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8/19/2021
Trinity Industries Inc. and Wafra Inc., a global alternative-investment manager, yesterday announced a new rail-car investment vehicle (RIV) program between Trinity and certain funds managed by Wafra.
The RIV program will invest in diversified portfolios of leased rail cars originated by Trinity Industries Leasing Co. (TILC) targeting up to $1 billion in total acquisitions over an expected three-year investment period.
The program is structured as a new joint venture, Signal Rail Holdings LLC, between Wafra Funds and Trinity, with Wafra Funds owning a 90% stake and TILC owning 10%. TILC will continue to service all rail cars owned by Signal Rail.
In connection with the launch of the RIV program, Signal Rail has acquired a portfolio of 3,600 rail cars, representing a diverse pool of on-lease units from TILC's leased fleet.