The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX) agreed to acquire Intertrust International Topholding B.V. from Waterland Private Equity Investments BV and Intertrust's management for approximately €680 million on December 3, 2012. The transaction is subject to antitrust clearance and regulatory approvals. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2013. The deal was approved by the Competition Authority on January 10, 2013.

Mike Wolfson, Till Lefranc, Sam Taylor, Adam Wollstein, Antti Pesonen, Tom Lloyd, Jamie Rafferty and Tanim Rahman, David Vann, Étienne Renaudeau, Meredith Jones, Sean Fitzgerald, Kind regards, Margot Rogers, and Pat Davis of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal advisors for Blackstone. Willem Daris, Robert Ruiter, Leo Greve, Maurits Duynstee, Jacco Scheurwater, Arnoud Kuik, Jorrit Kooi, Elise Lufting, Diego Palacios, Richard Bos of ING Bank N.V. acted as financial advisor for Waterland Private Equity Investments BV and Intertrust. Stibbe N.V. acted as legal advisor for Blackstone. Simmons & Simmons acted as legal advisors for Waterland and Intertrust. Arne Grimme, Reinier Kleipool, Martin Krijgh, Andries Polkerman, Michael Schouten, Wiebe Dijkstra, Henk van Ravenhorst, Eva Schram, Dorothé Bongaerts-Stubbé, Bernard Spoor, Liselotte Kooi, Douwe Groenevelt, Jan Marten van Dijk, Margreet Ruijter, Anne Josephus Jitta, Hendrik ter Kuile, Simone Kooij, John Jansen, Laura Speijer, Hilde Wille, Chiraz Muradin, Maarten Tinnemans, Andy Furr, Nienke Roetert Steenbruggen, Olav Klaver and Tijmen Klein Bronsvoort of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek acted as legal advisor to Waterland and Intertrust. Leonardo & Co. acted as financial advisor and provided fairness opinion to Blackstone. Jamieson Corporate Finance LLP acted as financial advisor for Intertrust.