Ancala acquires portfolio of critical chemical pipeline infrastructure on the U.S. Gulf Coast

The portfolio of sites will be operated by Valentra, a new company created with associates from the former division that operated the sites at Hexion. Valentra’s assets are located in Baytown, Texas; Luling, Louisiana; and Geismar, Louisiana. Valentra’s facilities are...

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Valentra

A complex carve-out Ancala’s acquisition was a complex carve-out which required Ancala to transition the assets from a large corporate into an independent operating entity while maintaining continuity of its operations. Ancala’s significant track record in delivering complex corporate carve-outs...

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New Portsmouth Water reservoir set to drive multi-million pound growth across South East England

An Economic Impacts Study, commissioned by Portsmouth Water and carried out by the University of Birmingham, estimates that during the construction phase alone, the project will contribute over £50 million to the South East economy. This is including the creation...

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Ancala-backed Leep Utilities secures 150,000th connection to its last-mile multi-utility network

The milestone was marked when the firm was appointed to own, maintain, and operate the clean and wastewater networks for Persimmon Homes’ Long Lands View development, in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. The new build scheme comprises over 160 one, two, three,...

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Ancala deploys over €600m in critical infrastructure companies in record year

New investments include Europe’s largest aerial emergency services operator Avincis and Norway’s leading supply base, Fjord Base. The infrastructure manager also provided significant follow-on funding to its portfolio companies including Portsmouth Water, to begin construction of the UK’s first major...

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Ancala Q&A with Inspiratia: prioritising downside protection

What are the key characteristics you look for when investing? Spence said: “The key things we look for are strong infrastructure characteristics, that is downside protection, asset backing, inflation-linkage, and a cash yield. We have delivered that through all of...

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Ancala agrees to sell minority stake to Vontobel to support expansion plans

Ancala has deployed a consistent strategy since it was founded in 2010, delivering enhanced returns from investments with traditional infrastructure characteristics. The infrastructure manager’s differentiated approach focuses on sourcing bilateral investment opportunities, providing downside protection, inflation-linkage and cash yield, and...

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Ancala announces final close of third flagship infrastructure fund at €1.4bn

Ancala Infrastructure Fund III contains commitments from new and existing investors to Ancala. It comprises funds from institutional investors across Europe, North America and Asia. Ancala has deployed a consistent strategy since it was founded in 2010, delivering enhanced returns...

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Leep Utilities

Creating a company to succeed Ancala first invested in Leep Utilities in 2017. We searched for companies in the last-mile utility sector in the UK which we knew from previous experience benefitted from a particularly attractive regulatory framework. We identified...

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IEG

IEG is playing a key part in the carbon neutral energy transition through the conversion of oil customers to gas, particularly commercial customers. It is committed to helping all three islands achieve net zero by 2050. Leveraging the Ancala network...

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