Investment Summary

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and OMERS Infrastructure Invest In VTG

On February 24, 2019, infrastructure investors Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and OMERS Infrastructure invested in transportation company VTG from Kuehne + Nagel

Investment Highlights
  • This is Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ 1st and OMERS Infrastructure’s 3rd transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners’ 2nd and OMERS Infrastructure’s 2nd transaction in Germany.
Investment Fate
  • VTG was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-02-24
Target VTG
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners
OMERS Infrastructure
Sellers(s) Kuehne + Nagel
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) 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 8 of 18
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 3 of 5
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 PNE

Cuxhaven, Germany

PNE engages in the development, planning, realization, financing, operation, and sales of wind and photovoltaic (PV) farms and transformer stations in Germany and internationally. PNE was founded in 1995 and is based in Cuxhaven, Germany.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-30 Seven Seas Water

Tampa, Florida, United States

Seven Seas Water offers Water-as-a-Service(WaaS) solutions by providing outsourced water treatment and wastewater treatment and reuse solutions for governmental, municipal, industrial, property developer and hospitality customers. Seven Seas Water was founded in 1996 and is based in Tampa, Florida.

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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 42 of 54
Sector: Transportation M&A 3 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 9 of 10
Country: Germany M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-30 Xp Fibre

Courbevoie, France

Xp Fibre is an infrastructure operator specializing in the design, construction and operation of fiber optic networks. XpFibre deploys, markets and maintains more than 7 million FTTH sockets throughout France. Xp Fibre is based in Courbevoie, France.

Buy €1.8B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-12 Beanfield Technologies

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Beanfield Technologies owns and operates a private fiber-optic network and provides comprehensive telecom services to over 700 commercial and residential buildings. Beanfield Technologies was founded in 1988 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kuehne + Nagel

Schindellegi, Switzerland

Category Company
Founded 1890
Sector Transportation
Employees74,996
Revenue 24.8B CHF (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Kuehne + Nagel is a global transportation and logistics company that offers highly specialised solutions for major industries worldwide.. Kuehne + Nagel was founded in 1890 and is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector: Transportation M&A 1 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Germany M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-21 Quick International Courier

New York, New York, United States

Quick International Courier, Inc. is a full-service global priority transportation and logistics company, shipping life-saving organs for transplant, critical parts for the high-tech and manufacturing industries or confidential documents for the legal industry. As a highly experienced and proven source for global priority shipping and logistics, Quick delivers fast and reliable door-to-door service for shipping blood and organs for transplant, to critical high-tech parts and medical devices, to crucial time-sensitive and highly confidential documents. Quick International Courier was founded in 1981 and is based in New York.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-09 Kuehne + Nagel International AG - Contract Logistics Portfolio

United Kingdom

Kuehne + Nagel International AG's Contract Logistics Portfolio provides drinks logistics, food services, and retail & technology businesses.

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