Ancala agrees to sell Hector Rail to funds managed by InfraRed

Ancala’s exit follows a successful six year ownership period. Since acquiring Hector Rail in 2020, Ancala has provided follow-on funding to invest in Hector Rail’s fleet, strengthened its management team and supported the integration of its Scandinavian and German operations...

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Port Adhoc

Partnering for success Ancala formed a partnership with the co-founders to drive future growth. We are working closely with the business to further enhance the high-quality services that Port Adhoc provides its customers across its existing portfolio of sites.

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Ancala-backed Avincis secures future growth with additional aircraft

The order includes 15 Airbus five-bladed H145s and 15 Leonardo aircraft, 5 AW139s and 10 AW169s with deliveries expected over the 2028-2031 period. This range of assets will address the diverse needs of Avincis’ global customer base, which requires aircraft...

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Ancala acquires additional 47% interest in Liverpool John Lennon Airport from The Peel Group

The transaction provides an exit for private real estate and infrastructure investment firm, The Peel Group. The firm first took a 76% stake in the Airport in 1997 when Robert Hough became Chairman. Since then, The Peel Group has enabled...

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Avincis enters offshore wind market with acquisition of KN Helicopters, Denmark

KN Helicopters has been delivering helicopter services to the offshore wind sector since 2016, having secured contracts with wind farm owners and operators such as Vattenfall and Siemens. The company is led by CEO Niels Peter Kjeldahl, who will continue...

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Phoenix Rail

Through its rail operations in Bethlehem and Johnstown, LVRM provides access to three class 1 railroads in North America: Norfolk Southern, CSX and CPKC. The railroads are situated between multiple major metropolitan areas including New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and...

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Ancala investors take to the skies at its 2024 AGM

First, there were detailed updates from the Ancala team and portfolio company CEOs on Ancala’s growth, the continued outperformance of our funds and updates on specific portfolio companies. Ancala then hosted a value creation roundtable which brought together portfolio CEOs,...

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Ancala-backed Liverpool John Lennon Airport welcomes 4.3m passengers as revenues rise to £44m

The rising passenger numbers have helped the airport increase revenue by 14% to £44.4m during the same period. The airport continues to play an increasing role in contributing to Liverpool’s growing tourism economy which, according to Liverpool City Region's tourism...

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Ancala-backed Liverpool John Lennon Airport hosts first Jet2.com and Jet2holidays flights

The full flight departed to Tenerife, signalling the start of Jet2.com and Jet2holidays operating award-winning flights and package holidays from the airport. This inaugural flight was followed by a flight to Lanzarote, with holidaymakers jetting off to the popular sunshine...

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Hector Rail

The company plays an important role towards decarbonising the European economy as its almost entirely electrified fleet has a fraction of the carbon footprint of road, sea or air freight alternatives. The Industry Partner difference Ancala acquired Hector Rail in...

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