B P Collins advises MOBILITAS on acquisition of Santa Fe Holdings

Thames Valley law firm B P Collins has advised on an international deal as global removal and relocation services business MOBILITAS SA acquires Santa Fe Holdings Ltd.

B P Collins acted on behalf of MOBILITAS, with the team led by partner David Smellie and supported by corporate solicitors Alexander (Sasha) Martiyanov and Stella Seimeni, as well as corporate trainee Josh Dickinson.

They were assisted by the employment and commercial property teams led by Jo Davis and Alison Taylor respectively and supported by property senior associate Simone Ganley.

Santa Fe Holdings is the parent company of both Sanelo and Santa Fe Relocation, the latter of which is a global mobility company made up of 1,300 people across 64 offices and in 38 countries.

It covers the entire relocation journey – assignment management, compensation and expenses, corporate immigration, destination services and moving services.

Cédric Castro, CEO of MOBILITAS Group, said: “We’re very pleased to welcome Santa Fe Relocation and Sanelo to the MOBILITAS Group.

“Our group has extensive experience in operating multiple brands within various industries with each brand growing in its own market segment independently.

“Within the MOBILITAS group. Santa Fe Relocation’s and Sanelo’s stories will continue and they will flourish.”

Alain Taieb, chairman of MOBILITAS Supervisory Board, added: “We’re very pleased to have chosen B P Collins to advise us on this acquisition.

“We felt like we were in a safe and experienced pair of hands and that any complications arising as part of the transaction were swiftly dealt with.

“We look forward to working with them again in the future.”

David Smellie, corporate and commercial partner at B P Collins, said: “We advised MOBILITAS SA on a property matter a few years ago, so the teams were delighted to be able to provide cross-practice support on this significant transaction.

“We look forward to working with Mobilitas in the future. While the transaction was completed in a very short time frame, the goodwill and humour of all made the long hours pass quickly.”