M&A Deal Summary

Bain Capital Private Equity Acquires Uniview

On January 1, 2011, private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity acquired safety/security company Uniview

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Safety/Security sector.
  • This is Bain Capital Private Equity’s 6th transaction in China.
Investment Fate
  • Uniview was sold to a strategic buyer in 2017.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-01-01
Target Uniview
Sector Safety/Security
Buyer(s) Bain Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Uniview

Hangzhou, China
Uniview is a provider of IP-based video surveillance solutions in China.

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Buyer

Bain Capital Private Equity

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bain Capital Private Equity (BCPE), is the private equity investment arm of alternative asset management firm, Bain Capital. BCPE targets leveraged buyout and growth capital transactions in a wide variety of industries including information technology, communications, media, healthcare, industrial/manufacturing, retail/consumer, and financial services. Bain Capital is based in Boston with additional offices in New York, London, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Munich.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 85 of 253
Sector: Safety/Security M&A 1 of 3
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 24 of 51
Country: China M&A 6 of 15
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-15 Corpay

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Corpay is a global provider of fuel cards, commercial payment and data solutions, stored value solutions, and workforce payment products and services to businesses, retailers, commercial fleets, major oil companies, petroleum marketers and government entities in countries throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Corpay was formed in 1986 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-19 Seqens

Ecully, France

Seqens is a global diversified chemicals Group that produces and distributes essential chemicals that are used in everyday products. Seqens offers a broad portfolio of active ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, and specialty ingredients, develops and industrializes the most demanding molecules, and relies on its ability to innovate, develop and implement the best available technologies. Seqens was founded in 2003 and is based in Ecully, France.

Sell €240M