LONDON and SYDNEY, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed"), a leading international infrastructure asset manager, today announced that one of its value-add funds has agreed the acquisition of C3 Limited ("C3"), a New Zealand-headquartered port logistics and materials handling business, from Brookfield.
C3 is a leading provider to New Zealand's ports and to Australian and New Zealand forestry sectors, delivering essential infrastructure services to blue-chip customers across national import and export supply chains. It operates 15 strategic port and inland sites throughout New Zealand and Australia, supporting port-side container logistics as well as large exporters across diversified sectors.
Specialist materials handling in timber and forestry is C3's largest sector focus and a core area of operational expertise. The company has an extensive presence at key New Zealand and Australian seaports and mill-integrated sites, operating specialist fibre-processing and export infrastructure. It provides a full terminal to vessel solution, including log marshalling, debarking and chipping, and loading onto vessels. C3 handles approximately half of New Zealand's total log exports, which represents c.NZ$3.4bn of annual export revenue. C3 offers a stable base from which to grow, with key customer tenure exceeding 20 years.
C3 also operates critical container logistics operations and port equipment in key locations across New Zealand, providing integrated logistics services to exporters across multiple sectors including dairy, agriculture and energy. It handles c.50% of containers at the country's busiest port, Tauranga.
With exporters requiring greater efficiencies in their routes to market, C3 is well-positioned for sustained growth from adjacent opportunities. Continued investment is planned to build on its well-established platform, developing its port presence and logistics capabilities to expand its customer offering across the logistics value chain.
C3 reflects InfraRed's value-add approach: a platform with strong fundamental infrastructure characteristics, offering attractive opportunities to apply growth capital and operational expertise to build and de-risk the business.
Sven Stubican, Head of European and APAC Investments, Value-Add at InfraRed, said:
"What makes C3 particularly compelling is the opportunity to enhance its established position in the container handling and forestry supply chain by broadening the services it offers customers. Over decades, the business has developed a strategic port presence, deep customer relationships and specialist operational capabilities, providing a strong platform for expansion. C3 benefits from a resilient base of core earnings, and we will seek to build on this via attractive adjacent opportunities.
"InfraRed has been active across Australia and New Zealand for more than 15 years and has made and realised multiple value-add investments in the region. In acquiring C3, we are backing an experienced management team with a strong track record and will leverage our long-standing local experience to support the business in delivering its next phase of growth."
Gavin Hudson, Chief Executive at C3, said:
"C3 plays an important role in connecting New Zealand and Australian exporters to international markets, built on decades of operational know-how and strategic port and inland locations. We're proud of what the team has achieved and excited to be working with InfraRed to broaden our services across the export value chain, as we continue to seek new opportunities to support our customers."
C3 serves clients within forestry and other sectors that are subject to robust environmental regulatory frameworks aligned with international standards.
Notes to Editor
About InfraRed Capital Partners ("InfraRed")
InfraRed is a leading international mid-market infrastructure asset manager. Over the past 25 years, InfraRed has established itself as a highly successful developer and an active steward of essential infrastructure.
InfraRed manages US$13bn of equity capital[1] for investors around the globe in listed and private funds, spanning core to value-add strategies.
InfraRed combines a global reach, operating worldwide from offices in London, New York, Miami, Frankfurt, Madrid, Sydney and Seoul, with deep sector expertise from a team of more than 160 people.
InfraRed is part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life, and benefits from its scale and global platform.
For more information, please visit www.ircp.com.
[1] Uses a 5-year average FX between currency pairs as at 31 March 2026: USD per GBP – 1.2889; USD per EUR – 1.1044. EUM of USD 13.86bn.
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InfraRed acquires a leading New Zealand logistics and materials handling platform
DLG further develops its commitment to the Australian agricultural market – New platform builds on Future Ag powered by Agritechnica – Hannover Fairs Australia is cooperation partner – Premiere from 21 to 23 July 2027 in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Agritechnica, the world's leading trade fair for agricultural machinery, is further expanding its international presence. With "Agritechnica Australia", a new exhibition platform for agricultural machinery, agtech and modern crop production systems in Australian broadacre farming will launch in 2027. Organised by DLG (German Agricultural Society) and HFA (Hannover Fairs Australia), the new exhibition will premiere from 21 to 23 July 2027 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
"With Agritechnica Australia, we are taking the next strategic step in the international development of the Agritechnica brand. Australia is an important and highly innovative agricultural market. By combining the international reach and expertise of Agritechnica with the specific requirements of Australian broadacre farming, we are creating new opportunities for knowledge exchange, innovation and business," says Jens Kremer, Managing Director of DLG Markets GmbH. Agritechnica Australia represents the next step following FutureAg powered by Agritechnica, the event platform launched jointly by DLG and Hannover Fairs Australia in 2023.
Held every two years in Hanover, Germany, Agritechnica is the world's largest agricultural machinery trade fair, attracting more than 2,800 exhibitors and over 470,000 visitors from around the world. As one of the world's major agricultural markets, Australia offers favourable conditions for the development and adoption of agricultural machinery, automation, digitalisation and agtech. Large-scale farming operations, strong productivity requirements and challenging climatic conditions drive demand for innovative technologies. Agritechnica Australia will connect these market needs with the international network and technical expertise of Agritechnica.
Built for Australian broadacre farming
Free to attend, Agritechnica Australia will combine an international exhibition with a technical programme tailored to the needs of Australian growers and agribusiness professionals. The focus will be on machinery, precision agriculture, automation and robotics, digital farming, resource efficiency, climate adaptation and innovative production systems.
"Agritechnica Australia connects the specific needs of Australian farming with international technology, know-how and practical expertise. Our strong network across the Australian agricultural sector helps us create a platform closely aligned with the realities of broadacre farming while giving Australian innovation greater international visibility," says Lola Rauch, Show Director Agritechnica Australia at DLG. International exhibitors and country pavilions will bring technologies, expertise and new solutions to Australia, while Australian companies will gain greater visibility within the international Agritechnica network. Two main stages will feature Australian and international speakers from farming, research and industry, complemented by a dedicated Tech Demo Stage for practical demonstrations of agtech and digital solutions.
The DLG Agrileaders programme will bring selected leading farmers, buyers and agribusiness decision-makers from Australia and New Zealand to the event. Agritechnica Australia is being developed by DLG and Hannover Fairs Australia together with a strong network of Australian agricultural organisations, including GrainGrowers Australia, AusAgritech, the Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) and the National Farmers' Federation (NFF).
"By bringing farmers, technology providers, industry organisations and international expertise together in Melbourne, Agritechnica Australia will create a focused platform for exchange, business and collaboration across the agricultural sector," says Tim Bostridge, Managing Director Hannover Fairs Australia.
Agritechnica Australia 2027
- Date: 21–23 July 2027
- Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Focus: Agricultural machinery, agtech and modern production systems for broadacre farming
- Admission: Free for farmers and industry professionals
- Organiser: DLG Markets in cooperation with Hannover Fairs Australia
- www.agritechnica-australia.com
About the organisers
DLG (German Agricultural Society) stands for progress and sustainable productivity growth in agriculture and the food sector. Through its international network, specialist events and testing and technical expertise, DLG creates platforms for knowledge transfer, innovation and business exchange. DLG Markets organises the two world-leading trade fairs Agritechnica for agricultural machinery and EuroTier for animal farming technology. Around 30 additional trade fairs and conferences in the fields of agriculture and the food sector complement the portfolio.
www.dlg.org
Hannover Fairs Australia (HFA) is part of Deutsche Messe's international trade fair network and has many years of experience in the development and organisation of trade events and conferences in Australia. HFA contributes extensive local market knowledge and a broad network across business and industry to Agritechnica Australia.
www.hannoverfairs.com.au
CONTACT:
DLG, Malene Conlong, +49 (0)69 24 788-237, m.conlong@dlg.org, www.dlg.org;
Hannover Fairs Australia, Matthew Appleby, +61 2 9280 3400, matthew.appleby@hannoverfairs.com.au, www.hannoverfairs.com.au
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Agritechnica Australia to launch in Melbourne in 2027
