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Stonepeak And Spirit Super To Acquire Australia’S Geelongport

Nov 20, 2022about 3 years ago

Acquiring Company

Typewriter Ascend Ltd

Acquired Company

GeelongPort

New York

Description

Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, and Spirit Super, an Australian industry super fund, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Australia’s GeelongPort Pty Limited (“GeelongPort”). GeelongPort is Victoria’s second largest port located approximately 75 kilometers southwest of Melbourne within Victoria’s largest regional city, Geelong. Under the terms of the agreement, Stonepeak, on behalf of its managed funds and accounts, will hold a majority 70% interest in the entity and Spirit Super will have a 30% stake.

Company Information

Company

Typewriter Ascend Ltd

Location

New York, New York, United States

About

Typewriter Ascend Ltd is an entity controlled by Stonepeak and an affiliate of Textainer. It specializes in marine container leasing. The company focuses on infrastructure and real assets investment. Typewriter Ascend aims to create value through strategic acquisitions.

Company

Spirit Super

About

Spirit Super was established in 2021 through the merger of Tasplan and MTAA Super. As an industry fund for hard working Australians, they are focused on growing membership in rural and regional Australia. Spirit Super has over 324,000 members and $25 billion in funds under management.

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