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BALFOUR BEATTY DISPOSES OF TEN INVESTMENTS ASSETS
Balfour Beatty has completed the disposal of ten UK infrastructure assets from its portfolio, generating combined proceeds of £87 million in December 2025, resulting in a total gain of £7 million. These disposed assets include three Offshore Transmission Owners, five street lighting projects, one biomass plant, and one road concession. The sale aligns with the group's strategy to optimize value by divesting operational assets while continuing to pursue new investment opportunities. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nNews Release\n \n5 January 2026\n \nBALFOUR BEATTY COMPLETES DISPOSAL OF TEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ASSETS\nBalfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, today announces the sale of ten UK assets from its Infrastructure Investments portfolio. In December 2025, the Group sold its share in each of the assets to Equitix for combined proceeds of £87 million, with a total gain on the disposals of £7 million.\nThe disposed assets comprise three Offshore Transmission Owners (OFTOs), five street lighting projects, one biomass plant and one road concession.\nThe combined proceeds are in excess of the Balfour Beatty Directors' valuation as of 27 June 2025, consistent with the Group's strategy of optimising value through the disposal of operational assets, whilst continuing to invest in new asset opportunities.\n \nENDS\nAnalyst/investor enquiries: Jim Ryan\nTel. +44 (0)785 836 8527 [email protected]\nMedia enquiries: Vivienne Dunn\nTel. +44 (0)203 810 2345 [email protected]\n\nNotes to editors:\n· Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with 27,000 employees driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.\n· We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.\n· For over 100 years, we have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world. Currently, we are working to deliver Hinkley Point C, the first UK nuclear power station in a generation; constructing the world-class arts and cultural facility, the Lyric Theatre, in Hong Kong; and designing, building, financing, operating and maintaining the Automated People Mover superstructure at the fifth busiest airport in the world, Los Angeles International Airport.\n· Balfour Beatty Investments is an international infrastructure investor operating in the UK and US. We provide the investment capability required to deliver complex infrastructure projects. As one of the largest investors in the Public Private Partner...