Clifford Chance advises KKR and Open Dutch Fiber on the acquisition of TOF Group B.V

Clifford Chance advises KKR, DTCP and Open Dutch Fiber on the acquisition of TOF Group B.V

16 June 2023

Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, Ernst van der Touw, Dirk Berendsen, Bart Van Hattum, Nancy Stoke, Laura Dolstra, Tjerk de Jonge, Esmée Oldenkamp, Wijnanda Rutten, Liesbeth Buiter, Johanneke Butijn, Folko de Vries , , Andrei Mikes, Astrid van Ommeren
Amsterdam

Clifford Chance advises KKR, DTCP and Open Dutch Fiber on the acquisition of TOF Group B.V

International law firm Clifford Chance has advised longstanding clients Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LLP ("KKR") and Digital Transformation Capital Partners ("DTCP") and their joint venture Open Dutch Fiber ("ODF"), the leading independent Fiber-to-the-Home platform with open access in the Netherlands, on the acquisition of TOF Group B.V. based in Rosmalen, the Netherlands, in an all share deal.

TOF Group is a market leader in technical installation of high quality fiber networks, including building fiber optic connections to homes and offices. This acquisition accelerates the pace of ODF to connect customers to unparalleled internal connection capabilities. ODF recently increased its ambitions from 1 million to more than 2 million fiber connections by 2025. Read more about the acquisition here.

The Clifford Chance core team consisted of Jan-Hendrik Horsmeier, Ernst van der Touw, Dirk Berendsen, Bart van Hattum, Nancy Stoke, Laura Dolstra, Samuel van Eijnatten and Bart Stuyfzand. The wider team consisted of Tjerk de Jonge and Esmée Oldenkamp (Notary), Wijnanda Rutten (Pensions), Astrid van Ommeren and Brittany Freling (Employment), Liesbeth Buiter, Johanneke Butijn and Kris Soomers (Projects), Folko de Vries and Jasper Leistra (Finance), Jaap Tempelman and Andrei Mikes (Tech//Digital).