Houlihan Lokey Advises Movares Holding

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that Movares Holding B.V. (Movares or the company), a portfolio company of Convent Capital B.V. (Convent), has raised a new debt financing package. The debt facilities provide Movares with enhanced financial flexibility and significant follow-on capital to support the company’s next phase of growth and innovation. Houlihan Lokey served as the exclusive financing advisor to Movares and its shareholders.

Headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, Movares is a leading engineering and consultancy firm with 1,500 employees, focused on developing smart, sustainable, and digital solutions for infrastructure in the broadest sense. With a strong emphasis on innovation and collaboration, Movares offers expertise in planning and conditioning, energy, infrastructure, water, rail, and the built environment.

Convent is a Dutch investment firm with a long-term investment horizon, active across Europe and North America. The firm invests along three core pillars: waste-to-energy, engineering and infrastructure, and manufacturing. Convent pursues disciplined value creation by partnering with companies that operate in structurally attractive markets and by supporting their development through an active buy-and-build strategy. The firm focuses on building resilient, scalable platforms that deliver long-term economic value while addressing fundamental industry and societal needs. In addition, Convent acts as the General Partner of a dedicated Food & Agri Fund.

The transaction marks a pivotal step in Movares’ long-term strategy focused on organic and inorganic growth, as well as talent development, innovation, digital transformation, and the delivery of sustainable infrastructure services. With a stronger financial foundation, Movares is now well-positioned to accelerate key initiatives aimed at adding value to clients and other stakeholders.

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