Bond advises Freshstream and Nafinco on the expansion of their financing as part of their buy-and-build strategy

Corporate lending / treasury

Nafinco is the Dutch full-service partner for independent pharmacies and supports over 200 member pharmacies with procurement, inventory management, logistics and business intelligence services.

Freshstram is a European private equity fund operating within the Benelux and the United Kingdom, with branches in Amsterdam and London. Freshstream has multiple investments in the pharmaceutical sector, including an investment in Avicenna, which is a large pharmacy group in the United Kingdom.

The financing is provided by two Dutch banks. The increase of the financing enables Nafinco to grow faster and further expand its services to member pharmacies as part of their buy-and-build strategy.

For more information, please see: https://freshstream.com/freshstream-invests-in-nafinco/?bc=6.

Involved lawyers

Jan-Joost van Rijsbergen

+31 (0)20 7070 555

Joannes de Bont

+31 (0)20 7070 554

Robert Steeg

+31 (0)20 7070 553

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