M&A Deal Summary

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets Acquires Bluebird Network

On January 15, 2019, infrastructure investor Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets acquired communications company Bluebird Network

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ 1st transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-01-15
Target Bluebird Network
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) MVP Capital (Financial)

Target

Bluebird Network

Columbia, Missouri, United States
Bluebird Network LLC is a telecommunications company providing high bandwidth network solutions within rural and urban areas throughout the Midwest, focusing on connecting rural areas to major cities. The company provides a wide variety of network services to enterprise and carrier customers.

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Buyer

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets

Category Infrastructure
PE ASSETS 119.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) is a global investor in infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, and energy assets. MIRA's infrastructure practice looks to acquire businesses such as transportation, water and energy utilities, and waste management. MIRA's real estate practice looks to acquire and develop retail, commercial, residential and industrial properties. MIRA's agriculture team looks to operate and develop agriculture businesses and farmland. MIRA's energy team seeks opportunities in upstream energy and upstream energy-related assets and businesses in the US and Canada. Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets is headquartered in London with additional offices throughout the world.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 20
Sector (Communications) 1 of 3
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 3 of 4
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 9
Year (2019) 1 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-02 Wheelabrator Technologies

Hampton, New Hampshire, United States

Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. is a provider in the safe and environmentally sound conversion of municipal solid waste - and other renewable waste fuels - into clean energy. Wheelabrator Technologies was founded in 1908 and is based in Hampton, New Hampshire.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-12 Tunnel Hill Partners

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Tunnel Hill Partners is an integrated waste management company with a growing number of landfill, transfer station and hauling assets located throughout Ohio and the Northeast. Its flagship landfill comprises more than 2,200 acres, has over 150 million tons of permittable capacity, provides direct access to the Ohio Central Railroad, and has an advanced load-out facility (one of only two in Ohio).

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