Lunate to acquire a minority stake in ADNOC gas pipelines from Snam
Published by Alfred Hamer,
Editorial Assistant
World Pipelines,
Lunate, an Abu Dhabi based global alternative investment manager with US$105 billion in assets under management, announced it is to acquire a minority stake in ADNOC Gas Pipelines that is indirectly held by Snam, Europe’s leading gas infrastructure operator.
The transaction, which is subject to the signing of the sale and purchase agreement, as well as to the potential exercise of the relevant shareholders’ rights, will be made through Lunate’s Long-Term Capital Fund I that aims to provide investors with attractive cash yields and long-term capital appreciation.
ADNOC Gas Pipelines, a subsidiary of ADNOC, has lease rights to 38 pipelines covering a total of 982 km across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The gas pipeline network serves as a strategic link connecting ADNOC’s upstream assets to local UAE off-takers. It represents a high-quality and essential asset that generates stable and predictable cash flows in a critical sector and is a major contributor to the UAE’s energy infrastructure strategy.
Snam acquired its stake in ADNOC Gas Pipelines in 2020, along with other consortium partners, including GIP, GIC, Brookfield Asset Management, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and NH Investment & Securities, through Galaxy Pipeline Assets HoldCo Limited. Over this period, Snam has leveraged its industrial skills, know-how and innovative solutions in natural gas management to bring value to the asset and the UAE’s wider energy system.
Commenting on the transaction, Stefano Venier, Chief Executive Officer, Snam said, “The sale of the stake in ADNOC Gas Pipelines is consistent with the recently presented strategic plan, which focuses on the development of a pan-European multi-molecule 2025-2029 infrastructure. In this perspective, the rotation of some assets not located along the key European energy corridors where we operate in, allows us to capitalise their value."
Murtaza Hussain, Managing Partner, at Lunate said, “ADNOC Gas Pipelines is a key asset within the UAE’s energy infrastructure system. We are pleased to strengthen our partnership with ADNOC through this investment and deliver on Lunate’s mandate to offer investors access to high quality assets.”
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