GSIM Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Infrastructure Profile

In the last 3 years, GSIM has acquired 1 company.

GSIM’s most common sector for investment issafety/security (100%). The Firm’s most common investment types include going private (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity1
    • M&A Buy Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 1

GSIM

Guardian Smart Infrastructure Management

199 Bay Street - Suite 2700 PO Box 201,
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8
Canada
www.gsim.guardiancapital.com

GSIM is an infrastructure focused investment group and subsidiary of asset manager Guardian Capital Group Limited. GSIM looks to make direct investments in real assets with a special interest in businesses that combine technology with infrastructure. GSIM is based in Toronto, Ontario.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Infrastructure, Safety/Security

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Nordic

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  1

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Q-Free ASA 2023-09-26 - Going Private
Trondheim, Norway · www.q-free.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Safety/Security 1 (100%) - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 - 1 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Norway 1 (100%) - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 - 1 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Going Private 1 (100%) - 1 (100%) -
Total 1 - 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Kirkland & Ellis
1

FAQ

What type of investor is GSIM?

GSIM is an infrastructure investor.

Where is GSIM headquartered?

GSIM is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.

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