AIMCo Acquires Cando Rail & Terminals from TorQuest Partners and Employee Shareholders
July 20, 2022
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.
- Buyers
- Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)
- Targets
- Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd.
- Sellers
- TorQuest Partners, Cando employee shareholders
- Industry
- Transportation
- Location
- Manitoba, Canada
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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