• Acquisition of a co-control stake in, a P2P for the remaining public float with subsequent squeeze out and take private, and a JV with the founding family in respect of, Salcef Group (Italy), which is listed on Euronext STAR Milan market and operates in the transportation industry, with a particular focus on maintenance of railway infrastructure and urban mobility.
• Acquisition of a majority stake from, and a JV with, SFR (France), a telecom operator, in respect of UltraEdge (France), a data center business. The deal followed a carve-out of the data center business from SFR.
• A carve-out of followed by the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales, S.A. (Spain) from construction group Sacyr S.A. Valoriza provides a range of services in the waste recycling chain, such as collection, management and treatment of waste. It also works in cities, managing street-cleaning, mobility, urban infrastructure and care of green spaces.
• Take private of Hoegh LNG (Norway), one of the main global floating LNG and FSRU players; forming a consortium and negotiation of the shareholders agreement between the infrastructure funds managed by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners (MSIP) and the Hoegh family.
• Take private of Telecolumbus (Germany), a German fiber network operator; forming a consortium and negotiation of the shareholder agreement between MSIP and United Internet.
• Acquisition by MSIP from Altice USA of a significant stake in Lightpath (USA), a fiber-based bandwidth technology company covering the greater New York Metropolitan region, following a carve-out of Lightpath from Altice USA; forming a consortium and negotiation of the shareholder agreement between MSIP and Altice USA.
• Carve-out and acquisition of 100% equity following a take private of Seven Seas Water (USA), a multinational developer, owner and operator of water production and wastewater treatment plants and businesses.
• Acquisition of a significant stake in, and negotiation of a three-way consortium between MSIP, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Link Group, in respect of Property Exchange Australia Limited (PEXA) (Australia), an electronic lodgment network operator servicing the Australian market, and a successful IPO of PEXA. A successful exit of the client from the investment via an IPO following a dual track sales process.
• Carve-out followed by the acquisition by MSIP from PT Portugal/Altice Europe of a significant stake in FastFiber(Portugal), the first national fiber wholesaler in Portugal; forming a consortium and negotiation of the shareholder agreement between MSIP and PT Portugal.
• Acquisition by MSIP of a significant stake in PNE (Germany), the German wind power pioneer operating at an international level and one of the most experienced project developers of onshore and offshore wind farms.
• Acquisition of a significant stake in, followed by a take private, delisting, squeeze out and negotiation of multiple shareholder arrangements in respect of VTG AG (Germany), the largest private wagon hire company in Europe and one of the leading providers of rail and tank container logistics services. A successful exit of the client from the investment via a private sale following a competitive auction process.
• Acquisition by MSIP of Brazos (USA), a natural gas gathering and processing and crude gathering service provider located in the Southern Delaware Basin of the Permian Basin.
• Investment in Altán Redes (Mexico), an international consortium that holds a 20-year concession for the construction and operation of an operator-neutral, nationwide, 4G-LTE network in Mexico.
• Acquisition of a controlling stake in, and forming a consortium in respect of, Ital Gas Storage (Italy), a project company holding a 40-year concession to convert and operate a depleted gas field in Northern Italy into a regulated gas storage facility, including project financing and successful completion of the project A successful exit of the client from the investment via a private sale.
• Carve-out followed by the acquisition by MSIP of a significant stake in Omtel (Portugal), the first independent tower company in Portugal and the owner of the largest portfolio of towers in the country; forming a consortium and negotiation of the shareholder agreement between MSIP and PT Portugal. A successful exit of the client from the investment.
• Acquisition of Bayonne Energy Center (USA), a natural gas-fired power generation facility located in Bayonne, New Jersey, that supplies electricity, capacity and ancillary services exclusively to New York City via a dedicated and wholly owned subsea cable.
• Acquisition of Red Oak, an 800-megawatt, baseload, gas-fired power plant located in the Northeastern U.S. that has been in operation since 2002.
• Sale process and disposition of MSIP stake in Agorá Investimenti (Italy), the manager of airports in the Venice area, the third-largest region in Italy.
• Sale process and disposition of MSIP stake in Madrileña Red de Gas (Spain), the third-largest gas distributor in Spain.
• Sale process and disposition of MSIP stake in Affinity Water(UK), the largest regulated water-only company in the United Kingdom.
• Sale process and disposition of MSIP’s stake in Eversholt Rail Group (UK), the leading train-leasing company in the U.K.
• Sale process and disposition of MSIP’s stake in Medical Area Total Energy Plant (USA), the sole provider of essential electricity, steam and chilled water to off-takers in one of the busiest medical zones in the U.S.

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