7 August 2015

Nationale Borg Beheer sells 100% of shares in Nationale Borg-Maatschappij to AmTrust

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has advised Nationale Borg Beheer B.V. (held by Egeria and HAL, together with management) on selling 100% of the shares in N.V. Nationale Borg-Maatschappij to AmTrust (NASDAQ: AFSI).​

Nationale Borg-Maatschappij is a specialty provider of surety and trade credit insurance. The completion is subject to approval of the regulatory authorities as well as other conditions customary for this type of transaction, such as finalisation of the procedures under the Works Councils Act. The transaction is expected to close by year-end 2015.​

De Brauw acted as counsel to Nationale Borg Beheer B.V. and Pierre Nijnens was lead partner.