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November 24, 2021 03:28 AM

Ionity gets new financing from Blackrock, automakers to expand network

World's largest money manager joins BMW, Daimler, Ford, VW, Hyundai, join $788M funding round

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    A Porsche Taycan at an Ionity charging station.

    A Porsche Taycan at an Ionity charging station. Ionity's 800-volt network can be used to charge the Taycan at its full potential of up to 270 kilowatts.

    FRANKFURT -- BlackRock, the world's largest money manager, has joined the electric vehicle charging venture Ionity in a 700 million euro ($788 million) funding round, providing a much-needed cash injection to speed up construction of high-power charging stations.

    The investment, which also includes contributions from existing shareholders, will enable Ionity to more than quadruple the number of high-power 350 kilowatt charging points to 7,000 by 2025, Ionity said on Wednesday.

    Ionity did not provide a detailed breakdown of the funding round, in which existing investors Volkswagen Group including Porsche and Audi, Daimler, BMW, Ford, Hyundai and Kia also participated.

    Sources said last month that BlackRock alone was close to investing around 500 million euros in Ionity.

    "Ionity really stood apart in terms of the maturity of the business and the sophistication of the existing partnerships," David Giordano, global head of renewable power at BlackRock, told Reuters.

    Founded in 2017 to accelerate the installation of charging stations along European motorways, Ionity now operates more than 1,500 charging points in 24 countries.

    Electric vehicles are taking a greater share of the European market thanks to tough new emissions regulations, but the public charging network remains a patchwork of public and private initiatives.

    BlackRock's investment in Ionity makes it the venture's first shareholder from outside the automotive industry, highlighting the growing interest in the EV sector, which not only covers production of cars but also vital infrastructure.

    "It's the coupling of the energy and mobility sector in particular that makes it an attractive asset," Ionity CEO Michael Hajesch said.

    He said that Ionity was likely to seek additional manufacturers for its hardware, which is so far mainly being built by ABB and Australia's Tritium, as part of the expansion plan.

    Asked whether Ionity would pursue an initial public offering (IPO) or a deal with a special acquisition purpose company (SPAC) to go public in its next growth phase, Hajesch said it was difficult to predict due to the market's dynamic development.

    “And that's great,” he added. “One has many options."

    A number of charging infrastructure operators, including ChargePoint and Allego, have gone public in the past year.

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