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09/2020

ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE takes majority stake in MIYA WATER

SPAIN Utilities (Regulated Infrastructure) / Water EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

Context

Antin Infrastructure Partners signed an agreement in September 2020 to acquire a majority interest in Miya Group from Bridgepoint, giving the water efficiency company an enterprise value of , an EV/EBITDA multiple of on an EBITDA of . Bridgepoint had owned Miya since January 2019, when it bought the business from Israel-based Arison Investments through its Bridgepoint Europe VI fund, and it appointed Citi in June 2020 to run the sale, which drew offers from EQT, IFM, KKR and BlackRock. At the time of the deal, Miya employed more than 700 people, served over 600,000 residents in Portugal through six long-term concessions and one public-private partnership, and had delivered more than 200 water efficiency projects worldwide. Chief executive Amit Horman and his management team stayed to lead the company, with Antin backing growth in water concessions and public-private partnerships in Europe and North America alongside further efficiency projects elsewhere. Deutsche Bank advised Antin, with Herbert Smith Freehills, Sérvulo and McConnell Valdés on legal matters and EY, PWACS Corporate Finance and Marsh on due diligence and insurance. Bridgepoint was advised by Citi, with Uría Menéndez as legal counsel and PwC Strategy&, EY, ERM and Willis on commercial, financial, environmental and insurance due diligence.

It is worth noting that the fund Bridgepoint took control of Miya Water through an LBO in 2019.

Target

Created in 2007, Miya Water helps water utilities reduce the volume of water lost between production and the consumer, known as non-revenue water, which disappears through leaks in the network, unauthorised use or faulty metering. It surveys networks to locate leaks, repairs and renews pipework, manages pressure, installs and manages meters, and puts in place the monitoring systems that keep losses down over time. In Portugal, it also operates water supply and wastewater concessions on behalf of municipalities, running the service directly for residents. Its customers are public and private water utilities, and it has worked on projects in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

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Other operations with MIYA WATER

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
DateAcquirerTargetCountrySector
10/2026EURAZEOMIYA WATERSPAINWater
01/2019BRIDGEPOINTMIYA WATERSPAINWater

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Valuation range: EV 500M - 1.5b EUR

EBITDA range: 25M - 50M EUR

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Target: miya water

Acquirer: antin infrastructure