Americold completes $1.1B joint venture by placing 12 warehouses under EQT
Americold Realty Trust completed a cold-storage joint venture with EQT’s Active Core Infrastructure fund covering 12 U.S. temperature-controlled warehouses with more than $1.3 billion of gross asset value. EQT acquired 70% and Americold retained 30% and serves as day-to-day manager. Expected debt repayment cuts annual interest expense by ~$46 million and leverage by ~0.75 turn, with up to $70 million net exposure under a 10-year income-support arrangement if thresholds aren’t met.