Sidley represented Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (MIP) in its acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of RailUSA, LLC, an independent U.S. holding company that operates the 430-mile Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad (“FG&A Railroad”) in Florida and the 228-mile Grenada Railroad in Mississippi and Tennessee. RailUSA offers freight services, transloading, railcar storage, and industrial development opportunities. MIP is the Australian-based Macquarie Group’s fund dedicated to investing in North American infrastructure.
The transaction was led by Cliff Vrielink and Terence Hynes, with support from Chanse Barnes, Chris Folmsbee, and Samantha Seley. Additional support was provided by Daniel Allison (Energy), Maureen Crough (Environmental), Thomas Cunningham (Privacy and Cybersecurity), Rachel Kleinberg (Tax), Kevin Pryor (Tax Controversy), Robert Velevis, Mitchell Alleluia-Feinberg (both Commercial Litigation and Disputes), Allison Davis, Marc Korman (both Transportation), Alexander Haer, and Kaitlin Schock (both Energy).
The transaction was led by Cliff Vrielink and Terence Hynes, with support from Chanse Barnes, Chris Folmsbee, and Samantha Seley. Additional support was provided by Daniel Allison (Energy), Maureen Crough (Environmental), Thomas Cunningham (Privacy and Cybersecurity), Rachel Kleinberg (Tax), Kevin Pryor (Tax Controversy), Robert Velevis, Mitchell Alleluia-Feinberg (both Commercial Litigation and Disputes), Allison Davis, Marc Korman (both Transportation), Alexander Haer, and Kaitlin Schock (both Energy).
