EQOS Group Acquires Colas Rail Belgium
October 4, 2022
EQOS Group, a Triton Fund IV portfolio company, has acquired Colas Rail Belgium to strengthen its Railway Technology business unit and expand into long-distance rail services in Belgium. Colas Rail Belgium (2021 revenue ~€23M, ~150 employees) will continue to operate from Enghien and Maldegem and will trade as EQOS Energie Belgium SA, broadening EQOS's offering across planning, installation, construction and maintenance of catenary lines and tracks.
- Buyers
- EQOS Group
- Targets
- Colas Rail Belgium
- Platforms
- EQOS Group
- Industry
- Infrastructure
- Location
- Hainaut, Belgium
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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