Stonepeak Completes Acquisition of Textainer
15 March 2024 - 12:14AM
Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in
infrastructure and real assets, today announced it has completed
its acquisition of Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE: TGH;
JSE: TXT) (“Textainer” or “the Company”), one of the world’s
largest lessors of intermodal containers.
“Today we embark on Textainer’s exciting next chapter with a
renewed commitment to delivering high quality equipment and
best-in-class service to our customers worldwide,” said Olivier
Ghesquiere, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Over the years,
we have established Textainer as our customers’ “first call” for
containers, and we look forward to continuing to earn our
customers’ trust while growing with them. We’re pleased to have
found a great partner in Stonepeak, whose industry expertise and
resources position us well to achieve our long-term goals. We’d
like to thank our employees, whose hard work and dedication will
continue to be the foundation of our success as part of
Stonepeak.”
“We are excited to close this transaction with Textainer and are
optimistic about the opportunities ahead for the Company,” said
James Wyper, Senior Managing Director at Stonepeak. “As one of the
largest intermodal container leasing companies in the world,
Textainer has continued to prove its importance as a critical link
in the global supply chain. By leveraging Stonepeak’s experience
and focusing on capital discipline, operational improvements, and
excellent customer service, we believe Textainer will be
well-positioned for the future. Olivier and the talented team at
Textainer have done an excellent job of executing on the Company’s
strategy to date, and we look forward to partnering closely with
the team as the Company continues to grow.”
In a separate press release issued today, Textainer commented on
the post-acquisition redemption of all preference shares and
related depository shares to occur on April 15, 2024, and noted
that its common shares will no longer be listed on the New York
Stock Exchange or the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Advisors
BofA Securities served as financial advisor to Textainer, and
O’Melveny & Myers LLP acted as lead legal counsel. Deutsche
Bank acted as financial advisor to Stonepeak, and Simpson Thacher
& Bartlett LLP acted as lead legal counsel.
About Textainer Group Holdings Limited
Textainer has operated since 1979 and is one of the world’s
largest lessors of intermodal containers with more than 4 million
TEU in our owned and managed fleet. We lease containers to
approximately 200 customers, including all of the world’s leading
international shipping lines, and other lessees. Our fleet consists
of standard dry freight, refrigerated intermodal containers, and
dry freight specials. We also lease tank containers through our
relationship with Trifleet Leasing and are a supplier of containers
to the U.S. Military. Textainer is one of the largest and most
reliable suppliers of new and used containers. In addition to
selling older containers from our fleet, we buy older containers
from our shipping line customers for trading and resale and we are
one of the largest sellers of used containers. Textainer operates
via a network of 14 offices and approximately 400 independent
depots worldwide. Visit www.textainer.com for additional
information about Textainer.
About Stonepeak
Stonepeak is a leading alternative investment firm specializing
in infrastructure and real assets with approximately $61.1 billion
of assets under management. Through its investment in defensive,
hard-asset businesses globally, Stonepeak aims to create value for
its investors and portfolio companies, with a focus on downside
protection and strong risk-adjusted returns. Stonepeak, as sponsor
of private equity and credit investment vehicles, provides capital,
operational support, and committed partnership to grow investments
in its target sectors, which include communications, energy and
energy transition, transport and logistics, and real estate.
Stonepeak is headquartered in New York with offices in Hong Kong,
Houston, London, Singapore, and Sydney. For more information,
please visit www.stonepeak.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute
“forward-looking statements.” Actual results could differ
materially from those projected or forecast in the forward-looking
statements. The factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include the following: the effects of industry, market,
business, economic, political or regulatory conditions; decreases
in the demand for leased containers; decreases in market leasing
rates for containers; difficulties in re-leasing containers after
their initial fixed-term leases; customers’ decisions to buy rather
than lease containers; increases in the cost of repairing and
storing Textainer’s off-hire containers; Textainer’s dependence on
a limited number of customers and suppliers; customer defaults;
decreases in the selling prices of used containers; the impact of
COVID-19 or future global pandemics on Textainer’s business and
financial results; risks resulting from the political and economic
policies of the United States and other countries, particularly
China, including but not limited to, the impact of trade wars,
duties, tariffs or geo-political conflict; risks stemming from the
international nature of Textainer’s business, including global and
regional economic conditions, including inflation and attempts to
control inflation, and geopolitical risks such as the ongoing war
in Ukraine and activities in Israel; extensive competition in the
container leasing industry and developments thereto; decreases in
demand for international trade; disruption to Textainer’s
operations from failures of, or attacks on, Textainer’s information
technology systems; disruption to Textainer’s operations as a
result of natural disasters; compliance with laws and regulations
related to economic and trade sanctions, security, anti-terrorism,
environmental protection and anti-corruption; the availability and
cost of capital; restrictions imposed by the terms of Textainer’s
debt agreements; and changes in tax laws in Bermuda, the United
States and other countries.
You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the
other risks and uncertainties that affect Textainer’s business
described in the “Risk Factors” and “Information Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements; Cautionary Language” sections of its
Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed from time to
time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“the SEC”),
all of which are available at www.sec.gov. These filings identify
and address other important risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual events and results to differ materially from those
contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are
cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements,
and Textainer assumes no obligation to, and does not intend to,
update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless
required by law. Textainer does not give any assurance that it will
achieve its expectations.
Contacts
Stonepeak Kate Beers / Maya
Brounsteincorporatecomms@stonepeak.com +1 (646) 540-5225
TextainerInvestor Relations+1
415-658-8333ir@textainer.com
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