Weil advised Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a part of BlackRock, on the definitive agreement to acquire TCR, the largest independent lessor of airport ground support equipment, from 3i Infrastructure plc. Members of TCR’s management team will invest alongside GIP.

Headquartered in Brussels, TCR owns and manages a global fleet of airport ground support equipment, supporting safe and efficient aircraft operations across more than 200 airports worldwide.

With over $193 billion of assets under management, GIP is a leading infrastructure investor that specializes in investing in, owning and operating some of the largest and most complex assets across the energy, transport, digital infrastructure and water and waste management sectors.

The Weil team was led by Corporate partners Brendan Moylan and Murray Cox with Finance partner Simon Caridia and Brussels Antitrust partner Niklas Maydell. The team included Corporate counsel Laurence Feeny and Jamie MacDonagh, and associates Xavier Khan and Matthew Williams; Finance associate Sagarika Sridhar; Brussels Antitrust counsel Jakob Dewispelaere; and Tax partner Oliver Walker and associate Enda Kerin.