Secondary Buyout • Aerospace

Basalt Infrastructure Partners Acquires Unilode

On July 2, 2021, infrastructure investor Basalt Infrastructure Partners acquired aerospace company Unilode from EQT

Acquisition Context
  • This is Basalt Infrastructure Partners’ 1st transaction in the Aerospace sector.
  • This is Basalt Infrastructure Partners’ 1st transaction in Switzerland.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 2, 2021
Target Unilode
Sector Aerospace
Buyer(s) Basalt Infrastructure Partners
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

Unilode

Kloten, Switzerland
Unilode engages in pooling, management, maintenance, and repair of unit load devices (ULDs) for the aviation industry. The company owns and manages the world’s largest independent fleet of approximately 125,000 ULDs and owns the largest global network for the maintenance and repair of ULDs and galley carts. Unilode was founded in 2011 and is based in Kloten, Switzerland.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Basalt Infrastructure Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Basalt Infrastructure Partners is an infrastucture investor focused on opportunities across North America and Europe. The Firm's principal areas of interest include utilities, energy, and transportation. Basalt prefers assets with significant barriers to entry, sustainable long-term cash-flows, and high operating margins. In addition to acquiring operational assets, the Basalt will also consider late stage construction projects. Basalt Infrastructure Partners was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 10 of 17
Sector: Aerospace 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 2 of 6
Country: Switzerland 1 of 1
Year: 2021 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-10 Digital Infrastructure

Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom

Digital Infrastructure is a provider of telecommunication infrastructure owner, supporting businesses and homes across the UK and internationally by keeping their networks connected to the world through FTTP services. Digital Infrastructure is based in Newton-le-Willows, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-01 Goetel

Goettingen, Germany

Goetel is a provider of telecommunications infrastructure in Germany, which owns and operates an established and rapidly expanding network of high speed fibre to the premises and fibre to the cabinet infrastructure, with a clear focus on the rural areas of Hesse, Lower Saxony and North Rhine Westphalia. Goetel was founded in 1998 and is based in Goettingen, Germany.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 148 of 194
Sector: Aerospace 2 of 3
Type: Secondary Buyout 44 of 61
Country: Switzerland 6 of 8
Year: 2021 10 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-02 Iver

Stockholm, Sweden

Iver is a managed IT services provider with capabilities for full IT outsourcing, providing their clients with contracted services, including hosting, cloud, and application management. Iver has managed to build strong customer relationships in Sweden and Norway by combining dedicated customer focus with high-quality IT solutions. Iver was formed in 2018 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-03 Cypress Creek Renewables

Santa Monica, California, United States

Cypress Creek Renewables is a developer and long-term owner of solar energy projects with development assets in markets across the United States. Their business model is focused on utility-scale ground mount projects from 2-20MW AC in capacity. Cypress Creek Renewables was founded in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California.

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