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EQT Infrastructure to sell Unilode Aviation Solutions
EQT Infrastructure acquired CHEP Aerospace Solutions from the global supply-chain logistics provider Brambles in 2016. Following a corporate carve-out and rebranding to Unilode, EQT Infrastructure initiated a transformative growth journey which allowed the Company to achieve a 100 percent renewal rate in full-service leasing and achieve several major new customers acquisitions.
In addition to steadily broadening its customer base and growing organically, Unilode has expanded its global footprint and opened new service centers in Europe , the Americas and Asia Pacific . Under EQT Infrastructure's ownership, Unilode also ventured into adjacent areas by introducing a short-term leasing offering in 2019 as natural extension and growth complement to its core product offering. Moreover, the Company launched an award-winning digital solution with the support of EQT's in-house Digital Team, with Unilode today operating the world's largest IoT-enabled ULD fleet.
Ulrich Köllensperger, Partner within EQT Infrastructure's Advisory Team, said, "Unilode is a great example of EQT's value creation strategy. Under the leadership of a new management team and a complementary industrial board we have made significant investments into the Company and implemented a customer centricity and operational focused value creation plan. Unilode's growth story is underpinned by strong megatrends such as the sharing economy and digitization and the mission criticality of its offering has been proven during Covid-19 when the business has shown strong resilience. We wish the Company, management, and all its employees every success in the future."
Benoit Dumont , CEO of Unilode, said, "I joined Unilode because I shared the vision of EQT to create the undisputed global market leader in ULD management. Under EQT's ownership, we have significantly scaled the business, expanded our customer base and product offering and introduced an award-winning digital solution providing unprecedented insights and visibility for the air cargo supply chain. I see substantial further growth potential in the years to come driven by a new outsourcing wave currently emerging and supported by our pooling synergies and state-of-the art digital infrastructure."
The transaction is expected to close during Q3 2021.
Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisor and Bär & Karrer as legal advisor to EQT Infrastructure.
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