EQT and OMERS Acquire Deutsche Glasfaser
February 10, 2020
EQT Infrastructure IV and OMERS Infrastructure have agreed to acquire Deutsche Glasfaser from KKR Infrastructure and Reggeborgh and will combine it with EQT's portfolio company inexio. The combined group will accelerate FTTH roll-out across rural Germany with a planned investment of over EUR 7 billion to expand gigabit-capable fiber infrastructure.
- Buyers
- EQT Infrastructure IV (EQT), OMERS Infrastructure Management Inc. (OMERS)
- Targets
- Deutsche Glasfaser
- Sellers
- KKR Infrastructure, Reggeborgh
- Platforms
- inexio
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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