ChinaVest Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Merchant Bank Profile

ChinaVest’s most common sectors for investment aresoftware (25%) and technology hardware (25%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (50%) and stake purchase (25%). In total, ChinaVest has invested in 2 US states and 2 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2001 when it acquired eOn Communications for $485M.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (58%). ChinaVest’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold AsiaInfo Technologies for $890M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity7
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

ChinaVest

ChinaVest

2801, Huaihai Plaza, 1045 Middle Huaihai Road Xuhui District,
Shanghai, 200031
China
+8621 6323 2255
www.chinavest.com
info@chinavest.com.cn

ChinaVest is an investment and financial advisory firm based in China. The Firm functions as a bridge to Chinese companies and foreign multi-national corporations. As a financial intermediary, ChinaVest assists foreign multinational companies, local Chinese firms, private equity funds and other investors evaluate and execute cross-border transactions. The Firm concentrates on mergers & acquisitions, private placements, divestitures, joint ventures, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts and corporate restructuring in both private and public companies. As a principal investor, ChinaVest takes both majority and minority equity stakes in Chinese firms and may also co-invest with hedge funds or private equity funds. ChinaVest was founded in 1981 is based in Shanghai.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Communications, Consumer Services, Distribution, Electronics, Financial Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Media, Restaurants, Semiconductors, Software, Technology Hardware, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout, Add-on Acquisition

Geographic Preferences: Asia/Pacific

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 25 400
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $485M $485M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
vol $1.1B $1.1B
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
eOn Communications Corp. 2014-06-06 - Merger
Corinth, Missouri · www.eoncc.com
AsiaInfo Technologies Ltd. 2013-05-13 890M USD Stake Sale
Beijing, China · www.asiainfo.com
Chic Logistics 2007-10-18 60M USD Trade Sale
Shanghai, China · www.logistics-chic.com
AsiaInfo Technologies Ltd. 2006-12-01 - Stake Purchase
Beijing, China · www.asiainfo.com
ServGate Technologies, Inc. 2006-04-10 - Trade Sale
Milpitas, California · www.servgate.com
CV Global Logistics 2004-12-31 - Trade Sale
Beijing, China
ServGate Technologies, Inc. 2004-01-27 - Venture
Milpitas, California · www.servgate.com
Stream Machine Co. 2001-12-10 110M USD Trade Sale
Milpitas, California · www.streammachine.com
eOn Communications Corp. 2001-05-01 485M EUR Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Corinth, Missouri · www.eoncc.com
Corgi International Ltd. 1997-03-01 - IPO
Hong Kong, China
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Technology Hardware - - 1 (25%) 485M (100%)
Information Technology - - 1 (25%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (25%) -
Software - - 1 (25%) -
Total - - 4 $485M

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States - - 2 (50%) 485M (100%)
  Missouri - - 1 (25%) 485M (100%)
  California - - 1 (25%) -
China - - 2 (50%) -
Domestic - - 2 (50%) -
Cross-border - - 2 (50%) 485M (100%)
Total - - 4 $485M

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 2 (50%) 485M (100%)
Stake Purchase - - 1 (25%) -
Venture - - 1 (25%) -
Total - - 4 $485M

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 2 (29%) 110M (10%)
Trade Sale 2 (29%) 60M (6%)
Stake Sale 1 (14%) 890M (84%)
IPO 1 (14%) -
Merger 1 (14%) -
Total 7 $1.1B

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $485M
TOTAL $485M
Largest eOn Communications Corp.
$485M (2001-05-01)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $1.0B
< $100M 1 $60M
TOTAL $1.1B
Largest AsiaInfo Technologies Ltd.
$890M (2013-05-13)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Strategic(s)
71%
5 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Merchant Bank

Size

Middle-Market

Established

1981

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Robert Theleen

Chairman & CEO

Jenny Hsui

President

John Cohn

Senior Managing Director

Piers Higson Smith

Managing Director & Head of Hong Kong Office

Cynthia Yu

Vice President

FAQ

When was ChinaVest founded?

ChinaVest was founded in 1981.

What type of investor is ChinaVest?

ChinaVest is a merchant bank.

Where is ChinaVest headquartered?

ChinaVest is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

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