De Brauw has advised Rabobank Bouwfonds CIF on the sale of CIF Holding to EQT Infrastructure.

Client name
Rabo Bouwfonds Communication Infrastructure Fund C.V.

Other parties involved
EQT Infrastructure

Nature of transaction
EQT Infrastructure Fund has signed transaction documentation to acquire the shares in the share capital of CIF Holding B.V., currently held by Rabo Bouwfonds Communication Infrastructure Fund C.V. CIF is a coaxial and fibre infrastructure company in the Netherlands. The acquisition of CIF includes the takeover of CAIW Holding, a strong regional internet service provider.

Value of transaction
Undisclosed, but more than 5 million

Date matter started
16 November 2017

De Brauw involvement
Legal counsel to Rabo Bouwfonds Communication Infrastructure Fund

Other advisors
ING (adviser to seller); Morgan Stanley (adviser to purchaser), Clifford Chance

De Brauw lead partner
Michael Schouten

De Brauw team
Frederik Veldhuijzen, Rozemarijn Vernooij, Ties Boonzajer Flaes, Mark Rebergen, Wiebe Dijkstra, Barbara Kloppert-van Duren