IFM Investors $5.73 billion acquisition of Indiana Toll Road Concession

27/5/2015
Acquisition finance, Public acquisition

$ 5.73 billion

Completed

27/5/2015


Overview:

  • Australia-based, privately held investment manager IFM Investors has completed its $5.73 billion acquisition of 100% equity in the bankrupt Indiana Toll Road (ITR) Concession.
  • The ITR stretches from Indiana's northern border with Ohio to its border with Illinois.
  • The ITR Concession has the sole right to collect toll revenues for the next 66 years.
  • Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe (King Milling, Young Lee, Daniel Mathews) advised IFM.
  • Kirkland & Ellis (Tom Christopher, Mike Brueck, Marc Kieselstein) advised ITR.
  • Shearman & Sterling (Gregory Tan, Azam Aziz, Robert Freedman, Douglas Bartner) represented the lenders and underwriters in connection with the acquisition financing.

Kurt Stumpo - Journalist - North America and the Caribbean

Jurisdictions:

United States
Australia

Deal types:

Acquisition finance
Public acquisition

Practice areas:

M&A
Project development

Governing law:

United States

Industry sector:

Transport


Firms:

Party: Indiana Toll Road Concession (Target)


Party: IFM Investors (Acquirer)


Party: Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Lender)

Party: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Lender)

Lawyer: Azam Aziz