M&A Deal Summary

Genesee & Wyoming Acquires Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal

On June 30, 2012, Genesee & Wyoming acquired transportation company Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal from Asciano Services Pty for 10M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Genesee & Wyoming’s 17th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Genesee & Wyoming’s 16th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Genesee & Wyoming’s 2nd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-06-30
Target Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Genesee & Wyoming
Sellers(s) Asciano Services Pty
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 10M AUD

Target

Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal

Australia
Alice Springs intermodal and freight terminal facility secures ownership of an important long-term asset on the Tarcoola to Darwin rail line that will continue to be used as a primary intermodal terminal serving customers in and around Alice Springs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Genesee & Wyoming

Darien, Connecticut, United States

Category Company
Founded 1899
Sector Transportation
Employees8,000
Revenue 2.3B USD (2018)
DESCRIPTION

Genesee & Wyoming owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads and provides railcar switching services in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and Belgium. Genesee & Wyoming was founded in 1899 and is based in Darien, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 26
Sector: Transportation M&A 17 of 24
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 10 of 14
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 16 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-08-02 Arizona Eastern Railway Co.

Claypool,, Arizona, United States

Arizona Eastern Railway Co. primarily provides rail service to Freeport-McMoRan's largest North American copper mine and its North American smelter, hauling copper concentrate, copper anode, copper rod and sulfuric acid.

Buy $90M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-23 RailAmerica

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

RailAmerica, Inc. owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in North America, operating a portfolio of 45 individual railroads with approximately 7,500 miles of track in 28 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces.

Buy $1.4B

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Asciano Services Pty

Sydney, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

Asciano Services Pty Ltd. provides rail freight services.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1