Genesee & Wyoming has acquired 25 companies of its own, including 6 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.
Genesee & Wyoming’s largest acquisition to date was in 2012, when it acquired RailAmerica for $1.4B. Genesee & Wyoming has acquired in 12 different US states, and 4 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include transportation (96%) and machinery (4%).
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20 West Avenue,
Darien,
Connecticut 06820
United States,
(203) 202-8900
www.gwrr.com
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. 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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| vol | $2.3B | $757M | $1.1B | $4.1B | ||||
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RailAmerica, Inc. $1.4B (2012-07-23) |
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Genesee & Wyoming was acquired by Brookfield Private Equity And GIC Private on July 1, 2019.
When analyzing the transportation sector as a whole, according to Mergr, in the last 3 years, there are 185 transportation companies that have made at least 1 acquisition, and 7 have acquired at least 5 companies.
The most prolific strategic transportation acquirer over the past 3 years is GlobalTranz Enterprises, with 8 acquisitions. The most prolific private equity acquirer in the transportation sector over the past 3 years is Cathay Capital Private Equity with 4 platform acquisitions.
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