Investment Summary

Allianz Capital Partners and DIF Capital Partners Invest In Affinity Water

On May 2, 2017, asset manager Allianz Capital Partners and infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners invested in utilities company Affinity Water

Investment Highlights
  • This is Allianz Capital Partners’ 2nd and DIF Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Allianz Capital Partners’ 3rd and DIF Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-05-02
Target Affinity Water
Sector Utilities
Investor(s) Allianz Capital Partners
DIF Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Affinity Water

Hatfield, United Kingdom
Affinity Water is a water supply company by revenue and population served. It is licenced under the water industry act 1991 and regulated by Ofwat. Affinity Water owns and manages the water assets and network in an area of approximately 4,500km2, split over three regions, comprising eight separate water resource zones, in the southeast of England. The company is the sole supplier of drinking water in these areas. Affinity Water supplies, on average, 900 million litres of water a day to over 3.6 million people, serving 1.5 million homes and businesses, together with operating 98 water treatment works. Affinity Water was founded in 1990 and is based in Hatfield, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Allianz Capital Partners

Munich, Germany

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 50.3B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Allianz Capital Partners is the asset management affiliate of the Allianz Group. The Firm operates in three segments, including Private Equity, Renewable Energy, and Infrastructure. The Private Equity investment group primarily pursues venture and private equity fund investments, however the group is an active co-investor, looking to support buyouts and growth capital financings in a variety of sectors. The Renewables Group seeks investments in long-term wind and solar projects. The Infrastructure team pursues energy and transportation infrastructure projects. Allianz Capital Partners was formed in 1996 and has offices in Munich, London, New York, and Singapore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 19
Sector: Utilities M&A 2 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-25 Delgaz Grid

Targu Mures, Romania

Delgaz Grid is a provider of natural gas and electricity distribution services. Delgaz Grid is based in Targu Mures, Romania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-24 Broadview Wind Farm

United States

Broadview consists of two similarly large wind farms with a total capacity of 324.3MW situated along the New Mexico-Texas border around 100 miles south west of Amarillo. The larger wind farm has a capacity of 181.7MW and consists of 79 turbines. The 62 turbines of the smaller wind farm are located in Curry County, New Mexico and have a capacity of 142.6MW.

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Investor

DIF Capital Partners


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 16.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

DIF Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on infrastructure and real assets. The Firm targets opportunities across Europe, North America, and Australia and generally looks to commit €10 to €250 per transaction or project. Targeted assets include telecom infrastructure, rail, energy and non-regulated utility sectors. DIF Capital Partners was formed in 2005 and is headquartered in Schiphol, Netherlands.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 35
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-19 ADTiM

Portes-les-Valence, France

ADTiM is an infrastructure wholesale and open-access telecom operator company. ADTiM was founded in 2008 and is based in Portes-les-Valence, France.

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