Consortium Led by CDP Equity, Blackstone and Macquarie Agrees to Acquire Autostrade per l'Italia

Macquarie Asset Management to Acquire 100% of Monte Rodovias

May 28, 2025

Transportation

A fund managed by Macquarie Asset Management (via Macquarie Infrastructure Partners VI) has agreed to acquire a 100% stake in the Monte Rodovias S.A. toll-road platform from a fund managed by Monte Capital Management. The portfolio comprises five concessioned toll roads totalling about 740 km across Bahia, Pernambuco and Mato Grosso, and the deal expands Macquarie's transportation infrastructure footprint in Brazil and Latin America; terms were not disclosed and the transaction is expected to close in 2H2025.

Blackstone-led Consortium to Acquire AirTrunk for A$24 Billion

September 4, 2024

Infrastructure

A consortium led and managed by Blackstone, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, agreed to acquire AirTrunk from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board for an implied enterprise value of over A$24 billion. AirTrunk Founder and CEO Robin Khuda will remain as CEO while realising part of his stake; the deal is positioned to accelerate AirTrunk's growth across Asia Pacific to meet rising demand from cloud and AI customers.

Igneo Infrastructure Partners Acquires AEDL (Auto-Estradas do Douro Litoral)

July 18, 2024

Infrastructure

Funds managed by Igneo Infrastructure Partners have agreed to acquire AEDL – Auto‑Estradas do Douro Litoral from investment funds managed by Strategic Value Partners (SVP) and other minority investors. AEDL is the concessionaire for three toll motorways (A32, A41 and A43) around Porto (73 km); the concession runs through 2034 and the asset has shown strong traffic and cash‑flow growth under SVP's ownership. The sale is subject to customary grantor and regulatory approvals.

Carlyle Acquires Controlling Stake in Highway Industries and Roop Automotives

February 13, 2025

Manufacturing

The Carlyle Group, with equity from funds affiliated with Carlyle Asia Partners (CAP), completed a controlling-stake acquisition of Highway Industries Limited and Roop Automotives Limited, combining the businesses into a single platform serving global automotive OEMs. Carlyle intends to scale the platform through consolidation, operational improvements and potential synergistic add-ons to deepen capabilities across forged and precision-machined components, steering assemblies and powertrain applications.

UST Acquires Majority Stake in Italdesign (with Audi Group Strategic Partnership)

December 10, 2025

IT Services

UST has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Italdesign, a design, engineering, and production integrator for the automotive sector. Audi Group (through Lamborghini, which will retain a significant stake) will remain a long-term strategic partner, supporting continuity in development collaboration as UST assumes operational responsibility pending regulatory approvals.

J.D. Power Acquires Autovista Group

September 12, 2023

Data & Analytics

J.D. Power has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Autovista Group, a pan‑European and Australian provider of automotive data, analytics and market insights. The deal expands J.D. Power's vehicle valuation and specification capabilities while broadening its footprint in Europe and Australia; Autovista's ~700 employees and senior leadership will join J.D. Power, and the acquisition is expected to close by the end of 2023 subject to customary conditions and regulatory approval.