Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is an infastracture owning company, a private equity fund led by Credit Suisse and General Electric[1]. Current assets include a 75% stake in London City Airport and Biffa Limited, a UK based waste management company. GIP has agreed to buy Gatwick Airport from BAA Limited for £1.51bn on 21 October 2009. [2] Gatwick Airport is notable for being London's second largest international airport and second busiest in the United Kingdom after Heathrow. In 2008, it was the world's 28th-busiest airport in terms of passenger numbers[3] and 9th busiest in terms of international passengers.[4] It is the world's busiest single-runway international airport.
GIP also owns:- [5]
- UK waste management company Biffa Limited
- Chesapeake Midstream Partners
- Ruby Pipeline Holding Company
- GIM Channelview Cogeneration
- East India Petroleum Limited
- IPH (Jersey) Limited
- International Trade Logistics S.A.
- PSA (UK) East Terminal Limited
- Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited, owners of EastPort
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