Closed transaction

As part of the transferred restructuring, the regional railway lines RRX RE 1 & RRX RE 11 of the Abellio Group in Germany were taken over by National Express Group. As a result of the deal, National Express is now the second largest regional rail operator

Advised by
Client
Counterparty
Deal stage
Closed transaction
Service
Buy
Sector
Transportation
Sub-sector
Rail Products & Svcs.
Market
EMEA
Contact
durst@abacus-cf.com

Deal details

National Express Group is a UK transport company providing bus and train services in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Morocco.
On 1 February 2022, the RRX RE1 and RRX RE 11 rail lines previously operated by Abellio were taken over by National Express as part of Abellio's insolvency in Germany. The trains of the RRX RE 1 line run between Aachen and Hamm in western Germany. The trains of the RRX RE 11 line (Düsseldorf - Kassel) also run between western Germany and central Germany.
National Express aims to operate the new lines in the long term. The aim is to consolidate and at the same time further expand its market position in NRW by defending the new lines.

Fabian Durst RoleManaging Director FirmABACUS Corporate Finance Fabian is founding shareholder and CEO of ABACUS Corporate Finance GmbH and since 2002 in the international M&A and investment business. View profile
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