FTAI Infrastructure Inc.FTAI Infrastructure acquires Tidewater Logistics for $45M, funded via term loan upsizing, expected to add $9M Adjusted EBITDA.

FTAI Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of AP Shale Logistics ManagementCo, doing business as Tidewater Logistics, a barge and rail transloading company with operations in Ohio, West Virginia, and Texas, for approximately $45 million in cash. The purchase was funded through an upsizing of FIP's existing term loan with existing lenders. Tidewater is expected to generate $9 million of Adjusted EBITDA in the next twelve months, with additional upside from expanded customer relationships, increased throughput volumes, and integration with FIP's Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. CEO Ken Nicholson described Tidewater as a natural fit for FIP's growing infrastructure platform, highlighting its complementary transloading capabilities and strategically located facilities.
FTAI Infrastructure Inc.FTAI Infrastructure acquires Tidewater Logistics for $45M, funded via term loan upsizing, expected to add $9M Adjusted EBITDA.
Tidewater IncTidewater Logistics is acquired by FTAI Infrastructure; the transaction is the subject of the article.
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway is expected to benefit from integration with Tidewater's transloading capabilities and increased throughput.