Antarctica Advisors Acts as Sell-Side Advisor to the Danish Trout Farmer AquaPri in its Majority Sale to France’s van der Wees Family

October 1, 2024 – Antarctica Advisors International Corp, a leading cross-border Seafood Industry-focused M&A advisory firm, acted as investment banking advisor to the Priess family, along with Nordic M&A, in the majority sale of AquaPri in Denmark to France’s van der Wees Family.

Established in 1900, AquaPri is engaged in farming, processing and sales of trout caviar, trout and fresh zander with total of 25 facilities in Denmark, both on land and at sea, making it the
largest aquaculture group in Denmark.

The van der Wees family is a French entrepreneurial family with roots in retail. Alexandre van der Wees will become the CEO of AquaPri. He was formerly the aquaculture-focused investment director of Creadev, which holds stakes in The Kingfish Company and Innovafeed.

“Over the years, the family has developed a strong passion for aquaculture, and the investment in AquaPri is rooted in the ambition to create a new business division,”; said van der Wees in a statement on the deal.

Birgir Brynjolfsson, a Founding Partner at Antarctica Advisors, commented:

“Antarctica’s specialized Seafood Transaction Team, partnered with Nordic M&A in Denmark to leverage our strengths in bringing this transaction to a successful closure for the Priess family, which will continue producing the highest-quality trout, caviar, and zander for markets around the world”

Antarctica Advisors International Corp is an independent investment banking firm providing international clients in the Global Seafood Industry with specialized cross-border, industry- focused M&A advisory as well as private equity and debt capital raising services.

 

For further information contact Birgir Brynjolfsson at BB@AntarcticaINTL.com or visit www.AntarcticaINTL.com