Growthgate Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Growthgate Capital’s most common sectors for investment arebuilding materials (15%) and business services (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (58%) and growth capital (43%). In total, Growthgate Capital has invested in 3 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Growthgate Capital

Growthgate Capital Corp.

Building 247, Office 653 Road 1704, Diplomatic Area 317,
Manama,
Bahrain
973 17 518734
www.growthgate.com
info@growthgate.com

GrowthGate Capital is a buyout firm focused on direct investments in the MENA region. GrowthGate generally pursues value creation via a buy-and-build approach and pursues platform companies valued between $100 and $200 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences, however GrowthGate will not invest in biotech, real estate, gambling, or 'environmentally unfriendly' industries. GrowthGate was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Distribution, Education, Environmental, Food, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Retail, Software, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Growth Capital, Recapitalization

Geographic Preferences: Middle East

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 50 200
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value 100 200
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 7 - - - - - 7
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Able Logistics Group FZCO 2014-12-30 - Trade Sale
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · www.ablelogisticsgroup.com
Roots Steel International Co. Ltd. 2013-02-15 - Unknown
Jeddah, United Arab Emirates · www.rootssteel.com
International Food Services Co. 2010-10-18 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · www.ifs.net.co
Roots Steel International Co. Ltd. 2010-06-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Jeddah, United Arab Emirates · www.rootssteel.com
IrisGuard, Inc. 2010-03-01 - Growth Capital
Amman, Jordan · www.irisguard.com
Rubicon Group Holding LLC 2009-10-01 - Growth Capital
Amman, Jordan · www.rubiconholding.com
Averda International FZ LLC 2008-10-14 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · www.averda.com
Roots Group Arabia Co. Ltd. 2008-05-01 - Growth Capital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · www.arabian-roots.com
Able Logistics Group FZCO 2007-04-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · www.ablelogisticsgroup.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Building Materials 1 (25%) - 1 (14%) -
Business Services 1 (25%) - 1 (14%) -
Diversified - - 1 (14%) -
Environmental 1 (25%) - 1 (14%) -
Food 1 (25%) - 1 (14%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (14%) -
Transportation - - 1 (14%) -
Total 4 - 7 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Arab Emirates 1 (25%) - 3 (43%) -
Saudi Arabia 2 (50%) - 2 (29%) -
Jordan 1 (25%) - 2 (29%) -
Total 4 - 7 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (50%) - 4 (57%) -
Growth Capital 2 (50%) - 3 (43%) -
Total 4 - 7 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (50%) -
Unknown 1 (50%) -
Total 2 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.8B USD

Established

2007

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ahmed Doumani

Co-founding Partner

Karim Souaid

Managing Partner

Jad Moujalli

Managing Director

Haythem Macki

Partner

Randa Khoury

Partner

FAQ

When was Growthgate Capital founded?

Growthgate Capital was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Growthgate Capital?

Growthgate Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Growthgate Capital headquartered?

Growthgate Capital is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

How much capital does Growthgate Capital have under management?

Growthgate Capital has 1.8B USD under management.

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