Qalaa Holdings Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Qalaa Holdings’ most common sectors for investment areoil/gas exploration (15%) and transportation (15%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include stake purchase (39%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (29%). In total, Qalaa Holdings has invested in 5 different countries.

The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (50%). Qalaa Holdings’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2014 when it sold Sphinx Glass for $190M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity25
    • M&A Buy Activity21
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Qalaa Holdings

Qalaa Holdings S.A.E.

1089 Corniche El-Nil Four Seasons Nile Plaza Office Building, Garden City,
Cairo, 11519
Egypt
+20 (2) 2791-4440
www.qalaaholdings.com
info@citadelcapital.com

Qalaa Holdings is an independent private equity firm focused on traditional buyout, consolidation, and turnaround opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Qalaa prefers investments requiring a minimum equity commitment of $100 million. Sectors of interest include energy, cement, specialty real estate, mining, agribusiness, glass manufacturing, transportation and metallurgy. Qalaa generally looks for control positions only when evaluating transactions. Qalaa Holdings was formed in 2004 and is based in Cairo, Egypt.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Building Materials, Chemicals, Construction, Energy Services and Equipment, Environmental, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Publishing, Real Estate, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Consolidation, Special Situations/Distressed

Geographic Preferences: Africa, Middle East

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

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 21 - - - - - 21
Sell (0.0/yr) # 4 - - - - - 4
vol $190M $190M
  25

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bonyan Development and Trade 2018-07-01 - Secondary Sale
Cairo, Egypt · www.bonyanegypt.com
Sphinx Glass Ltd 2014-05-26 190M USD Trade Sale
Cairo, Egypt · www.sphinxglass.com
Africa Railways 2009-12-01 - Consolidation
, South Africa
Tawazon 2009-11-01 - Stake Purchase
, Egypt
Rift Valley Railways 2009-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
, Kenya
United Foundries Company S.A.E. 2008-12-01 - Stake Purchase
Cairo, Egypt
Nile Valley Petroleum Ltd. 2008-06-01 - Acquisition Financing
, Sudan
Sphinx Glass Ltd 2007-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Cairo, Egypt · www.sphinxglass.com
Rally Energy Corp. 2007-09-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.rallyenergy.com
Gozour 2007-09-01 - Consolidation
, Egypt
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 2 (20%) - 3 (14%) -
Oil/Gas Exploration 1 (10%) - 3 (14%) -
Transportation 1 (10%) - 3 (14%) -
Agriculture 2 (20%) - 2 (10%) -
Financial Services 1 (10%) - 2 (10%) -
Metals/Mining - - 2 (10%) -
Building Materials 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Business Services 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Chemicals - - 1 (5%) -
Environmental 1 (10%) - 1 (5%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (5%) -
Real Estate - - 1 (5%) -
Total 10 - 21 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
Egypt 9 (90%) - 16 (76%) -
Sudan 1 (10%) - 2 (10%) -
Canada - - 1 (5%) -
  Alberta - - 1 (5%) -
Kenya - - 1 (5%) -
South Africa - - 1 (5%) -
Domestic 9 (90%) - 16 (76%) -
Cross-border 1 (10%) - 5 (24%) -
Total 10 - 21 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Stake Purchase 5 (50%) - 8 (38%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (20%) - 6 (29%) -
Consolidation 3 (30%) - 5 (24%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 1 (5%) -
Add-on Acquisition - - 1 (5%) -
Total 10 - 21 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (50%) 190M (100%)
Secondary Sale 2 (50%) -
Total 4 $190M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $190M
TOTAL $190M
Largest Sphinx Glass Ltd
$190M (2014-05-26)

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Investor(s)
50%
2 (50%)
Strategic(s)
25%
1 (25%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

9.5B USD

Established

2004

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Ahmed Heikal

Chairman & Founder

Hisham El Khazindar

Managing Director & Co-Founder

Tarek El-Gammal

Group CFO

Wael Radwan

Group Chief Government Relations Officer

Ehab Khaled

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

FAQ

When was Qalaa Holdings founded?

Qalaa Holdings was founded in 2004.

What type of investor is Qalaa Holdings?

Qalaa Holdings is a private equity firm.

Where is Qalaa Holdings headquartered?

Qalaa Holdings is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt.

How much capital does Qalaa Holdings have under management?

Qalaa Holdings has 9.5B USD under management.

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