 Sanoma's Belgian unit, that was already stripped down after selling many of its brands and businesses to both DPG Media and Roularta in previous years and consequently having become a publisher of home and deco magazines exclusively, was also included in the deal.The transaction was approved on 10 April 2020 by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets and became effective on 20 April.In a statement that was published on 5 February 2020, DPG Media announced that as of 1 March Christian Van Thillo would be stepping down as CEO of the company, a role he had taken up for 30 years.