Belgian mobility group Hansea and Dutch passenger transport specialist Munckhof are joining forces. With its 3.000 experts in national and international passenger transport, the group aspires to become the strongest mobility network in the Benelux. Investments in sustainability, quality of service and innovation will be central to this.

Hansea acquires 100% of the shares of Munckhof Groep BV. Hansea is a portfolio company of DWS Infrastructure, a European investment fund with a focus on long-term investments and sustainability. Munckhof's current shareholders Tom Roefs, Jos Poortinga and Patrick Straetemans will become co-shareholders in Hansea and will also remain Munckhof's board of directors. The transaction is still subject to approval from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).

Tom Roefs (CEO Munckhof): “We are very proud that together with Hansea we will form one of the largest organizations in the field of people mobility in the Benelux. We can achieve our ambition to grow, to become more sustainable and to invest even more in quality and innovation more quickly through the collaboration. The intensive sharing of knowledge and scale are important preconditions for this. We see very good opportunities for our taxi, tour and travel activities.”

Joris Larosse (CEO Hansea): “We warmly welcome Munckhof's colleagues to Hansea. Their experience in taxi, tour and travel enriches our range of mobility solutions. I look forward to the mix of passion, dedication and expertise of our 3.000 professionals in the Benelux network. A network in which people and mobility are always central.”

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