CMS advises Equitix on European project portfolio acquisition

CMS has advised key infrastructure fund client Equitix on the conditional acquisition of stakes in six public-private partnership (PPP) projects held by DIF Capital Partners.

The projects are located in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany. The portfolio includes a 25% stake in the Dutch IJmuiden PPP, the world’s largest sea lock, the A1/A6 and the N18 Enschede-Groenlo road PPPs, the Vienna Radiation Oncology Hospital PPP, the German A7 Bordesholm-Hamburg motorway PPP and the Netz West rolling stock concession in Germany.

The transaction was announced on 19 April following a competitive sale process and is subject to several regulatory and other approvals.

The transaction was led by Bill Carr (London, Corporate). The team from CMS Netherlands was headed by Cecilia van der Weijden.

CMS Netherlands
Cecilia van der Weijden
Jeroen Berlage
Roderick Nieuwmeyer
Maurits Rabbie
Marcellina Rietvelt
Etienne Courbois

CMS Austria
Peter Huber
Bernt Elsner
Marcell Clark
Mario Maier
Simon Cook
Ruth Bittner

CMS Germany
Dr Gerd Leutner
Dr Nicolai Ritter
Dr Jens Moraht
Alexander Schmitt
Dr Henry Stieglmeier
Martin Cholewa
Kai Neuhaus
Moritz Pottek
Dr Martin Eichholz
Charlotte-Sophie Unger

CMS UK
Bill Carr
Buky Alakija
Veronica Andersson
Russell Hoare
Jonathan Dames
Paul Smith
CMS Luxembourg
Gérard Maitrejean