Infracapital Acquires GB Railfreight from EQT-backed Hector Rail

September 23, 2019

Infracapital, the infrastructure equity arm of M&G, has agreed to acquire GB Railfreight Limited from EQT Infrastructure II via its portfolio company Hector Rail Group. GB Railfreight, headquartered in London with around 900 employees and a fleet of over 180 locomotives and 1,500 wagons, is the third-largest rail freight operator in the UK; the transaction is expected to close mid-October 2019.

Buyers
Infracapital
Targets
GB Railfreight Limited
Sellers
Hector Rail Group, EQT Infrastructure II
Industry
Transportation
Location
England, United Kingdom
Transaction Type
Divestiture

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