M&A Deal Summary

Antin Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Acquire PISTO

On February 1, 2010, infrastructure investors Antin Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets acquired oil/gas exploration company PISTO

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 1st and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ 1st transaction in the Oil/Gas Exploration sector.
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 1st and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-02-01
Target PISTO
Sector Oil/Gas Exploration
Buyer(s) Antin Infrastructure Partners
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

PISTO

Paris, France
Pisto is an integrated oil midstream company providing for the supply of crude oil and refined products to Northern France and the Paris region. PISTO is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 31.0B 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 4 of 40
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 15
Country (France) 1 of 5
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-07-01 Euroports

Kallo, Belgium

Euroports operates 20 terminals throughout continental Europe handling over 50 million tonnes of diversified bulk commodities. It is a top 10 European port operator and believed to be the most diversified in terms of products and regions served. Euroports was founded in 2006 and is based in Kallo, Belgium.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-01 Andasol 1&2

Andalusia, Spain

Andasol 1&2 solar power station is Europe's first commercial parabolic trough solar thermal power plant. Andasol 1&2 is based in Andalusia, Spain.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is a global investor in infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, and energy assets. MIRA's infrastructure practice looks to acquire businesses such as transportation, water and energy utilities, and waste management. MIRA's real estate practice looks to acquire and develop retail, commercial, residential and industrial properties. MIRA's agriculture team looks to operate and develop agriculture businesses and farmland. MIRA's energy team seeks opportunities in upstream energy and upstream energy-related assets and businesses in the US and Canada. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets is headquartered in London with additional offices throughout the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 20
Sector (Oil/Gas Exploration) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 2 of 4
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 Condor Group

Poole, United Kingdom

Condor Group Ltd. is an operator of lifeline freight and passenger ferry services. Each year, Condor Ferries carries approximately 1 million passengers, 200,000 passenger vehicles, and over 900,000 freight lane meters between Guernsey, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and the Port of St. Malo in France.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-03 Leaf River Energy Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Leaf River Energy Center LLC engages in designing, constructing, and operating facilities that serve the interests of customers, communities, landowners, and employees while maintaining safe operations and preserving the environment. The company is strategically located in southeastern Mississippi with unique reliability capabilities and connections to six interstate pipelines. It consists of three salt dome caverns with a combined working natural gas storage capacity of 32.2 million dekatherms (MMDth).

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