BPV Huegel and Vienna-based PwC affiliate Oehner & Partner have advised Voyageurs du Monde on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Eurofun Group. Reportedly, Paris-based Chammas & Marcheteau advised the buyer as well, with Haslinger Nagele and Rabel & Partner reportedly advising the sellers.
The transaction is expected to close in September 2022.
Voyageurs du Monde is a French tour operator. The Eurofun Group is an Austrian tour operator focusing on cycle tours, bike and boat tours, hiking tours, and family tours.
According to BPV Huegel, the "Eurofun Group will continue to be led by Thomas Schmid and the existing management team. A board consisting of Alain Capestan, Lionel Habasque, Eric Balian, Thomas Schmid, and Walter Schmid will be formed to define and implement the strategy for the local and international development of this business unit in conjunction with the other business units of the group."
BPV Huegel’s team included Partners Elke Napokoj, Michaela Pelinka, and Walter Niedermueller and Associate Daniel Grimmer.
The Oehner & Partner team included Partners Michael Lind, Ursula Roberts, and Karl Koller, Director Axel Thoss, Senior Manager Matthias Trummer, Senior Associates Nathalie Alon and Tatiana Horevajova, and Associates Vesna Radukic and Alexander Kaindl.
