Genesee & Wyoming (GWR, $108.73) to go private; Brookfield Infrastructure (BIP, $43.33), GIC to acquire firm

Infrastructure asset management company Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and some other institutional investors are acquiring freight railway owner and operator Genesee & Wyoming.

In a transaction valued at $8.4 billion including debt, Brookfield will invest in around $500 million of equity of Genesee & Wyoming, while the remaining stock will be owned by Brookfield Infrastructure's institutional partners and GIC.

The deal is expected to close by year-end 2020, subject to approvals from regulators and Genesee & Wyoming shareholders.

Genesee & Wyoming owns or leases 120 freight railroads across eight locally managed operating regions, and serves 3,000 customers.

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