Infracapital Acquires GB Railfreight from EQT-backed Hector Rail
September 23, 2019
Infracapital, the infrastructure equity arm of M&G, has agreed to acquire GB Railfreight Limited from EQT Infrastructure II via its portfolio company Hector Rail Group. GB Railfreight, headquartered in London with around 900 employees and a fleet of over 180 locomotives and 1,500 wagons, is the third-largest rail freight operator in the UK; the transaction is expected to close mid-October 2019.
- Buyers
- Infracapital
- Targets
- GB Railfreight Limited
- Sellers
- Hector Rail Group, EQT Infrastructure II
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- England, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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