A multidisciplinary AKD team has acted as Dutch and Belgian counsel to OpenGate Capital in the carve-out acquisition of the EMEA division of Total Safety, a Littlejohn & Co. portfolio company.

The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions and is expected to close later in 2026.

Total Safety EMEA is a leading provider of mission-critical safety and compliance solutions serving petrochemical and oil & gas customers across multiple countries in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company focuses on workforce protection and regulatory compliance in complex, safety critical environments.

OpenGate Capital is a private equity firm that buys and develops mid-sized businesses, mainly in Europe and North America. They are particularly active in industrial, chemicals and business services sectors.

The M&A team was led by Wouter Kros and further consisted of Timothy Speelman, Pieter De Vos, Florine Goemans and Jesse Algra.

The wider, multidisciplinary team consisted – inter alia – of: the Netherlands: Ludo Luijks and Maud Plattel (Tax), Niels Hagelstein (Banking & Finance), Mariëlle van Winden (Employment), Mark Putting (Pensions), and Belgium: Antoine De Raeve, Jan Missoul (Banking & Finance), Pol Cools (Real Estate & Environmental), and Julien Hick and Heleen Franco (Employment & Pensions).

Read more about this transaction in Business Wire here.