M&A Deal Summary

The Abraaj Group Acquires C&J Medicare

On March 1, 2011, asset manager The Abraaj Group acquired healthcare services company C&J Medicare

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 9th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 4th transaction in Ghana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-03-01
Target C&J Medicare
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) The Abraaj Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

C&J Medicare

Accra, Ghana
C&J Medicare (C&J) is a leading private provider of healthcare services to individual and corporate clients in Ghana. Its medical facilities include three walk-in clinics for the general public as well as onsite clinics for companies such as the Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Pioneer Food Cannery and Cargill Ghana. In addition to its medical complex, C&J operates a pharmaceutical distribution business and a managed healthcare unit. The Abraaj Group’s investment has enabled C&J to establish a cutting-edge medical imaging and diagnostics center that provides first-class services to a broad section of the Ghanaian population.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Abraaj Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 7.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Abraaj Capital Limited is a private equity firm that seeks investments in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Abraaj looks for stable, mature businesses and uses a 'buy and build' strategy for growth. Areas of interest include aerospace, healthcare, transportation, financial services, leisure, education, energy, and manufacturing. In addition to its buyout and growth capital investments, Abraaj also invests in real estate and infrastructure. Abraaj Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Dubai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 104 of 182
Sector (Healthcare Services) 9 of 24
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 95 of 144
Country (Ghana) 4 of 6
Year (2011) 3 of 20
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-01 Viva Pharmaceutical

BC, Canada

Vivapharm (Viva) is a medium-sized, family-run manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and natural products based out of Vancouver, Canada. Viva currently exports to Asia and the Middle East and is investing in another facility in Brunei to take advantage of the proximity of the markets it is targeting.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 Unimed

Sousse, Tunisia

Unimed is a leading player in sterile form products. It has more than 60 drug registrations covering mainly liquid injectables, powder injectables and eye drops. The company largely addresses the needs of domestic hospitals and private markets and carries out contract manufacturing for large international pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Mylan and Théa.

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