Transaction
Blue Corporate Finance advised Silverfleet Capital on the acquisition of Competence Call Center Group, one of the leading call centers in Europe. Silverfleet Capital will be taking over the acquired shares from Ardian, previously known as AXA Private Equity. The successful completion of the transaction is subject to the regulatory approval by the German Federal Cartel Office.
Blue Corporate Finance has managed the transaction process. The buyer was advised within all phases of the negotiations and was supported during purchasers Due Diligence and the creation of the financial model.
Client

Competence Call Center Group (CCC) is a European Call Center with more than 4,500 employees in 7 countries. CCC has offices in Austria (headquarters), Berlin (2 offices), Bratislava, Bucharest, Dresden, Essen, Istanbul, Leipzig, Paris and Zurich. CCC has repeatedly be honoured with numerous international awards for its high quality services and multilingual solutions in 28 languages. The core competencies of the company include incoming and outgoing calls, e-mail, fax and postal correspondence, live chat, social media monitoring and responding as well as ecommerce solutions.
Buyer

Silverfleet Capital is an independent European private equity firm which has been investing in international private equity deals on behalf of its diversified group of institutional investors for more than 25 years. Silverfleet Capital`s investments focus on mid-sized companies with international operations, an enterprise value between Euro 75 million and Euro 500 million and corporate headquarters in Great Britain, France, German-speaking Europe, Benelux or the Nordic region. Attention is also given to American businesses and corporations with a strong active presence in Europe. Silverfleet Capital manages approximately Euro 1 billion and has offices in London, Paris, Munich and Chicago.