JBR M&A transaction

C. Steinweg Group

JBR acted as M&A advisor to C. Steinweg Group.

JBR Corporate Finance's deal team consists of:
Onno Sloterdijk, Rocher Hulst, Thomas van Amerongen, and Melvin Zandstra.

Author: Onno Sloterdijk

Associate Partner
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Blue Ocean Terminals acquires 100% stake in Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals

Two companies have agreed to acquire Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) from C. Steinweg Group.

Facts and figures

Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST).

Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) is Europe's largest hub for short sea shipping at the heart of the Port of Rotterdam.

Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals, founded in 1997, is Europe's largest container hub for short sea shipping with direct services to Western Europe, Scandinavia, Southern Europe and North Africa
From its central location in the Port of Rotterdam, RST handles c. 1.3 million TEU per year through its trimodal connections
JBR assisted C. Steinweg Group as M&A advisor throughout the sale process of 100% of the shares in RST

Blue Ocean Terminals Limited

Blue Ocean Terminals Limited consists of Crestline Investors Inc. and Blue Ocean Capital Partners (BOC) for the purpose of the RST acquisition.

Crestline Investors, Inc. founded in 1997 and based in Fort Worth, Texas, is an institutional alternative investment management firm
Crestline specializes in credit and opportunistic investments, including financing and restructuring solutions for mature private equity funds
Blue Ocean Capital Partners is a European port infrastructure investment company
BOC invests in European ports and terminals for a mix of bulk, container, offshore, industrial and cruise customers

March 31, 2021

Press Release

Two companies have agreed to acquire Rotterdam Short Sea Terminals (RST) from C. Steinweg Group.

Crestline Investors, Inc, a global institutional private equity investment firm, and Blue Ocean Capital (BOC), a European port infrastructure investment firm, are to acquire RST.In view of the RST acquisition and further acquisition opportunities, Crestline and BOC formed Blue Ocean Terminals Limited.

The vision is to become the preferred partner for maritime supply chain solutions and develop a network of terminals and multimodal logistics platforms.