Investment Summary

LDC Exits Aquavista

On September 24, 2025, infrastructure investor Antin Infrastructure Partners invested in leisure company Aquavista from LDC

Investment Highlights
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is Antin Infrastructure Partners’ 13th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-09-24
Target Aquavista
Sector Leisure
Investor(s) Antin Infrastructure Partners
Sellers(s) LDC
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Aquavista

Long Eaton, United Kingdom
Aquavista is an operator of inland marinas that operates a group of marinas to help customers discover and enjoy the best of waterside life. Aquavista was founded in 2004 and is based in Long Eaton, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Antin Infrastructure Partners

Paris, France

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Infrastructure
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 31.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Antin Infrastructure Partners is an infrastructure investment firm focused on opportunities throughout the Europe. Antin looks for assets with low technology risk and limited operating risk. Specific areas of interest include transportation (toll roads, airports, ports, car parks), energy/environment (gas storage, LNG terminals, energy transmission, distribution, water infrastructure, waste management), and telecom (GSM towers, ADSL networks, broadcast networks, cable networks, and satellites). The lead sponsor of Antin is BNP Paribas. Antin Infrastructure Partners was established in 2007 and is based in Paris.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 41
Sector: Leisure M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 11 of 11
Country: United Kingdom M&A 13 of 13
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-06 Grandi Stazioni Retail

Rome, Italy

Grandi Stazioni Retail is a management of commercial leasing and advertising spaces of 14 Italian railway stations. Grandi Stazioni Retail was founded in 2016 and is based in Rome, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LDC

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 3.9B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

LDC is the private equity and investment arm of Lloyds Banking Group. LDC invests in mid-market companies throughout the UK. LDC seeks high growth businesses with at least two years of profitability (greater than £1 million). The Firm looks to commit £2 to £100 million in companies generating at least £5 million in revenue. Areas of interest include cleantech/environmental, construction/property, financial services, healthcare, industrials, retail/consumer, support services, TMT and travel/leisure. Prospective transaction types includes acquisition financings, development capital, equity release, MBOs, MBIs, mergers, private placements, and secondary buy-outs. LDC was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 210 of 210
Sector: Leisure M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 77 of 77
Country: United Kingdom M&A 204 of 204
Year: 2025 M&A 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-06-01 Ramco

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Ramco has been providing the oil and gas industry with care and maintenance of OCTG and drilling tubulars . Ramco is an independent company with a global footprint, specialising in tubular services including blast cleaning, rig ready preparation, inventory management, pipe inspection, refurbishment, pipe care units (PCUs) and its Total Tubular Management offering. Ramco was founded in 1977 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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