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Metropistas

Company type	privately held company
Industry	transportation
Genre	toll road
Founded	May 19, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-19)
Headquarters	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Area served	San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area
Key people	Gonzalo Alcalde, CEO
Services	operates PR-5, PR-20, PR-22, PR-52, PR-53, PR-66, and Teodoro Moscoso Bridge
Revenue	$89.1 million USD
Owners	Goldman Sachs Abertis
Website	www.metropistas.com

Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, LLC English: Puerto Rico Metropolitan Expressways —stylized as metropistas English: Metro Expressways— is the public–private partnership, privately held company, and limited liability company that operates PR-5, PR-20, PR-22, PR-52, PR-53, PR-66, and Teodoro Moscoso Bridge on behalf of the Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority. The company is a consortium between Goldman Sachs and Abertis where Goldman Sachs initially served as majority owner through its Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners II infrastructure fund, while Abertis initially served as minority partner and main operator. However, in February 2013 Abertis acquired 6% of Goldman Sach's equity, elevating its position as majority owner with 51% ownership.

In late 2018 it was given a BBB rating by Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and has a Concession Agreement with the Puerto Rico Highway Transportation Authority for Puerto Rico Highway 5 and Puerto Rico Highway 22.

See also

• List of highways in Puerto Rico

Notes

1. EFE (2014; in Spanish) "Abertis compró a dos fondos de inversión gestionados por Goldman Sachs el 6% de Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico (Metropistas) por $43.6 millones, con lo que su participación en dicha sociedad se eleva al 51%."

References

1. Joanisabel González. "Gobierno selecciona a Metropistas para operar otras tres autopistas en Puerto Rico". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
2. "Quiénes Somos" (in Spanish). Metropistas. Archived from the original on 2012-10-29. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
3. Marino, John (June 20, 2011). "Abertis-Goldman wins highway deal with $1B bid". Caribbean Business. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
4. Roumeliotis, Greg (March 2, 2010). "Goldman scaling back second infrastructure fund-sources". Reuters. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
5. "Puerto Rico PR-22 and PR-5 Lease". Office of Innovative Program Delivery, Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
6. "Empresa española administrará Metropistas" (in Spanish). EFE. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
7. "KBRA Assigns BBB- Rating to Autopistas Metropolitanas de Puerto Rico, LLC's 6.75% Senior Secured Notes Due 2035". MarketWatch.

External links

• Official site (in Spanish)

• Highways in Puerto Rico
• Public–private partnerships in Puerto Rico
• 2011 establishments in Puerto Rico