Global law firm White & Case has advised Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) on its acquisition of 100 percent of VTG Rail UK from VTG GmbH.
"This was a complex deal for an important infrastructure asset that plays a key role in supporting the UK's economy," said White & Case partner Sandra Rafferty, who co-led the Firm's deal team. "Our role advising on it demonstrates the strength of our infrastructure expertise and our ability to support clients on their flagship investments."
USS is one the UK's largest pension funds, with assets of around £84 billion and a strong track record of investing its long-term, patient capital into UK businesses.
VTG UK is the UK's largest lessor of rail freight wagons, with a fleet of more than 4,000 wagons.
The White & Case team that advised on the transaction was led by partners Sandra Rafferty (London) and Fraser Galloway (Abu Dhabi), with support from partners Lindsey Canning, Will Lund (Abu Dhabi), Martin Forbes, Marc Israel, Nicholas Greenacre, Tim Hickman, Stephen Shergold, Anneka Randhawa, Victoria Landsbert, counsel David Wright and associates Ben Brooks, Charles Tuckwell, Aliya Manji , Ryan Sarsfield , Esme Wong, Amanda Kingsley, Prisca Victoria Wharton, Lucy Wootton, Evangeline Zhao, (all London) and Alec Buchanan (Abu Dhabi).
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