M&A Deal Summary

Catalyst Principal Partners Acquires Chai Bora

On January 16, 2013, private equity firm Catalyst Principal Partners acquired food company Chai Bora

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Catalyst Principal Partners’ 1st transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Catalyst Principal Partners’ 1st transaction in Tanzania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-01-16
Target Chai Bora
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Catalyst Principal Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Chai Bora

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Chai Bora does food and beverages business with market leadership in packed tea products under the Chai Bora and African Infusions brands. Chai Bora was founded in 1994 and is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Catalyst Principal Partners

Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2009
PE ASSETS 125M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Catalyst Principal Partners is a privat equity firm focused on investing in emerging and mid-sized companies operating in Eastern Africa. Catalyst looks to invest $5 to $20 million per transaction and typically pursues companies in the consumer goods, retail, financial services, business services, industrials, manufacturing, technology, and communications sectors. Catalyst Principal Partners was formed in 2009 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector (Food) 1 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 3
Country (Tanzania) 1 of 2
Year (2013) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-15 Yes Brand Food & Beverages

Ethiopia

Yes Brand Food & Beverages is a beverages business with the bottled water brand in the country. Yes Brand Food & Beverages is based in Ethiopia.

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