Tiger Infrastructure Partners has sold its stake in Zenob膿 to KKR and Infracapital, an existing investor in the UK-based battery storage firm.
As part of the deal, global investment firm KKR and Infracapital are investing 拢600m and 拢270m (鈧�693m and 鈧�312m) respectively and will support Zenob膿 to expand its fleet electrification and grid-scale battery storage business.
Separately, Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) said it is co-investing alongside in Zenob膿 by committing to invest around 拢35m through a co-investment vehicle managed by Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G.
Zenob膿 offers an end-to-end, one-stop service to develop, finance, install and operate electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at bus depots, as well as the provision of EV bus batteries and chassis.
London-headquartered Zenob膿 was founded in 2017. Tiger Infrastructure became its first institutional investor, building on initial capital from private sources and providing hands-on expertise which helped grow Zenob膿 operations in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Benelux.
In 2020, Infracapital made a 拢150m investment in Zenob膿 to help the battery storage company expand its grid-scale battery services and EV and charging infrastructure services.
Andy Matthews, head of greenfield at Infracapital, said: 鈥淭his strategic partnership marks a significant milestone for the business and fulfils our confidence in its ability to continue to play a leading role in sustainable solutions.鈥�
Alberto Signori, partner in charge of European infrastructure at KKR, said: 鈥淲e believe Zenob膿 will continue to benefit from strong secular tailwinds including stricter emission regulation in urban and regional areas, and the greater use of low carbon generation in the energy mix driving a need for grid balancing solutions. We see significant growth opportunities within Zenob膿鈥檚 existing customer base, as well as huge potential in new markets globally.鈥�
Richard Sem, partner at Pantheon, PINT鈥檚 investment manager, said the latest transaction in a 鈥渉ighly attractive sub-sector鈥� increased the diversification of PINT鈥檚 portfolio.
Sem added: 鈥淩enewables and energy-efficiency assets continue to benefit from strong tailwinds, especially given the need to transition to net zero.鈥�
Tiger Infrastructure CEO Emil W Henry Jr, said: 鈥淭his major investment in the next stage of Zenob膿鈥檚 growth, by one of the leading names in infrastructure private equity, culminates a journey of first-mover leadership by the company鈥檚 founders and Tiger.鈥�
Nicholas Beatty, Zenob膿鈥檚 co-founder and director, said the company will benefit from an extensive new round of investments from KKR and Infracapital to 鈥渃apitalise on the ever-increasing demand for our services鈥�.
Beatty said the company expects to expand beyond the UK, Australia, and New Zealand into Continental Europe and the US.
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