Peacock Group Holdings, backed by Arcus Infrastructure Partners, has agreed to acquire a portfolio of 9,000 tank containers and associated operating and financial leases from Gem Containers Ltd.
This is Arcus’ second investment in the tank container sector, following the acquisition of a majority stake in Peacock in February.
The acquired fleet consists of a variety of tank container types, early in their asset life cycle, with solid long-term leases to clients. The addition of the Gem assets will boost Peacock’s total fleet to 16,500 tank containers, moving Peacock into the top six tank container lessors globally.
“The tank container market has proven resilient over the last years, including during the global COVID-19 pandemic,” said Ian Harding, co-managing partner and head of origination at Arcus. “With its expanded young fleet, we are convinced tha
