Investment Summary

Ackermans & Van Haaren Invests In AstriVax

On August 25, 2022, Ackermans & Van Haaren invested in medical products company AstriVax from KU Leuven

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ackermans & Van Haaren’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Ackermans & Van Haaren’s 4th transaction in Belgium.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-08-25
Target AstriVax
Sector Medical Products
Investor(s) Ackermans & Van Haaren
Sellers(s) KU Leuven
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

AstriVax

Leuven, Belgium
AstriVax develops a wide range of vaccines to prevent and treat infectious diseases. AstriVax aims to address major challenges in vaccinology, such as the duration of protection and the ease of production. AstriVax is based in Leuven, Belgium.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Ackermans & Van Haaren

Antwerp, Belgium

Category Company
Founded 1876
Sector Diversified
Employees24,384
Revenue 6.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Ackermans & Van Haaren is a diversified group active in 5 key segments: infrastructure & marine engineering, private banking (Delen Private Bank), real estate, leisure & senior care (Leas-invest Real Estate, a public regulated real estate company - Extensa, an important land and real estate developer focused on Belgium and Luxembourg), energy & resources (Sipef, an agro-industrial group in tropical agriculture) and development capital (Sofinim and GIB). Ackermans & Van Haaren was incorporated in 1876 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 6
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: Belgium M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-14 Manuchar

Antwerp, Belgium

Manuchar is a distributor of chemical products in emerging markets and handles over 5 million metric tonnes of goods per year. The company complements its chemicals distribution activities with international trade services in steel, polymers, and other raw materials. Manuchar's end-to-end chemical distribution business serves various industries, including home care, personal care, food & feed, agriculture, mining, oil & gas, glass, textiles, paper, and water treatment. Its international trade activities cover steel, plastics, cement, wood, paper, spare parts, and pharmaceuticals. Manuchar is based in Antwerp, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-06-17 V.Group

London, United Kingdom

V.Group provides mission-critical services to its customers, such as technical ship management, crew management, crew welfare services (e.g. catering, travel, and digital wallets & payment cards), leveraged procurement, technical services, specialist insurance broking, and modern shipping-specific digital solutions. V.Group was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Category Company
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

KU Leuven offers classes and degree-granting academic programs, whilst research activities are organized by departments and research groups. These faculties and departments are clustered into three thematic groups: Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Engineering and Technology (SET), and Biomedical Sciences. KU Leuven is based in Leuven, Belgium.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Medical Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Belgium M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1