Bien-Zenker and Living Haus, is one of the leading B2C providers of single and two-family houses with a focus on creating future-oriented, sustainable living spaces. The multi-brand strategy provides the group with an excellent position in the market for prefabricated houses and enables it to serve a wide variety of customer groups: From shell construction to turnkey-ready housing solutions, Oikos offers its customers houses across all completion stages in accordance with the highest quality and sustainability standards. The group, which, beyond its core market Germany, is active in Austria, Switzerland, and the UK, currently employs around 1,300 people and increased its turnover to more than €400m in 2020.
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