28th Nov 2013 09:50
John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited
Completion of acquisition
In October 2013, JLIF, the listed infrastructure investment company, completed a successful capital raise of £242.3m, the largest in the fund's history since listing. Following the subsequent acquisition of the Barnsley BSF project, JLIF is pleased to announce that it has today completed the acquisition of a 50% shareholding in the Kelowna & Vernon Hospitals P3 project.
The Kelowna & Vernon Hospitals project marks JLIF's third investment in the Canadian secondary P3 market to date and takes the total portfolio to 51 projects. Following the acquisition, Canadian assets now account for 12% of JLIF's portfolio by value[1].
David Marshall from John Laing Capital Management ("JLCM"), Fund Manager to JLIF, said:
"We are delighted to announce the acquisition of this high quality asset following the largest capital raise we have competed since our listing in 2010. This asset further diversifies JLIF's portfolio and JLIF has now acquired £201.0 million of projects in 2013. The existing debt facility has already been repaid in full using the proceeds of the capital raise and we continue to actively seek new growth opportunities."
For further information, please contact:
JLCM 020 7901 3326
David Marshall
Andrew Charlesworth
RLM Finsbury 020 7251 3801
Faeth Birch
Philip Walters
[1] based on a 30 September valuation and adjusting for subsequent acquisitions
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