Deal Details

Acquisition of BGRS Limited

Technology & Services

Acquisition of BGRS Limited

Summary

Baird served as the financial advisor to Relo Group, Inc. on this transaction

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Relo Group, Inc. (“Relo” or the “Company”) (TSE: 8876) has acquired BGRS Limited (“BGRS”), a subsidiary of Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (“Brookfield Business Partners”) (NYSE: BBU) (TSX: BBU.UN), for approximately JPY23 billion ($205 million). BGRS will operate as a consolidated subsidiary under Relo.

Relo offers a wide range of outsourcing services to corporations around the globe including consulting on overseas assignments, corporate housing, procurements on work visas and a comprehensive range of onsite support services post-relocation. With offices in Asia, North America and Europe, the Company is positioned as a one-stop outsourcing service that companies rely on when relocating employees overseas. Relo also provides fringe benefit programs, ranging from housing to leisure and lifestyle improvement. Relo is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

BGRS provides best-in-class talent mobility solutions, managing over 60,000 corporate and government client relocations annually in more than 140 countries from its 14 global offices. Under Brookfield Business Partners’ ownership for many years, BGRS has expanded its service lines and executed a number of growth initiatives to become a global leader with a long-standing track record providing comprehensive mobility services to corporate and government clients. BGRS is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Brookfield Business Partners is a business services and industrials company focused on owning and operating high-quality businesses that benefit from barriers to entry and/or low production costs. Brookfield Business Partners is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Technology & Services

Acquisition of BGRS Limited