3i Infrastructure Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Infrastructure Profile

3i Infrastructure’s most common sectors for investment arecommunications (13%) and infrastructure (13%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (36%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (23%). In total, 3i Infrastructure has invested in 2 US states and 13 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2010 when it acquired Eversholt Rail Group for $3.2B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (60%). 3i Infrastructure’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2019 when it sold Wireless Infrastructure Group for $885M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity36
    • M&A Buy Activity31
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 18
  • Total Countries Invested 13
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

3i Infrastructure plc

11-15 Seaton Place,
St Helier, JE4 0QH
Channel Islands
www.3i-infrastructure.com
thomas.fodor@3i.com

3i Infrastructure plc is a listed infrastructure investment arm of 3i Group plc. 3i infrastructure invests mainly in Europe and Asia companies with stable underlying performance: asset-intensive businesses, providing essential services over the long term, often on a regulated basis, or with significant contracted revenues. The firm focuses on the Utilities, Transportation, and Social Infrastructure sectors through equity and junior or mezzanine debt investments in the range of £100m–£300 million per transaction. 3i infrastructure was formed in 2007 and is based in Jersey, Channel Islands.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Communications, Energy Services and Equipment, Infrastructure, Transportation, Utilities

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: United Kingdom, Western Europe, Scandinavia, Central Asia/India

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 100 300
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of GBP

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 27 4 - - - - 31
vol $5.4B $5.4B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $918M $918M
  36

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SRL Traffic Systems Ltd. 2021-12-06 - Secondary Buyout
Middlewich, United Kingdom · www.srl.co.uk
EC Waste LLC 2021-12-01 - Secondary Buyout
Humacao, Puerto Rico · www.ecwaste.com
Global Cloud Xchange 2021-11-19 - Secondary Buyout
Hamilton, Bermuda · www.globalcloudxchange.com
DNS:NET Internet Service GmbH 2021-04-01 - Secondary Buyout
Berlin, Germany · www.dns-net.de
Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd. 2019-12-19 885M GBP Secondary Buyout
Bellshill, United Kingdom · www.wirelessinfrastructure.co.uk
Ionisos SA 2019-07-26 248M EUR Secondary Buyout
Dagneux, France · www.ionisos.fr
Regional Rail LLC 2019-04-01 - Secondary Buyout
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania · www.regional-rail.com
Joulz Diensten B.V. 2019-03-13 248M EUR Divestiture
Delft, Netherlands · www.joulz.nl
Tampnet AS 2018-07-27 - Stake Purchase
Stavanger, Norway · www.tampnet.com
Attero B.V. 2018-03-30 227M EUR Secondary Buyout
Apeldoorn, Netherlands · www.attero.nl
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Regional Rail LLC 2019-04-01 G3 Canada - short-line rail portfolio 2022-11-11 2
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania · www.regional-rail.com Winnipeg, Manitoba
Joulz Diensten B.V. 2019-03-13 GreenFlux B.V. - Electric Vehicle Charging Station Business 2020-04-01 2
Delft, Netherlands · www.joulz.nl , Netherlands

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Utilities 2 (11%) 248M (18%) 4 (13%) 570M (11%)
Communications 3 (17%) - 4 (13%) -
Infrastructure 1 (6%) - 4 (13%) -
Environmental 3 (17%) 227M (16%) 3 (10%) 227M (4%)
Renewable Energy 2 (11%) 285M (20%) 2 (6%) 285M (5%)
Business Services 2 (11%) 248M (18%) 2 (6%) 248M (5%)
Financial Services - - 1 (3%) 3.2B (60%)
Consumer Services 1 (6%) 385M (28%) 1 (3%) 385M (7%)
Energy Services and Equipment - - 1 (3%) 227M (4%)
Automotive - - 1 (3%) 204M (4%)
Education - - 1 (3%) 21M (< 1%)
Construction - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Engineering - - 1 (3%) -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (3%) -
Marine 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Real Estate 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Transportation 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 18 $1.4B 31 $5.4B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 4 (22%) 285M (20%) 10 (32%) 3.9B (72%)
Netherlands 3 (17%) 474M (34%) 4 (13%) 474M (9%)
Germany 1 (6%) - 3 (10%) 204M (4%)
India - - 3 (10%) 227M (4%)
United States 2 (11%) 385M (28%) 2 (6%) 385M (7%)
  Minnesota 1 (6%) 385M (28%) 1 (3%) 385M (7%)
  Pennsylvania 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
France 2 (11%) 248M (18%) 2 (6%) 248M (5%)
Italy 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Belgium 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Bermuda 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Denmark 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Norway 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Puerto Rico 1 (6%) - 1 (3%) -
Finland - - 1 (3%) -
Total 18 $1.4B 31 $5.4B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 9 (50%) 759M (55%) 11 (35%) 963M (18%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (17%) - 7 (23%) 570M (11%)
Divestiture 3 (17%) 633M (45%) 5 (16%) 3.9B (72%)
Growth Capital - - 5 (16%) -
Stake Purchase 3 (17%) - 3 (10%) -
Total 18 $1.4B 31 $5.4B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 3 (60%) 918M (100%)
IPO 1 (20%) -
Sold to Management 1 (20%) -
Total 5 $918M

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.2B
$100M to $1B 8 $2.1B
< $100M 1 $21M
TOTAL $5.4B
Largest Eversholt Rail Group Ltd.
$3.2B (2010-11-04)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $885M
< $100M 1 $33M
TOTAL $918M
Largest Wireless Infrastructure Group Ltd.
$885M (2019-12-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
42%
13 (42%)
Strategic(s)
19%
6 (19%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Infrastructure

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.6B GBP

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Subsidiary of

3i Private Equity

Leadership

Phil White

Managing Partner

James Dawes

CFO

Aaron Church

Partner

Anna Dellis

Partner

Bernardo Sottomayor

Partner

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