Palladio acquires 25 percent of Railpool Group from Oaktree

Frank­furt a. M. — A fund advi­sed by Palla­dio Part­ners (“Palla­dio”) has acqui­red 25% of the Rail­pool Group from Oakt­ree Capi­tal Manage­ment. The funds advi­sed by Palla­dio now hold a total of 50% in Rail­pool. The other 50% is held by GIC (Singa­pore Sove­reign Wealth Fund).

Rail­pool was foun­ded in Munich in 2008 and is now one of the leading rail vehicle rental compa­nies. With over 400 loco­mo­ti­ves, Rail­pool is one of the largest suppli­ers in Europe. The company is active in 14 Euro­pean countries.

P+P Pöllath + Part­ners advi­sed Palla­dio with the follo­wing team:
— Uwe Bärenz, Georg Grei­temann, Jens Stein­mül­ler (Part­ners, Private Equity, Berlin/Frankfurt)
— Daniel Wied­mann (Asso­cia­ted Part­ner, Anti­trust Law, Frankfurt)
— Tobias Lochen (Coun­sel, Private Equity, Berlin)
— Chris­tine Funk, Sebas­tian Garn­carz (Senior Asso­cia­tes, Private Equity, Berlin/Frankfurt)
— Xin Zhang (Asso­ciate, Anti­trust Law, Frankfurt)