We have advised the selling shareholders and management on the sale of Road Traffic Solutions Limited (Road Traffic Solutions), a specialist traffic and event management solutions company to Netherlands-based BUKO Traffic and Safety (BUKO), a leading provider of outsourced traffic and safety management solutions.
The deal, which is backed by European private equity firm Equistone, is BUKO’s first foray into the UK market as part of its targeted buy and build expansion strategy into neighbouring European countries.
Road Traffic Solutions was established in 2004 and has provided bespoke traffic management and stewarding services to some of the country’s most prestigious festivals, historical events and infrastructure projects including the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, London Marathon, London 2012 Olympics, the Farringdon Crossrail station project and HS2.
Our team was led by corporate partner Leigh Whittaker, assisted by Victoria Brown, Richard Sealy, Richard Clitherow and Rachel Palmer.