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Our Investors
Global Tower Partners is owned by its senior management team and
a consortium of funds affiliated with Macquarie Bank Limited, primarily Macquarie
Infrastructure Partners and Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group.
Macquarie
Bank Limited
Macquarie Bank Limited is a public company, based in Sydney, Australia. Macquarie
has over 10,000 employees in 24 countries. Macquarie Bank Limited, the parent company
of the Macquarie Group, is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and ranks
as one of Australia’s top 15 companies with a market capitalization of AUD $14.8
billion. It has reported consistent growth since 1992. Macquarie Bank Limited is
a global infrastructure leader and a dynamic organization with an outstanding track
record for long term investment in infrastructure assets in the U.S. and around
the world. Please see their website at
www.macquarie.com for additional information.
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners (“MIP”)
MIP was established in 2006 and consists of diversified unlisted funds focusing
on infrastructure and infrastructure-type investments in the United States and Canada.
MIP has raised total commitments of $4.0 billion. Current investors are located
in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
The investment objective of MIP is to make equity and equity-like investments in
infrastructure and other similar, long-term assets located predominantly in the
U.S. and Canada. MIP plays an active role in these investments and where practicable,
seeks significant influence over the management, operations and strategic direction
of its portfolio. Target investments are expected to generate predictable cash flows
over the long term and exhibit strategic competitive advantages.
In the United States, MIP energy and utility investments to date include: Aquarion
Company (a New England water utility) and Duquesne Light Holdings (a Pennsylvania
electric utility). MIP has interests in four U.S. toll roads: 22.5% of the Chicago
Skyway in Illinois, 25% of the Indiana Toll Road in Indiana, 50% of the Dulles Greenway
in Virginia, and 50% of the South Bay Expressway in California. Further, MIP was
recently selected as the preferred bidder in the A25 bridge construction in Montreal,
Canada. MIP also has a 100% interest in Halterm Ltd, a container terminal in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada and Fraser Surrey Docks, a container terminal and break bulk
facility located outside of Vancouver, B.C., Canada. MIP International is a Delaware
limited partnership. MIP International was formed by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
U.S. GP LLC, a Delaware company and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Macquarie
Bank Limited. Macquarie Infrastructure Inc., also a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary
of Macquarie Bank Limited, delegated certain rights and responsibilities by Macquarie
Infrastructure Partners U.S. GP LLC, serves as the manager of MIP International.
MIP A and MIP B are Delaware limited partnerships and MIP Canada is an Ontario (Canada)
limited partnership. Each MIP fund entity has a general partner that is responsible
for the management of its limited partnership. The general partner of MIP A and
MIP B is Macquarie Infrastructure Partners U.S. GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and MIP Canada’s general partner is Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Canada
GP Ltd., a Canadian corporation. The general partners of MIP A, MIP B and MIP Canada
have each delegated their management duties to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MIP Inc.”), which is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary
of Macquarie Bank Limited.
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (“MCIG”)
MCIG is a public company that has been listed on the Australian Stock Exchange since
August 13, 2002; its ticker symbol is MCG. MCIG is a substantial owner and operator
of communications infrastructure primarily in Australia and the UK, and with its
investment in Global Tower Partners, now in the U.S.. MCIG looks at investment opportunities
that arise from the global industry trend towards privatization of government owned
communications infrastructure, the sale of assets by private equity owners, and
the separation of communications infrastructure assets ownership from the delivery
of communications services. MCIG seeks to invest in communications infrastructure
assets in OECD or comparable countries that provide security holders with predictable,
long-term cash flows as well as capital growth through improved business and capital
management. MCIG consists of three triple stapled entities which trade as one listed
security: Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Limited (an Australian company),
Macquarie Communication Infrastructure Trust (an Australian trust) and Macquarie
MCG International Limited (a Bermudian company). The Macquarie Group currently has
approximately AUD $89 billion of funds under management.
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