M&A Deal Summary

GMXT Acquires Florida East Coast Railway

On March 28, 2017, GMXT acquired transportation company Florida East Coast Railway from Florida East Coast Industries for 2.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GMXT’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is GMXT’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is GMXT’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is GMXT’s 1st transaction in Florida.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-03-28
Target Florida East Coast Railway
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) GMXT
Sellers(s) Florida East Coast Industries
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 2.1B USD

Target

Florida East Coast Railway

Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Florida East Coast locomotive operating in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Florida East Coast locomotive operating in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Florida East Coast Railway provides rail service along the east coast of Florida and is the exclusive provider of rail service to South Florida’s ports—Port Miami, Port Everglades, and the Port of Palm Beach. Florida East Coast Railway is based in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GMXT

Mexico City, Mexico

Category Company
Sector Transportation
DESCRIPTION

GMXT is a transportation company in Mexico, with more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) of rail track covering major industrial and commercial zones in the country and connecting to international transportation networks through eight seaports and six border crossings, handling just over 1.4 million loads per year.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Florida East Coast Industries

Miami, Florida, United States

Category Company
Sector Diversified
DESCRIPTION
Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Brightline train in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Florida East Coast Industries operates through four distinct business lines including Brightline, the United States’ first privately owned, operated and maintained intercity passenger rail system; Flagler Global Logistics, an integrated logistics company that offers a wide range of logistics services and real estate solutions; Parallel Infrastructure, a national developer, owner, operator, and manager of telecommunications towers for the wireless industry; and Flagler, a full service commercial real estate company. Florida East Coast Industries is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Florida) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1