The UK's V.Group, which specialises in fleet management and crews through the V.Ships brand, will be sold by the US private equity firm Advent International to a consortium led by the company private equity firm STAR Capital and other partners including the Belgian company Ackermans & van Haaren, which is also active in the Maritime sector mainly with the construction subsidiary DEME.

'V., with its well-known brand and its position as a Aditya Bindal, partner of the STAR, underlined commenting on the acquisition – fits perfectly with the strategy investment of STAR in a market that is highly fragmented area, making it the natural leader in the provision of technical management and maritime services to owners and operators of fleets, including those that for the first time use outsourced services'.

The transaction is expected to be increased to at the beginning of next autumn after obtaining the Permissions required. Currently, Group V. serves a fleet consisting of a total of about 3,500 ships. Advent International had acquired a controlling stake in V.Group in end of 2016 sold by Canadian OMERS Private Equity ( of 6 December 2016).