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Acquisition: Customs Support Group (CSG)

Andy Kay
31/08/2022
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Customs Support Group (CSG) completes the acquisition of Osborn Customs Services and KSI Portlink.

Crowe corporate finance team in the Midlands has advised a pan-European business that supports exporters and importers on the acquisition of two UK businesses.

Netherlands-based Customs Support Group (CSG) first expanded its operations into the UK with the acquisition of UK Customs Solutions back in October 2021.

Now CSG has also completed the acquisition of two further UK businesses this May: Osborn Customs Services, the Rochester-based customs clearance experts; and the Dover export agents KSI Portlink. The deal values have not been disclosed.

Crowe's role and team

Crowe UK acted for CSG internationally assisting CSG with the recent acquisition of two UK businesses and provided financial due diligence and transaction support services on both deals. Our Crowe colleagues in France, Italy and Ireland have also been advising on EU deals.

Crowe’s corporate finance team was led by partner Andy Kay and director Chasz Coulsting, supported by colleagues Phoebe Turner, Jason Daft and Nick Marti

Client quote

We are pleased with the excellent support from Crowe’s corporate finance Team, as they provided us with vital insights needed to realise these acquisitions. We look forward to working with Andy and his team again, as we continue to build our presence in the UK.

Sebastian Ootjers, Mergers & Acquisitions director of CSG

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