Infrastructure

Infrastructure is more than just a sector. Infrastructure is a fundamental driver of economic, political and social progress across the globe. For decades, Simpson Thacher has been a powerhouse in the sector and remains at the forefront of developments.

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Transactions across the energy and infrastructure sector in the past five years alone (2020 – 2024)

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We advise many of the key players—from infrastructure companies to financial sponsors, banks and investors active in the sector—on a broad range of activities throughout the world. We also provide counsel in the formation of infrastructure funds, as well as investments made by such funds. Our representations cover a variety of infrastructure needs, including in Power and Renewables as well as in:

KKR’s $50 billion strategic partnership with Energy Capital Powers to accelerate development of data center and power generation and transmission infrastructure
Blackstone’s A$24 billion acquisition, with CPP Investments, of AirTrunk, the largest acquisition ever in the data center industry and Blackstone’s largest investment in the Asia Pacific region
GI Partners’ acquisition of DQE Communications, named TMT Finance’s 2024 Digital Infrastructure Mid-Market Deal of the Year and Fiber Deal of the Year

Blackstone in a strategic investment by Grain Management and BlackRock in Phoenix Tower International, named TMT Finance’s 2024 Towers Deal of the Year
DigitalBridge in a $9.2 billion equity investment in Vantage Data Centers, led by funds affiliated with the investment management platform of DigitalBridge and Silver Lake
Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in the $3 billion recapitalization of Cologix and C$1.6 billion recapitalization of Xplore Inc., as well as in its acquisitions of Intrado Corporation’s safety business, Astound Broadband, DELTA Fiber (with EQT), Xplornet Communications and euNetworks
KKR in its agreement with Telefónica to establish Chile’s first open access wholesale fiber optics network

Stonepeak in its $7.4 billion acquisition of Textainer Group Holdings, which was named the 2024 Transport Acquisition of the Year in North America by IJInvestor, and its acquisitions of several logistics portfolios strategically based near key transport infrastructure across the United States
Genesee & Wyoming (G&W) in its $8.4 billion sale to affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure and GIC and in the majority investment by Grupo México Transportes in G&W’s CG Railway joint venture
KKR in the acquisition of Dawsongroup plc, made as part of KKR’s Global Climate Strategy to support the electrification of Dawsongroup’s fleet

JPMorgan in the financing for E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc.’s acquisition of Seabulk Towing, Inc.
Intuitive Machines, a space exploration and infrastructure company, with a follow-on offering of its common stock
Sudamericana, Agencias Aéreas y Marítimas S.A. (SAAM) in the $1 billion sale of its shipping terminal and logistics businesses in South America, Central America and Florida to international shipping and container transportation company Hapag-Lloyd
Blackstone in the €21 billion recapitalization of Mileway, the largest private real estate transaction ever at the time of closing
KKR in its acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Ocean Yield ASA and related acquisition financing, in an offer that valued Ocean Yield’s share capital at approximately $834.4 million
Corsair Infrastructure in the financial close of the $4.2 billion development project with Vantage Airport Group to build a new international Terminal 6 at JFK Airport in New York

Transportation, Roads, Bridges and Ports

Blackstone in its acquisition of 100% of the equity in Copeland (f/k/a Emerson Climate Technologies), valued at $17.5 billion
Johnson Controls International plc in its announced $8.1 billion sale of its Residential and Light Commercial HVAC business to the Bosch Group
KKR in its $2 billion strategic partnership with HASI to invest in sustainable infrastructure projects, and in the sale of its 50% stake in X-ELIO to its joint venture partner, Brookfield Renewable, named Infrastructure Investor’s 2023 Europe Energy Transition Deal of the Year

Vanguard Renewables in its joint venture with TotalEnergies to develop, build and operate Farm Powered® renewable natural gas projects in the United States
ISQ Whistler Holdings, a portfolio company of WhiteWater Midstream and I Squared Capital, in the formation of a strategic natural gas pipeline joint venture with Enbridge Inc. and Marathon Petroleum
EQT and GIC on their joint acquisition of a majority stake in Calisen, and Calisen in its £337.4 million IPO
Consortium’s investment in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s select gas pipeline assets valued at $20.7 billion
KKR in its agreement to acquire an indirect non-controlling interest in the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas from Sempra Infrastructure, named as one of Texas Lawbook’s Top 15 M&A Deals of 2023
IFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund in its acquisition of a majority interest in GreenGasUSA Holdings, a renewable natural gas developer, owner and operator

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