We are delighted to announce that we advised affiliates of GIC Singapore on their investment in the USD 210mn rights issue by IRB Infrastructure Trust. The rights issue proceeds were used to acquire Meerut Budaun Expressway Limited, a special purpose vehicle tasked with the development of package – 1 of the Ganga Expressway.
GIC is a leading global investment firm established in 1981 to secure Singapore’s financial future. As the manager of Singapore’s foreign reserves, GIC takes a long-term, disciplined approach to investing, and are uniquely positioned across a wide range of asset classes and active strategies globally. These include equities, fixed income, real estate, private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure. GIC’s long-term approach, multi-asset capabilities, and global connectivity enable them to be an investor of choice. They seek to add meaningful value to their investments. Headquartered in Singapore, GIC has a global talent force of over 2,100 people in 11 key financial cities and has investments in over 40 countries.
IRB Infrastructure Trust is a privately listed Infrastructure Investment Trust registered with SEBI. IRB Infrastructure Developers Limited (as the sponsor of the InvIT) and affiliates of GIC Singapore own ~51.02% units and ~24.99% units in the InvIT respectively. The InvIT holds a portfolio of 15 road projects, spanning across 10,567 lane kms.
Deal Team
Maseeh Yazdani
Samaahith Addoor
Shivam Yadav
Shreyas Bhushan
