Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-11-13 |
| Target | Dollar General |
| Sector | Retail |
| Sellers(s) |
KKR
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking |
| Deal Type | IPO |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 367.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (KKR) is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into three business segments which include private markets, public markets, and capital markets and principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will consider investments in a broad range of industries located in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976, is based in New York City, and has offices throughout the globe.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 30 of 158 |
| Sector (Retail) | 3 of 7 |
| Type (IPO) | 14 of 47 |
| State (Tennessee) | 1 of 3 |
| Country (United States) | 19 of 77 |
| Year (2009) | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-08 |
TASC
Chantilly, Virginia, United States TASC is a provider of advanced systems engineering, integration and decision-support services to the intelligence, defense, homeland security and civilian-federal agencies. |
Buy | $1.7B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 |
THG
Manchester, United Kingdom THG is an online beauty and wellbeing businesses that operates 166 websites, retailing to customers in 160 countries. THG was founded in 2004 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| PE ASSETS | 155.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 22 of 107 |
| Sector (Retail) | 2 of 4 |
| Type (IPO) | 12 of 26 |
| State (Tennessee) | 1 of 1 |
| Country (United States) | 15 of 76 |
| Year (2009) | 5 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-03 |
NuVox Communications
Greenville, South Carolina, United States NuVox Communications, Inc. is an integrated communications provider. NuVox is a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) offering comprehensive voice and data communications products and services to customers. NuVox delivers services via its industry MPLS-based wide area private IP network. |
Sell | $643M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-16 |
Cobalt International Energy
Houston, Texas, United States Cobalt International Energy, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on pursuing niche opportunities in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico and offshore international areas. Cobalt's strategy is to utilize its regional expertise along with advanced technology to identify and develop meaningful reserve targets in select offshore ventures. Cobalt International Energy is based in Houston, Texas. |
Sell | - |
