Sale of Genesee & Wyoming complete
Written by David C. Lester, Editor-in-ChiefFreightwaves is reporting that the purchase of the Genesee & Wyoming by affiliates of GIC and Brookfield Infrastructure is now complete.
Genesee & Wyoming’s Chief Executive Officer, Jack Hellman, said “this transaction is an excellent outcome for all G&W stakeholders. For our customers, employees and Class 1 partners, the long-term investment horizon of Brookfield and GIC is perfectly aligned with the long lives of G&W railroad assets. We look forward to building on G&W’s track record of safety, service excellence and commercial growth as we become an important component of a portfolio of global infrastructure assets.”
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