M&A Deal Summary

Infratil and Omniport Holdings Acquire Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

On January 22, 2001, Infratil and Omniport Holdings acquired transportation company Glasgow Prestwick International Airport from Stagecoach Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Infratil’s 1st and Omniport Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Infratil’s 1st and Omniport Holdings’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2001-01-22
Target Glasgow Prestwick International Airport
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Infratil
Omniport Holdings
Sellers(s) Stagecoach Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Glasgow Prestwick International Airport

Prestwick, United Kingdom
Glasgow Prestwick International Airport own and operate the Glasgow Prestwick and Kent International airports. The company also offers air navigation services.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Infratil

Wellington, New Zealand

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Utilities
Employees7,076
Revenue 3.3B NZD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Infratil is an owner and operator of businesses in the energy (mainly renewable), airport, public transport, and social infrastructure sectors. Infratil was founded in 1994 and is based in Wellington, New Zealand.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 6
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-11-21 Stagecoach New Zealand

Wellington, New Zealand

Stagecoach NZ operates bus services in the Wellington and Auckland areas of New Zealand, and ferry services in the Auckland area. The company offers Metrolink services for various journeys made by various people to various destinations.

Buy NZ$251M
Buyer

Omniport Holdings

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2000
Sector Business Services
DESCRIPTION

Omniport Holdings Ltd. is an airport investment and management company specializing in the operation and development of regional airports. Omniport Holdings was established in 2000 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Stagecoach Group

Perth, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1980
Sector Transportation
Employees24
Revenue 1.2B GBP (2022)
DESCRIPTION

Stagecoach Group is a public transport provider in the UK and North America. Stagecoach Group was founded in 1980 and is based in Perth, United kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 11
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 9
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 10
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 6
Year: 2001 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-01 Porterbrook Leasing

London, United Kingdom

Porterbrook Leasing is an owns a diverse portfolio of passenger and freight rolling stock and leases this stock to train and freight operating companies in the UK under long-term lease agreements. Porterbrook Leasing was founded in 1994 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2001-04-26 Stagecoach

Carlisle, United Kingdom

Stagecoach (North West) Ltd. is a provider of public transportation services. Company employing some 500 staff running about 230 vehicles.

Sell £13M