M&A Deal Summary

3i Infrastructure Acquires Belfast City Airport

On December 22, 2016, infrastructure investor 3i Infrastructure acquired infrastructure company Belfast City Airport

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3i Infrastructure’s 4th transaction in the Infrastructure sector.
  • This is 3i Infrastructure’s 9th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-22
Target Belfast City Airport
Sector Infrastructure
Buyer(s) 3i Infrastructure
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Belfast City Airport

Belfast, United Kingdom
Belfast City Airport is a small regional airport. Its focus is domestic routes operated by scheduled carriers, serving business as well as leisure customers. Belfast City Airport was founded in 1938 and is based in Belfast, United Kingdom.

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Buyer

3i Infrastructure

St Helier, Channel Islands

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Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

3i Infrastructure plc is a listed infrastructure investment arm of 3i Group plc. 3i infrastructure invests mainly in Europe and Asia companies with stable underlying performance: asset-intensive businesses, providing essential services over the long term, often on a regulated basis, or with significant contracted revenues. The firm focuses on the Utilities, Transportation, and Social Infrastructure sectors through equity and junior or mezzanine debt investments in the range of £100m–£300 million per transaction. 3i infrastructure was formed in 2007 and is based in Jersey, Channel Islands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 21 of 31
Sector (Infrastructure) 4 of 4
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 7 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 9 of 10
Year (2016) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-22 ESP

Surrey, United Kingdom

ESP is an independent gas transporter (iGT) and independent electricity network operator (iDNO) providing the ‘last mile’ of connection between properties (predominantly residential, but also industrial and commercial) and the gas and electricity distribution networks. ESP was founded in 2000 and is based in Surrey, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-16 Smarte Carte

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Smarte Carte is a provider of baggage cart, locker and stroller services operating in airports, train stations, bus terminals, shopping centers and entertainment facilities around the world. Smarte Carte was founded in 1967 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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