M&A Deal Summary

BCI and Macquarie Capital Acquire National Grid - Gas Transmission & Metering Business

On March 27, 2022, asset manager BCI and private equity firm Macquarie Capital acquired energy services and equipment company National Grid - Gas Transmission & Metering Business from National Grid for 9.6B GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BCI’s 1st and Macquarie Capital’s 5th transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is BCI’s and Macquarie Capital’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BCI’s 5th and Macquarie Capital’s 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-03-27
Target National Grid - Gas Transmission & Metering Business
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) BCI
Macquarie Capital
Sellers(s) National Grid
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 9.6B GBP

Target

National Grid - Gas Transmission & Metering Business

London, United Kingdom
National Grid's Gas Transmission & Metering Business owns and operates regulated national gas transmission system and independent gas metering services.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

BCI

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 21.1B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI) is large asset manager focused on providing investment management services to British Columbia’s public sector. The Firm looks to invest in a range of asset categories and will consider opportunities globally. BCI's private equity practice was established in 1995 and seeks leverage buyout and growth equity opportunities that include market leading companies with tangible downside protection. Portfolio companies have a sustainable competitive advantage, offer value-added products and services, and are led by talented management teams. British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 32
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-15 Veracode

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Veracode develops products to help secure web, mobile and third-party applications across the software development lifecycle. Veracode's complete set of offerings help customers reduce the risk of data breaches, increase the speed of secure software delivery, meet compliance requirements, and cost effectively secure their software assets- whether that’s software they make, buy or sell. Veracode was founded in 2005 and is based in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Buy $2.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-05-09 HLS

Hong Kong, China

HLS is a global non-vessel-operating common carrier (“NVOCC”) providing freight forwarding services. HLS was founded in 1997 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

Buy -
DESCRIPTION

Macquarie Capital is the principal investing arm of financial services company Macquarie Group. Macquarie Capital has global capability in advisory, capital raising services, and provides clients with specialist expertise, advice and flexible capital solutions across a range of sectors and products including investing alongside partners and clients. Macquarie Capital is based in Sydney, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 33
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 5 of 6
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 7 of 7
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-07 Reden Solar

Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France

Reden Solar is an independent producer of renewable energy of photovoltaic origin, which focuses on the development, construction, and operation of photovoltaic power plants in France and abroad. Reden Solar operates PV power generation plants in France, Southern Europe, and Latam. Reden Solar was founded in 2008 and is based in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, France.

Buy €2.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-06 EP Carbon

Berkeley, California, United States

EP Carbon is a technical consulting and development services for forest carbon offset projects throughout the United States and around the world. EP Carbon is based in Berkeley, California.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

National Grid

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1990
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Employees31,654
Revenue 18.4B GBP (2025)
DESCRIPTION

National Grid is an electricity and gas company that connects consumers to energy sources through its networks. National Grid was founded in 1990 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 8
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: United Kingdom M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-22 National Grid - Rhode Island Utility

London, United Kingdom

National Grid's Rhode Island Utility is a provider of Utilities services in London, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-08-14 Grain LNG

Kent, United Kingdom

Grain LNG is a liquefied natural gas import, storage, and regasification terminal that receives LNG from ships (including QMax-class vessels), stores it in cryogenic tanks, then regasifies and processes it (including blending) to meet UK gas-network specifications. Grain LNG is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

Sell £1.5B