Recapitalization • Consumer Products

Actis Capital and HarbourVest Partners Acquire Super-Max

On January 1, 2011, private equity firms Actis Capital and HarbourVest Partners acquired consumer products company Super-Max

Acquisition Context
  • This is Actis Capital’s 6th and HarbourVest Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 3rd and HarbourVest Partners’ 9th transaction in the United Kingdom.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date January 1, 2011
Target Super-Max
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
HarbourVest Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target Company

Super-Max

Feltham, United Kingdom
Super-Max is a global male grooming products producer and distributor. Super-Max was founded in 1986 and is based in Feltham, United Kingdom.
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Buyers Overview 2

Buyer

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 88 of 163
Sector: Consumer Products 6 of 6
Type: Recapitalization 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom 3 of 6
Year: 2011 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 EIC Education

Hong Kong, China

EIC Education is a provider of overseas education counselling services to students in China by number of contracts signed in 2014, with a national market share of 13%. The Company is also a major integrated overseas education advisory services provider in China, offering market leading complementary test preparation services as part of the wide range of integrated and complementary overseas education advisory services to students. EIC Education is based in Hong Kong, China.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-11 Paras Pharmaceuticals

Gurgaon, India

Paras Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a health and personal care company in India.

Sell $724M
Buyer

HarbourVest Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1978
PE ASSETS 147.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HarbourVest Partners, LLC is an investment firm that makes investments in new private equity partnerships, acquires secondary interests, and makes direct investments in operating companies. HarbourVest's largest investment area is investments in private equity funds, comprising of approximately 2/3 of HarbourVest's assets. HarbourVest's direct investment group looks for investments in growth oriented businesses at a variety of stages. The Group generally targets co-investments of $5 to $100 million, growth capital financings of $5 to $40 million, or mezzanine commitments of $5 to $20 million. Sectors of interest include software, hardware, data communications, telecommunications, and financial services. HarbourVest was formed in 1997 to assume the business of Hancock Venture Partners which was formed in 1982. HarbourVest Partners is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 91 of 214
Sector: Consumer Products 2 of 4
Type: Recapitalization 4 of 11
Country: United Kingdom 9 of 17
Year: 2011 1 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-29 York Risk Services Group

Parsippany, New Jersey, United States

York Risk Services Group is a provider of customized claims management, managed care, risk management, pool administration, and specialized loss adjusting services to markets including public entities, programs, carriers and all types of self-insureds.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-12 American Trailer Works

Sumner, Texas, United States

American Trailer Works is a manufacturer and distributor of utility and cargo trailers in North America. American Trailer Works sells trailers through independent dealers and national retailers under the PJ Trailers, Carry-On Trailer, RC Trailers, Middlebury Trailers and other private-label brand names.

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