POELLATH advises IFCO Group on sale to Stonepeak

Munich/ Grün­wald — Ston­e­peak, a leading alter­na­tive invest­ment firm specia­li­zing in infra­struc­ture and real estate, has acqui­red an appro­xi­m­ately 50% stake in IFCO Group (“IFCO”), a leading global provi­der of reusable pack­a­ging solu­ti­ons for fresh food, from a wholly-owned subsi­diary of the Abu Dhabi Invest­ment Autho­rity (“ADIA”). The tran­sac­tion was carried out toge­ther with the exis­ting majo­rity share­hol­der Triton Part­ners, which will retain co-control over IFCO. — POELLATH provi­ded legal and tax advice to IFCO’s manage­ment on the manage­ment parti­ci­pa­tion in connec­tion with the sale. 

IFCO, based in Pullach (Germany), is a leading global provi­der of reusable pack­a­ging solu­ti­ons for fresh food and supports custo­mers in over 50 count­ries in the circu­lar economy. With over 400 million contai­ners in circu­la­tion, IFCO supports more than 2.5 billion ship­ments annu­ally. Its reusable crates help preserve fresh­ness, reduce costs and food waste, and mini­mize envi­ron­men­tal impact compared to single-use packaging. 

Ston­e­peak is a leading invest­ment firm focu­sed on infra­struc­ture and real assets with appro­xi­m­ately USD 73 billion under manage­ment. The firm invests in resi­li­ent compa­nies around the world, targe­ting long-term value and high risk-adjus­­ted returns. Ston­e­peak provi­des capi­tal, opera­tio­nal support and stra­te­gic part­ner­ships, parti­cu­larly in areas such as trans­por­ta­tion, digi­tal infra­struc­ture, energy tran­si­tion and real estate. The company is head­quar­te­red in New York and has offices in major cities around the world. 

Advi­sor to IFCO Group on the manage­ment parti­ci­pa­tion in connec­tion with the sale: POELLATH 

Dr. Bene­dikt Hohaus (Part­ner, Lead, Manage­ment Parti­ci­pa­tion, M&A/PE)
Dr. Nico Fischer (Part­ner, Tax)
Michael Schwarz (Senior Asso­ciate, Tax)
Ida Süss (Asso­ciate, Manage­ment Parti­ci­pa­tion, M&A/PE)
Nata­lie Tafel­ski (Asso­ciate, Manage­ment Parti­ci­pa­tion, M&A/PE)