The investor of the French infrastructure Antin has muscle in the booming interest in the marina’s assets, because he approaches an agreement to buy the British company Aquavista.
Sky News has learned that Antin Infrastructure Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Aquavista, which has more than 30 marinas in the United Kingdom.
Aquavista has belonged to LDC, the Lloyds Banking Group’s investment branch since 2018.
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The company operates more than 5,000 marina places through its portfolio, making it one of the largest companies of this type in Great Britain.
Sources have indicated that the sale, if it was completed, would appreciate the company at more than 150 million pounds sterling.
The exclusive talks emerged just a few days after Boatfolk, a competitor, was sold to the first marinas, which is supported by the Wellcoma Trust.
Aquavista has increased in recent years thanks to a series of acquisitions, including the purchase of Castle Marinas, which had the home of the Crick nautical show as well as the Marina of Birdham Pool in Chichester Harbor.
The latest offers from the British Marinas sector are involved in the middle of a wave of corporate activities involving American peers.
Earlier this year, Blackstone, the giant of investment capital, paid $ 5.6 billion to buy Marinas Safe Harbor, the largest Marina group in America.
LDC was contacted to comment, while Antin refused to comment.