Selection of an Investment Partner for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence

This is an investment and commercialisation opportunity in relation to the Global Centre of Rail Excellence ("GCRE"), a planned railway infrastructure and rolling stock testing, proving, demonstration and storage facility in South Wales, on a site of 700 hectares located within the Powys and Neath Port Talbot local authorities. GCRE is being developed by GCRE Ltd, wholly owned by the Welsh Government. Through this procurement process, GCRE Ltd is seeking a joint venture partner ("Strategic Investor") to develop and fund GCRE to completion. The Strategic Investor will play a lead role in its successful and timely implementation, along with further commercialisation of the GCRE opportunity. The Strategic Investor could be a single investor or a consortium of investors, who will acquire a majority shareholding in and control of GCRE Ltd (being a minimum of 51%). The GCRE team will be holding an event in London on Wednesday 7 December 2022 to discuss the opportunity ahead in more detail with potential Strategic Investors. Those wishing to register for the event can do so here: https://directory.railbusinessdaily.com/gcre/