The transaction consisted the sale of a majority stake of Unitrailer Holding, a holding company of a group specializing in production and distribution of car trailers and trailer accessories, to Vaalon Capital. Acquisition of Unitrailer Holding Group is Vaalon Capital's first transaction in the car trailer industry, as well as in the CEE region.
DWF advised on the full scope of the transaction, including vendor due diligence, transaction structuring, drafting and negotiating the share sale agreement and shareholders' agreement, as well as preparing and participating in the closing of the transaction.
The project was supervised by Dr Michał Pawłowski (Managing Partner) and Dr Rafał Woźniak (Partner) who were supported by Kamil Ciodyk (Associate), Mateusz Bąk (Associate), Karolina Gałązka (Junior Associate), all from the Corporate and M&A Department. The team involved in the project also included: Adrian Jonca (Partner) and Izabela Plis (Counsel) from the Tax Department, Anna Wietrzyńska-Ciołkowska (Local Partner) from the Insurance & Corporate and M&A Department and Lech Najbauer (Counsel) from the Competition & Corporate and M&A Department.
DWF was assisted in the transaction by Dominik Olszewski and Patryk Kiszel from Saski Partners, who acted as the sole financial advisors to the sole shareholder of Unitrailer Holding.
Unitrailer Holding Group comprises of 3 well recognized brands specializing in production and distribution of the car trailers and trailer accessories: Temared, Martz, and Unitrailer. The Group is one of the leading and fastest growing company on the European trailer market, with more than 44,000 trailers sold in 2022.
Vaalon Capital is an independent private equity firm founded in 2017, focused on supporting long-term value creation within exceptional mid-market companies.
