Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Transport, Infrastructure, and Logistics Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Volume
KKR & Co Inc, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Crown Capital Investments LLC, D1 Capital Partners, and Hillhouse Capital Group are among the top 5 private equity investors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry in 2021 by deal volume. In terms of the geographic split, 7 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics industry are headquartered in North America and whereas the remaining 2 are based in Asia, and 1 is based in Europe. They employed a total of 3,588 people in 2021. The BPI France SA, KKR & Co Inc-Malteries Soufflet SAS deal was one of the major deals in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics sector in 2021. Lazard Ltd served as exclusive financial advisor to KKR & Co Inc. KKR & Co Inc (KKR) is a US-based private equity and global investment company that provides alternative asset management, capital markets, and insurance solutions. It manages alternative asset classes such as energy, private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds. It has invested EUR440 million ($497.53 million) in Malteries Soufflet SAS, a producer of malt and other beverages. The deal was completed in Q4 2021. The Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V.-Gesellschaft fur Organization und Datenverarbeitung mbH deal was another major deal in the transport, infrastructure, and logistics sector in 2021. Houlihan Lokey Inc served as a financial advisor, while Ashurst LLP served as a legal advisor to Waterland Private Equity Investments B.V., in the deal. Waterland Private Equity, a private equity firm, has acquired GOD Gesellschaft fur Organization und Datenverarbeitung mbH, a Germany-based information technology service company. The transaction is subject to the approval of the antitrust authorities. The deal was completed in Q2 2021.