Consultant in renewable energy, Pondera Consult, has joined forces with the international consulting and engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV. Together they form a leading consultant in the field of sustainable energy and integrated energy systems. Hogenhouck m&a advised Pondera in this transaction.
Reaching new horizons
Pondera Consult is a consultant for sustainable energy projects for the generation, storage, conversion and transportation of energy. With a team of 90 employees in the Netherlands, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea and Finland, Pondera supports market parties and governments with solutions to promote energy transition.
Pondera Consult director Martijn ten Klooster says: "Becoming part of Royal HaskoningDHV is the jump in scale we were looking for to make a real impact in the energy transition and to work on challenging projects at home and abroad. We want to grow faster than is organically possible and together we can build on broad expertise and a strong international network. With Royal HaskoningDHV we share the same ambition and vision, we are very happy to pursue this with them as one company."
Catalyst of international growth
Royal HaskoningDHV combines engineering, design and consultancy services with software and technology. With more than 6,500 employees spread over offices in more than 20 countries, Royal Haskoning DHV works with clients on future-proof solutions in areas such as energy transition.
Royal Haskoning DHV CEO Marije Hulshof: "Contributing to the energy transition is part of our strategy and mission Enhancing Society Together. The energy transition is also one of the drivers of our international growth. We are therefore very pleased with the addition of the Pondera team."
All-round top advisor
The shared ambition is to be an all-round top advisor in the field of renewable energy and integrated energy systems in order to slow down climate change and contribute to a healthier world.
Royal Haskoning DHV CEO Marije Hulshof said, "We want to broaden the services we provide to our clients to include, for example, yield calculations, engineering and contracting. Pondera's specialist knowledge in this preliminary phase brings us acceleration and reinforcement, especially in Europe and Asia where there will be huge investments in renewable energy in the coming years."
The M&A process
Hogenhouck m&a assisted Pondera in this transaction with Mark van Beusekom, Daan Zonneveld and Bas Schellekens. Mark van Beusekom, Managing Partner at Hogenhouck m&a, on the transaction: "At the outset, together with the team at Pondera, we set up a competitive M&A process. Through targeted marketing, we generated a lot of interest, including internationally. Intensive management meetings were organized with a selective number of parties in a short period of time. From the subsequent negotiations, RoyalHaskoning DHV emerged as the best match for all the criteria set. The powerful combination with RoyalHaskoning DHV increases Pondera's impact on the energy transition and gives the team new, international perspective. We therefore look back on the process with great satisfaction."
