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Arcus establishes European Constellation Cold Logistics

Arcus establishes European Constellation Cold Logistics

Arcus Infrastructure Partners (“Arcus”), an independent fund manager focused on mid-market, value-add infrastructure investments in Europe, announced the creation of, and a significant investment in, Constellation Cold Logistics (“Constellation” or the “Company”), which is a platform comprising market-leading European cold storage and logistics businesses. Constellation’s platform companies are essential infrastructure partners to a large and diversified group of food producers, wholesalers and retailers. The companies provide critical cold storage and value-added logistics to their customers, ensuring the integrity, safety and efficiency of a wide range of international and local food supply chains.

Constellation aims to become a leading European network in the cold storage and logistics market, further building on the strong reputation of its platform companies for reliability, efficiency, best-inclass service, state-of-the-art infrastructure and continuous innovation. The group currently includes Stockhabo SRL (“Stockhabo”) in Belgium, Koel- en Vrieshuis Lintelo BV (“Lintelo”) in the Netherlands, and Glacio Cold Chain Logistics Partners AS (“Glacio”) in Norway. Each Constellation business is an established leader within its respective market, with a track record of operational excellence and a strong reputation founded on decades of experience, investment and successful growth. The founders and senior management of these businesses will maintain operating independence and continue as partners alongside Arcus.

Constellation’s platform companies currently own and operate eight industrial scale facilities across Belgium, the Netherlands and Norway, with 260,000 pallet positions of temperature-controlled storage capacity and an offering of value-added services including transport, blast freezing, thawing, order picking, customs anagement and other integrated supply chain solutions. The Company’s facilities serve as transport infrastructure hubs for large-scale European food flows. Constellation’s sites are strategically located in major food production and processing regions, near key European consumption centres and along primary coastal and inland transport corridors in Europe. The Company will support its businesses as they grow and strengthen their offering to address increasing demand from their customers and the broader market. Constellation has near-term plans to expand its footprint in select geographies within Europe.

Ian Harding, Co-Managing Partner of Arcus, commented: “The establishment of Constellation and its investments in Stockhabo, Lintelo and Glacio represent a strong fit within our broader investment strategy. We are focused on supporting the growth of European businesses that provide essential, long-term infrastructure to their customers, which in this case comprise leading European food producers, traders and wholesalers. This investment is also a strong example of Arcus’ execution of a clear mid-market, value-add infrastructure investing strategy.”

Jordan Cott, Senior Investment Director of Arcus, commented: "Our approach in the cold storage infrastructure sector is based around supporting market-leading businesses with deeply experienced management teams and high-quality facilities and service offerings. This is exactly what we see in Stockhabo, Lintelo and Glacio, companies that have decades of experience in providing their customers with reliable, efficient and innovative solutions, all centred around high-quality infrastructure. We hold great respect for the heritage of each of these businesses and look forward to supporting them as they continue to set the standard for cold storage and logistics within their respective local markets. Through its platform approach, Constellation will unlock the benefits of a larger, stronger and more diversified network, while maintaining and respecting the entrepreneurial spirit, operational expertise, service-oriented culture and unique asset solutions of each platform company and management team.”

Arcus announced the acquisition of a significant interest in Stockhabo B.V. (“Stockhabo” or the “Company”), partnering with the founding Haspeslagh family to expand and strengthen the Company’s footprint and service offering for existing and new customers. This investment marks the formation of a partnership between Arcus and the Haspeslagh family for cold storage and logistics in Belgium and Northern France.

Arcus announced the acquisition of a majority equity interest in Koel- en Vrieshuis Lintelo B.V. (“Lintelo” or the “Company”), partnering with the founding Van de Put family to expand and strengthen the Company’s footprint and service offering for existing and new customers.

Arcus announced the acquisition of a majority interest in Glacio group companies including Glacio Rakkestad AS, Glacio Fredrikstad AS and K&S Termotransport AS (together, “Glacio” or the “Company”), partnering with the CEO and CoFounder, Espen Karlsen, to expand and strengthen the Company’s footprint and service offering for existing and new customers.
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