DVAN Advocaten assists Van der Knaap Groep shareholders in strategic partnership with Premier Tech

DVAN Advocaten has assisted the shareholders of Van der Knaap Groep in establishing their strategic partnership with Canadian Premier Tech. This strategic partnership enables Van der Knaap to further realize its international growth strategy and strengthen its position in the global horticultural market.

Van der Knaap Groep has been active for decades as an innovative supplier of sustainable and natural solutions for professional horticulture. The family business specializes in high-quality growing media, substrates and organic fertilizers, supplying growers worldwide in vegetable and ornamental cultivation, among others. With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, Van der Knaap has built a leading position in the market. Premier Tech, is an international organization with more than 5,200 employees in 28 countries. The Canadian family-owned company has been around for more than 100 years and operates in various sectors, including horticultural technology, water treatment and industrial automation. Within the horticulture sector, Premier Tech has built a strong market position worldwide in substrates, growing media and technology solutions for greenhouse horticulture.

Van der Knaap Groep and Premier Tech have had a good relationship for years and were already successfully working together through Van der Knaap's partner in Sri Lanka. This further and intensified collaboration between Van der Knaap and Premier Tech allows both parties to combine their expertise, product range and international networks, while maintaining their own identity and values. The collaboration brings together two strong family businesses with shared values: a long-term vision, a focus on quality and a strong commitment to customers and employees. This alliance offers concrete opportunities for joint product development, logistics synergies and opening up new markets, with the aim of supporting growers worldwide even better with sustainable and innovative solutions. Together, they can respond even better to the increasing need for sustainable horticultural solutions worldwide.

DVAN Advocaten acted as legal advisers to the current shareholders and guided the entire legal process of this transaction.