Keppel Infrastructure Trust Completes Acquisition of Ventura
Keppel Infrastructure Trust Completes Acquisition of Ventura
Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte. Ltd. (KIFM), as Trustee-Manager of Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT), is pleased announce that it has completed its acquisition of approximately 97.68%[1] interest in Ventura Motors Pty. Ltd. (Ventura).
壓力位基建基金管理私人有限公司（KIFM）作爲凱寶基礎基金信託（KIT）的受託管理人，很高興地宣佈，其已完成對Ventura Motors Pty. Ltd.（Ventura）大約97.68%的股權收購。[1]對Ventura Motors Pty. Ltd.（Ventura）的股權收購意向。
Ventura provides essential transport services and has the largest market share of public bus services in Victoria, operating approximately 530 routes out of Melbourne's ~1,200 total routes. Andrew Cornwall, the current Managing Director of Ventura remains as its Chief Executive Officer and retains the rest of the minority stake in the business.
Ventura Motors Pty. Ltd.（Ventura）爲提供基礎交通服務的公司，擁有維多利亞省公共汽車服務市場最大的份額，在墨爾本約1,200條總線路線中經營大約530條路線。Andrew Cornwall是Ventura的現任董事總經理，並持有該業務的其餘少數股權。
This acquisition has been funded by a term loan facility. With the completion of the acquisition, KIT's financial position remains strong, maintaining sufficient headroom over its financial covenant thresholds.
這項收購通過一項期限貸款獲得資金。完成收購後，KIT的財務狀況仍然強勁，維持了足夠的財務契約限額。
Mr Kevin Neo, CEO of KIFM, said, "The addition of Ventura to KIT's portfolio will help to bolster recurring and predictable cash flows for the Trust. As the new owner, KIT will further the successes of the Ventura team as the business enters its next phase of growth.
KIFM的CEO Kevin Neo先生說：“將Ventura加入KIT的投資組合將有助於爲信託基金增強經常性和可預測性的現金流。作爲新業主，KIT將在企業進入下一個發展階段時促進Ventura團隊的成功。
"Tapping on Keppel and KIT's wider experience in designing, executing and managing EV charging solutions, we will work closely with Andrew and the management team to accelerate Ventura's electrification program to support the Victorian Government's drive for zero-emission bus services."
“利用凱寶和KIT在設計、執行和管理電動汽車充電解決方案方面的豐富經驗，我們將與Andrew和管理團隊密切合作，加速Ventura的電氣化計劃，以支持維多利亞政府實現零排放公共汽車服務的目標。”
KIT's assets under management will grow from S$8.1 billion as at 2 January 2024 to approximately S$8.8 billion[2] upon the completion of the acquisition.
KIT的資產管理總額將從2024年1月2日的81億新元增長到約88億新元，在完成收購後。[2]KIT的資產管理總額將在完成收購後從81億新元增長到約88億新元。
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[1] Due to the full capitalisation of the entire Rollover Aggregate Amount of A$6m into shares of Topco. Please refer to the announcement dated 3 June 2024 for more information.
[1]由於將整個A$6m的滾存總額資本化爲Topco股份，請參閱2024年6月3日的公告獲取更多信息。
[2] Includes the second and third closings of KIT's investment in the German Solar Portfolio.
[2]包括KIT對德國太陽能投資組合的第二和第三筆投資。
About Keppel Infrastructure Trust
關於凱寶基礎建設信託
Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) is the largest infrastructure business trust[3] listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX-ST) with approximately S$8.8 billion in assets under management. Its goal is to deliver sustainable and growing returns to Unitholders, through a combination of recurring distributions and capital growth.
凱寶基礎建設信託（KIT）是新加坡交易所上市的最大基礎建設信託，其資產管理總額約爲88億新元。它的目標是通過經常性分配和資本增值給受託人帶來可持續和增長的回報。[3]KIT的戰略基礎設施業務和資產組合爲廣泛的客戶提供必要的產品和服務，包括政府機構、跨國公司、商業和工業企業以及零售消費者。
KIT's portfolio of strategic infrastructure businesses and assets provide essential products and services to a wide array of customers including government agencies, multinational corporations, commercial and industrial enterprises as well as retail consumers.
KIT的戰略基礎設施業務和資產組合爲各種客戶提供必不可少的產品和服務，包括政府機構、跨國公司、商業和工業企業以及零售消費者。
The Trustee-Manager for KIT is Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte. Ltd. (KIFM). KIT is sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.
KIT的受託管理人是新加坡基礎設施基金管理私人有限公司(KIFM)。該基金由凱寶主辦，凱寶是一家全球性的資產管理和運營商，擁有在基礎設施、房地產、連通性等領域的可持續解決方案方面的強大專業知識。
IMPORTANT NOTICE
重要通知
The value of Units and the income derived from them may fall as well as rise. Units are not obligations of, deposits in, or guaranteed by, KIFM or any of its affiliates. An investment in Units is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested. Investors have no right to request KIFM to redeem their Units while the Units are listed. It is intended that Unitholders may only deal in their Units through trading on the SGX-ST. Listing of the Units on the SGX-ST does not guarantee a liquid market for the Units. This announcement is for information only and does not constitute an invitation or offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for Units. The past performance of KIT is not necessarily indicative of the future performance of KIT. This announcement may contain forward-looking statements that involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual future performance, outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Representative examples of these factors include (without limitation) general industry and economic conditions, interest rate trends, cost of capital and capital availability, competition from other developments or companies, shifts in expected levels of occupancy rate, property rental income, charge out collections, changes in operating expenses (including employee wages, benefits and training costs), governmental and public policy changes and the continued availability of financing in the amounts and the terms necessary to support future business. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on the KIFM's current view on future events.
單位價值和所得收入可能上升也可能下降。單位不屬於KIFM或其任何關聯公司的義務、存款或擔保。單位投資存在投資風險，包括可能損失的本金金額。在單位上市期間，投資者無權要求KIFM贖回他們的單位。預計單位持有人只能通過在SGX-ST上進行交易來處理其單位。在SGX-ST上掛牌的單位並不能保證單位的流動市場。本公告僅供參考，不構成收購、購買或認購單位的邀請或要約。過往績效不一定是KIT未來績效的指示。本公告可能包含涉及假設、風險和不確定性的前瞻性聲明。由於多種風險、不確定性和假設因素，實際未來績效、成果和結果可能明顯與前瞻性聲明中表達的內容不同。這些因素的典型代表包括(但不限於)一般行業和經濟情況、利率趨勢、資本成本和資本可用性、來自其他發展或公司的競爭，期望出租率、物業租賃收入、退房結算收入的變化，營業費用的變化(包括員工工資、福利和培訓成本)，政府和公共政策變化，以及確保未來業務所需的融資在金額和條款上的持續性可用性。請注意，這些前瞻性聲明是基於KIFM對未來事件的當前看法。
[3] By enterprise value.
[3]按企業價值計算。
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