Van den Anker realises sale of logistics activities and refinancing of commercial real estate

Per December 18 2015, logistics service provider Van den Anker sold its operational logistics services to Lehnkering
(part of Imperial Logistics International). Additionally, Van den Anker refinanced its commercial real estate. IFS advised and supported Van den Anker with both the divestment as well as the refinancing. The existing bank financing as well as the entire real estate portfolio of Van den Anker is now accommodated by ABN AMRO Bank.

Van den Anker
Since its origination as logistics service provider in 1965, Van den Anker has gained a leading market position with both specialised international logistics on the road as well as storage and distribution of packaged chemicals and chemical goods (ADR classified goods). Van den Anker has a unique position In the logistics sector, as it operates in the niche market of chemicals logistics. This market is characterised by a very limited number of professional players and extremely high quality and service requirements. Among others, Van den Anker transports packaged chemicals, such as cleaning products for cleaning companies, crop protection agents for farmers and oil for garages.. Based on a 24-hour distribution cycle, Van den Anker serves its customers (including Nutreco, Bayer, Akzo Nobel, Syngenta and Fabory) throughout the Benelux, Northern France and the Ruhr region in Germany. Its successful strategy is based on an extensive distribution network with several offices in the Netherlands and Belgium and large pallet storage capacity.

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