Investment Summary

Global Infrastructure Partners, ADIA and OMERS Infrastructure Invest In VTG

On June 29, 2022, infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners, sovereign wealth fund ADIA and infrastructure investor OMERS Infrastructure invested in transportation company VTG from Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and OMERS Infrastructure

Investment Highlights
  • This is Global Infrastructure Partners’ 4th, ADIA’s 1st and OMERS Infrastructure’s 5th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Global Infrastructure Partners’ 1st, ADIA’s 1st and OMERS Infrastructure’s 5th transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2022-06-29
Target VTG
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Global Infrastructure Partners
ADIA
OMERS Infrastructure
Sellers(s) Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
OMERS Infrastructure
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

VTG

Hamburg, Germany
VTG is a full-range service, providing tank cars, intermodal wagons, standard freight wagons and sliding wall wagons. In addition to the hiring of wagons, the Group offers comprehensive multi-modal logistics services, mainly around rail transport, and global tank container transports. VTG was founded in 1951 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Investor(S) 3

Investor

Global Infrastructure Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 170.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is a global investment firm that invests in infrastructure assets worldwide. GIP looks to work in partnership with the public sector and other stakeholders to improve infrastructure for the community by drawing on its global capability and applying industrial best practices to enhance operating efficiencies. The Firm focuses on larger scale investments in assets that provide essential services, have high barriers to entry and offer significant governance positions. GIP primarily targets opportunities in OECD countries, while maintaining a global perspective and the flexibility to pursue assets with the potential for attractive risk-adjusted returns in selected non-OECD countries. Global Infrastructure Partners was established in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 23
Sector: Transportation M&A 4 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2022 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-09 Ascend Telecom Infrastructure

Bangalore, India

Ascend Telecom Infrastructure is a independent owner and provider of world class passive telecom infrastructure on a shared, multi tenancy basis for the mobile services and wireless sector in India. Ascend is a Category I Infrastructure Provider (IP-I) registered with the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India. Ascend Telecom Infrastructure was founded in 2002 and is based in Bangalore, Karnataka.

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2022-10-11 Arcadis - Hong Kong Design and Engineering Business

Hong Kong, China

Arcadis's Hong Kong Design and Engineering (HK D&E) Business provides project/construction/cost management and design & consulting services based in Hong Kong.

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Investor

ADIA


Category Sovereign Wealth Fund
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 875.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) is a sovereign wealth fund that invests the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s surplus revenues for long-term global value creation. Its investment mandate spans a highly diversified portfolio—including equities, fixed income, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and financial alternatives—across all major regions worldwide. ADIA was established in 1976 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 17
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-01 Acrisure

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Acrisure is a retail insurance brokerage offering comprehensive risk management and consulting solutions, including property & casualty, employee benefits, human resource outsourcing, loss & claims management, surety bonding and personal lines coverage. Acrisure was founded in 2005 and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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2022-07-21 Merchants Fleet

Hooksett, New Hampshire, United States

Merchants Fleet is a fleet management company, enabling the movement of people, goods, and services freely and responsibly. From flexible funding, fleet acquisition, and fleet management to vehicle remarketing, fleet consulting, fleet electrification, and the power of cloud-based fleet management platform TotalView, Merchants serves as a single source for all fleet and mobility needs across more than 20 unique industries. Merchants Fleet was founded in 1962 and is based in Hooksett, New Hampshire.

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Investor

OMERS Infrastructure

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 36.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

OMERS Infrastructure is the infrastructure investment arm of Canadian pension plan OMERS. OMERS targets 'large-scale' infrastructure investments valued in excess of $1 billion where the firm can commit at least $200 million of equity capital. Prospective opportunities generally possess significant governmental or regulatory barriers to entry, as well as stable cash-flows linked to long-term contracts. Specific areas of interest include energy (generation, transmission and distribution networks), transportation (transportation gateways, rail corridors, ports and airports), institutional facilities (hospitals, long-term care facilities and schools), and government-regulated services (laboratory diagnostic services, satellite and other communications networks and land registry services). OMERS was formed in 1990 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 54
Sector: Transportation M&A 5 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 10 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2022 M&A 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-24 Direct ChassisLink

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Direct ChassisLink is a provider of equipment and asset management services to the U.S. intermodal industry. DCLI provides chassis leasing and chassis/container management services to container shipping companies, railroads, terminal operators, logistics companies, motor carriers, and beneficial cargo owners through its advantaged network, information technology, and field management organization. Direct ChassisLink was founded in 2009 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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2022-07-12 Midland Cogeneration Venture

Midland, Michigan, United States

Midland Cogeneration Venture is a provider of gas-fired cogeneration plants in the United States and its facility capacity is 1,560 megawatts of electric power and additionally 1.35 million pounds per hour of process steam for industrial use. Midland Cogeneration Venture was founded in 1987 and is based in MIdland, Michigan.

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Seller(S) 2

DESCRIPTION

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners is the infrastructure focused investment arm of Morgan Stanley. The Unit looks to invest in infrastructure assets that provide essential services in developed markets with stable cash-flows. Specific areas of interest include power generation, utilities, natural gas, transportation, and digital infrastructure. Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-31 StraitNZ

Wellington, New Zealand

StraitNZ is a provider of roll-on, roll-off freight and passenger shipping services. The combined shipping and road divisions enable the transportation of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of freight, as well as a modern passenger service between Wellington in the north and picton in the Marlborough region of the South Island. StraitNZ was founded in 1992 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand.

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2023-10-31 Valoriza

Madrid, Spain

Valoriza provides waste services primarily to public entities (mainly municipalities) in Spain under two main divisions: municipal waste treatment and municipal waste services. Valoriza is based in Madrid, Spain.

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SELLER

OMERS Infrastructure

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 36.0B CAD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

OMERS Infrastructure is the infrastructure investment arm of Canadian pension plan OMERS. OMERS targets 'large-scale' infrastructure investments valued in excess of $1 billion where the firm can commit at least $200 million of equity capital. Prospective opportunities generally possess significant governmental or regulatory barriers to entry, as well as stable cash-flows linked to long-term contracts. Specific areas of interest include energy (generation, transmission and distribution networks), transportation (transportation gateways, rail corridors, ports and airports), institutional facilities (hospitals, long-term care facilities and schools), and government-regulated services (laboratory diagnostic services, satellite and other communications networks and land registry services). OMERS was formed in 1990 and is based in Toronto.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 18
Sector: Transportation M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-24 Direct ChassisLink

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Direct ChassisLink is a provider of equipment and asset management services to the U.S. intermodal industry. DCLI provides chassis leasing and chassis/container management services to container shipping companies, railroads, terminal operators, logistics companies, motor carriers, and beneficial cargo owners through its advantaged network, information technology, and field management organization. Direct ChassisLink was founded in 2009 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-12 Midland Cogeneration Venture

Midland, Michigan, United States

Midland Cogeneration Venture is a provider of gas-fired cogeneration plants in the United States and its facility capacity is 1,560 megawatts of electric power and additionally 1.35 million pounds per hour of process steam for industrial use. Midland Cogeneration Venture was founded in 1987 and is based in MIdland, Michigan.

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