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| Open Grid Europe | |
| Size | €3.2 billion acquisition and financing of Open Grid Europe – Germany’s largest gas transmission network – from E.On |
| Date | August 2012 |
| Investor consortia | Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund IV, Infinity Investments (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority), British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, and MEAG Munich Ergo Asset Management |
| Lead financial adviser to consortia | Macquarie Capital |
| Second adviser to consortia | RBC Capital Markets |
| Financial adviser to E.On | Goldman Sachs |
| Mandated lead arrangers and underwriters | BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, Commerzbank, Export Development Canada, ING, RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank, Société Générale CIB, UniCredit |
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When a prime gas infrastructure asset is put up for sale in one of the richest and most powerful and well-regulated economies in the world it will always attract interest from potential acquirers keen to snap up a prized asset that could deliver attractive long-term returns.
Open Grid Europe, the largest gas transmission network in Germany, is one such asset.