Macquarie agrees to sale of Società Gasdotti Italia to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 4, has reached an agreement to sell its 69.4 per cent interest in Società Gasdotti Italia (SGI) to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers').

SGI is the largest independent gas transmission operator in Italy, with a 1,700-kilometre high pressure pipeline network transporting natural gas to key industrial and urban centres. MIRA acquired SGI in a consortium with Swiss Life and has since supported the growth of the company through the construction of the San Marco-Recanati and Larino-Chieti pipelines as well as the development of a gas transmission network in Sardinia with SNAM.

Jiri Zrust, Senior Managing Director and Head of Country Coverage for MIRA in Europe, said: “We are proud to have supported SGI as it has increased investment in its network infrastructure to ensure the continued delivery of safe and reliable energy to communities across Italy. SGI is helping to shape the future of Italy's energy networks and we are delighted to have found a new owner who will oversee the next stage of its development.”

Dale Burgess, Senior Managing Director for Infrastructure & Natural Resources of Ontario Teachers', said: “This investment is in line with our strategy to acquire core, regulated utility assets that provide essential services and have highly predictable cash flows. We believe that SGI's network is well-positioned to benefit from and enable the shift to low- or zero-carbon alternatives like green hydrogen and biomethane to support broad decarbonisation efforts in Italy and Europe.”