Investment Summary

Gateway Invests In GatewayRail

On April 1, 2019, Gateway invested in transportation company GatewayRail from The Blackstone Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Gateway’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Gateway’s 1st transaction in India.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-04-01
Target GatewayRail
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Gateway
Sellers(s) The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

GatewayRail

New Delhi, India
GatewayRail is an intermodal operator that provides rail transport service through its inland container depots at Gurugram, Faridabad, Ludhiana, Ahmedabad, and Domestic Container Terminal (DCT) at Navi Mumbai. GatewayRail was formed in 2007 and is based in New Delhi.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Gateway

New Delhi, India

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Transportation
Employees527
Revenue 16.8B INR (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Gateway provides port-related logistics support services. The company provides services for handling and clearance of sea borne export import trade in containerized form through transit facilities located near ports or in the interiors of the country. GDL has a pan India presence through its strategically located facilities. GDL has also ventured into the rail container transport business in India after the latter was privatized. GDL plans to ride on the projected strong container traffic growth and become an integrated logistics player. Gateway was founded in 2005 and is based in New Delhi, India.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 132 of 193
Sector: Transportation M&A 4 of 4
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 7 of 10
Country: India M&A 10 of 13
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 10
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seoul, South Korea

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