Porterbrook Leasing

Porterbrook Leasing Company Limited ("Porterbrook") is a leading participant in the rail leasing market and has a rolling stock fleet of around 5,000 vehicles on lease or on order, which includes c.4,500 passenger vehicles. Since privatisation, Porterbrook has invested over £3bn in the UK rail market. The company is looking to invest a further £1bn in Britain's railway over the next five years. Porterbrook has successfully introduced over 2,500 new vehicles into passenger service. The company continues to invest across its existing fleets to ensure they remain attractive to operators and passengers. Porterbrook also provides ongoing train maintenance services. In October 2014, the Porterbrook Group of companies was acquired by a consortium of investors including Alberta Investment Management Corporation ("AIMCo"), Allianz Capital Partners ("ACP") on behalf of certain insurance companies of the Allianz Group, EDF Invest and a consortium of Utilities Trust of Australia ("UTA"), The Infrastructure Fund ("TIF") and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Pension Fund ("RBS").