Macquarie sells stake in undersea cable to Mitsubishi

The deal turns Mitsubishi into the first Japanese company operating an overseas offshore transmission cable. Macquarie sold its 50 percent stake in the UK’s £105m Walney 1 project.

Macquarie Capital Group has sold its 50 percent interest in the Walney 1 offshore undersea transmission cable, located in the UK, to Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi Corporation for an undisclosed amount.

Mitsubishi says the deal turns it into the first Japanese company operating an overseas offshore transmission cable.

Macquarie and Barclays Integrated Infrastructure Fund originally bought the undersea cable in late October for £105.4

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