Royal IHC has reached a Heads of Agreement on its acquisition and refinancing. The Dutch shipbuilder announced this on Thursday.
With this agreement, IHC aims to create a new future perspective with a strong balance sheet.
A consortium of HAL Investments, Ackermans & van Haaren, MerweOord, and Huisman will acquire and recapitalize IHC. This operation is supported by the banks of IHC and the Ministries of Economic Affairs and Climate and Finance. The Dutch Government will contribute 400 million euros .
CEO Dave Vander Heyde will step down and Gerben Eggink will take charge of IHC ad interim.
The agreement will be further developed in the coming period.