Merger of Hilverda de Boer with FM Group

Transaction
Hilverda De Boer B.V., Anton Spaargaren B.V., Verdel Groep B.V. and Holland Indoor Plants B.V. merged with FM Group Holding B.V. Rembrandt M&A and Rabobank M&A assisted FM Group in realizing these transactions. Gert-Jan Schoneveld, CEO Hilverda De Boer, will join the FM Group Board of Directors. Ron Bos and Ismael de Feijter will join the FM Group Executive Team together with Bas Verdel. The new merger combination will continue under the name FM Group. The group has approximately 2,300 employees and a turnover of almost €800 million in 80 countries worldwide.

FM Group
FM Group is a devoted, approachable trading company with a leading position in the floriculture industry. The group originated from an earlier merger between Fleura and Metz and largely still operates under the trade name FleuraMetz, the full-service partner for florists XL Flor for wholesale businesses are the most well-known divisions. In addition to Holland Indoor Plants and Verdel, many other companies have joined FM Group in recent years, which in most cases focus on wholesale and retail customers. Hilverda De Boer and Anton Spaargaren are active in all these market segments and are therefore attractively complementary in terms of country coverage.

More information is available at: www.fleurametz.com.

Hilverda de Boer
Hilverda De Boer specializes in the sale of flowers, plants and cut foliage of the highest quality and from the best growers. They supply, among others, wholesalers, florist chains and event organizers. The company is active in more than 60 countries and employs more than 250 people.

More information is available at: www.hilverdadeboer.nl.