The consortium Eversholt Investment Group has signed an agreement to acquire Eversholt Rail Group from HSBC Holdings subsidiary HSBC Asset Finance (UK).
The companies in the consortium include 3i Infrastructure, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners and STAR Capital Partners.
The transaction values Eversholt's gross assets at about £2.1bn ($3.9bn) and the consortium will fund the acquisition through a combination of equity and debt, of which 3i will contribute about £176m ($284.9m) in equity.
The deal is expected to close by the end of 2010.
Eversholt Rail Group is one of the UK's three rolling stock companies and owns about 29% of the British rail fleet.
