Macquarie-led Consortium Acquires 88% Stake in AirTrunk

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.

Macquarie (MIRA / MEIF6) Acquires Farnborough Airport

September 30, 2019

Transportation

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 (MEIF6), has acquired Farnborough Airport from a consortium of private investors. The transaction adds the UK’s only dedicated business aviation airport to MIRA’s airport and FBO portfolio as it looks to further develop Farnborough’s facilities and services for the business aviation market.

Macquarie Asset Management Acquires Stakes in Bristol and Birmingham Airports

November 3, 2025

Infrastructure

Macquarie Asset Management (through Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7), with co-investor LGPS Central Limited (on behalf of West Midlands and Cheshire Pension Funds), has reached financial close to acquire a 55% stake in Bristol Airport and a 26.5% stake in Birmingham Airport. The stakes were purchased from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan as part of Macquarie's broader UK airports portfolio expansion.

Sunsuper Takes 25% Stake in Macquarie AirFinance

December 19, 2019

Financial Services

Sunsuper agreed to acquire a 25% interest in Macquarie Group's aircraft leasing business, Macquarie AirFinance. The deal follows a prior 25% investment by Dutch pension fund PGGM; Macquarie will continue to support and manage Macquarie AirFinance as its exclusive platform for aviation leasing.

Macquarie Asset Management-led consortium to acquire further 20% stake in National Gas

July 19, 2023

Energy

A consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to acquire an additional 20% equity interest in National Gas from National Grid, taking the consortium's total ownership to 80%. The deal, on equivalent terms to the original January 2023 transaction, is subject to regulatory clearance and is expected to complete in the second half of 2023; the consortium also holds an option to acquire the remaining 20% between May and July 2024.

Argo Affiliate Acquires Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings (MIC)

July 21, 2022

Infrastructure

An affiliate of Argo Infrastructure Partners, LP completed a merger to acquire Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC (MIC) for $4.11 per unit, with the transaction closing on July 21, 2022 and resulting in MIC’s delisting from the NYSE. The deal was presented as a take-private transaction to unlock value for equity holders; Lazard and Evercore served as financial advisors and White & Case as legal counsel to MIC.