I Squared Capital Bids A$898M for Australia's oOh!media

Miami-based infrastructure investment firm I Squared Capital announced Monday it has signed a Scheme Implementation Agreement to acquire all issued shares of oOh!media Limited, an Australian Securities Exchange-listed out-of-home media platform operating across Australia and New Zealand. The all-cash deal values oOh!media's equity at approximately A$898 million, or roughly US$631 million, with shareholders set to receive A$1.70 per share.

The transaction will proceed by way of a scheme of arrangement, a court-supervised acquisition structure commonly used in Australian corporate law that requires approval from both shareholders and the courts before it can be completed. The offer price represents a straightforward cash exit for oOh!media shareholders, removing exposure to ongoing market fluctuations in the advertising sector.

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I Squared Capital, which describes itself as a leading independent global infrastructure investor, has been expanding its portfolio across digital and physical infrastructure assets worldwide. The firm's pursuit of oOh!media reflects a growing institutional appetite for out-of-home media networks, which are increasingly viewed as infrastructure assets given their long-term contracts and physical footprint spanning billboards, transit displays, and other public-facing formats across two countries.

oOh!media operates one of the largest out-of-home media networks in Australia and New Zealand, giving I Squared Capital a significant entry point into the Asia-Pacific advertising infrastructure market. The deal, if completed, would take oOh!media private and remove it from ASX trading. No timeline for regulatory or shareholder approvals was disclosed in the initial announcement.

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