M&A Deal Summary

Antin Infrastructure Partners Acquires Axion

On October 1, 2011, infrastructure investor Antin Infrastructure Partners acquired communications company Axion

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 2nd transaction in Spain.
Investment Fate
  • Axion was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2016.
  • Axion was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2020 for 200M EUR.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-10-01
Target Axion
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Antin Infrastructure Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Axion

Seville, Spain
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Axion is a provider of broadcasting, tower infrastructure and telecommunication services in Spain. Axion was founded in 1999 and is based in Seville, Spain.

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Buyer

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 22.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Antin Infrastructure Partners is an infrastructure investment firm focused on opportunities throughout the Europe. Antin looks for assets with low technology risk and limited operating risk. Specific areas of interest include transportation (toll roads, airports, ports, car parks), energy/environment (gas storage, LNG terminals, energy transmission, distribution, water infrastructure, waste management), and telecom (GSM towers, ADSL networks, broadcast networks, cable networks, and satellites). The lead sponsor of Antin is BNP Paribas. Antin Infrastructure Partners was established in 2007 and is based in Paris.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 37
Sector (Communications) 1 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Spain) 2 of 4
Year (2011) 2 of 2
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