M&A Deal Summary

GIC and Brookfield Private Equity Acquire Genesee & Wyoming

On July 1, 2019, sovereign wealth fund GIC and private equity firm Brookfield Private Equity acquired transportation company Genesee & Wyoming for 8.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GIC’s 1st and Brookfield Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is GIC’s 4th and Brookfield Private Equity’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GIC’s 8th and Brookfield Private Equity’s 10th transaction in the United States.
  • This is GIC’s 1st and Brookfield Private Equity’s 1st transaction in Connecticut.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-07-01
Target Genesee & Wyoming
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) GIC
Brookfield Private Equity
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 8.4B USD
Advisor(s) BofA Securities
Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Addleshaw Goddard
Allens
Clark Hill
Macfarlanes
Stikeman Elliott LLP (Legal)

Target

Genesee & Wyoming

Darien, Connecticut, United States
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Genesee & Wyoming owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provides railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. Genesee & Wyoming was founded in 1899 and is based in Darien, Connecticut.

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DESCRIPTION

GIC Private Ltd. is the investment arm of Singapore. The Group primarily invests through three investment groups, including public markets, private equity and real estate. GIC's private equity practice looks to invest in funds as well as directly in companies. GIC is based in Singapore with additional offices globally.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 38
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Going Private) 3 of 4
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 13
Year (2019) 4 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 13
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Houston, Texas, United States

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Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Kellas Midstream is a midstream infrastructure business in the UK which transports gas from the Central and Southern North Sea areas to the UK, where it is then processed on behalf of major North Sea gas producers. Kellas Midstream is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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DESCRIPTION

Brookfield Private Equity is the private equity arm of global asset management firm, Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Private Equity looks to acquire and invest in a variety of North American and European companies with broad sector interest in business services, industrials, and residential real estate. In addition to acquiring companies, Brookfield looks to invest in businesses through the public debt and equity markets, or by providing financing. Brookfield Private Equity is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 23
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 4 of 6
State (Connecticut) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 10 of 13
Year (2019) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Auckland,, New Zealand

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Buy NZ$3.4B
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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