Cando Rail & Terminals Acquires Channelview Rail Terminal from Texas Deepwater Partners

AIMCo Acquires Cando Rail & Terminals from TorQuest Partners and Employee Shareholders

July 20, 2022

Transportation

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has agreed to acquire 100% of Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. from TorQuest Partners and Cando employee shareholders. Cando, headquartered in Brandon, Manitoba, operates a network of 40+ industrial railyards, nine owned terminals and one short-line railroad with 900+ employees and 100+ locomotives; the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and financial terms were not disclosed.

Trinity Industries Acquires Quasar Platform from Cando Rail

May 26, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Trinity Industries, Inc. has acquired Quasar Platform Inc., an end-to-end rail logistics software platform, from Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. The purchase, which closed on May 26, enhances Trinity’s Trinsight digital product suite by adding yard management, activity-based costing and new data visualization capabilities; Trinity will retain Quasar’s employees.

PSC Group Acquires Bayport Rail Terminal LLC

January 9, 2024

Logistics & Distribution

PSC Group, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners, has acquired Bayport Rail Terminal LLC (BRT), a 115-acre rail, truck and container terminal serving the chemical industry on the Bayport Loop and near the Port of Houston, from US Development Group. The acquisition expands PSC's last-mile logistics, railcar repair/cleaning and transloading capabilities in one of North America's largest chemical and plastics hubs.

LongWater Forms Cypress Rail Solutions to Acquire Northern Plains Rail Services' Maintenance Assets

October 2, 2024

Transportation

LongWater Opportunities partnered with industry executives Randy Meyer and Brian Trammell to form Cypress Rail Solutions, a new railcar services platform. Cypress completed its first acquisition of certain railcar maintenance assets (locations in North Dakota and Minnesota) from Northern Plains Rail Services and plans further expansion across additional geographic markets to build a significant railcar services platform.

Jones Capital Acquires Rockport Terminals

March 1, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Jones Capital, a Houston-based private capital provider, has acquired Rockport Terminals, a privately owned multimodal port and intermodal terminal near the Port of Corpus Christi. The 250+ acre facility specializes in bulk liquids, bulk and break-bulk handling and will be commercialized and expanded under new leadership with Ross Stevenson named President and CEO.

Global Partners LP Acquires 25 Liquid Energy Terminals from Motiva Enterprises

December 21, 2023

Oil & Gas

Global Partners LP completed the acquisition of 25 liquid energy terminals from Motiva Enterprises LLC for $305.8 million in cash, supported by a 25-year take-or-pay throughput agreement with Motiva. The purchase nearly doubles Global's U.S. terminal footprint, expanding access to marine loading facilities and major refined-product pipelines to strengthen its supply, storage and retail network.