1st Jun 2017 16:13
John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited
Completion of Acquisition
JLIF, the FTSE 250 listed infrastructure investment company, is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of a 50% interest in the Croydon and Lewisham Street Lighting project from John Laing Investments Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Laing Group plc ("John Laing")).
The 25-year PPP contract involves the replacement of 90% of the street lighting apparatus in the London Boroughs of Croydon and Lewisham, and the ongoing operations and maintenance of 48,000 lighting points. The project reached financial close in April 2011 and has been fully operational since November 2016.
The acquisition was made under the first offer arrangements between John Laing and JLIF and the consideration for the interest was approximately £8.2 million. The investment represents JLIF's ninth UK street lighting PPP project and brings the total number of assets in JLIF's portfolio to 63.
For further information, please contact:John Laing Capital Management 020 7901 3326
David Hardy
Gianluca Mazzoni
Finsbury 020 7251 3801
Nidaa Lone
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