M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2007-10-22 |
| Target | Arysta LifeScience |
| Sector | Agriculture |
| Buyer(s) | Permira |
| Sellers(s) | Olympus Capital Holdings Asia |
| Deal Type | Secondary Buyout |
| Deal Value | 2.2B USD |
| Advisor(s) | Goldman Sachs Lehman Brothers, Inc. (Financial) Freshfields (Legal) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| PE ASSETS | 75.0B EUR |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Permira is a mega-sized private equity firm that targets large company investments around the world. Permira invests to support acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, take-privates, turnarounds, and growth buyouts. Areas of interest include healthcare, financial services, chemicals, consumer products and services, industrial products and services, technology, media, and telecom. Permira will consider opportunities in Europe, Asia, and North America. Permira was formed in 1985 and has offices in Menlo Park, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm, Tokyo, Guernsey and New York City.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 65 of 156 |
| Sector (Agriculture) | 1 of 2 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 5 of 41 |
| Country (Japan) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2007) | 6 of 6 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 17 of 60 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-12 |
Principal Hayley Hotels
Harrogate, United Kingdom Principal Hotels is a four star hotel chain comprising six hotels, including The Russell (London) and The George (Edinburgh), which compete in the upper mid-market segment of the UK hotel market and have an established presence in the residential conference market.In September 2006, the Permira Funds invested in Venice Luxco Sarl to support the EUR468.9 million management buyout of Principal Hotels. The hotels, which operate throughout the UK, are prominently located in key regional markets and benefit from strong corporate and leisure demand.The strategy developed by the management team will focus on strengthening the company?s position in the residential conference market in the UK, repositioning newly refurbished assets and pursuing improvements in select hotels. Further conference rooms, bedrooms and leisure facilities will be added to the properties where there is sufficient demand. Management are identifying suitable add-on acquisitions in the upscale hotel market in the UK and Europe, with the goal of enhancing and diversifying the existing hotel portfolio. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-15 |
Aearo Technologies
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States Aearo is a global leader in the hearing, eye, face, head and respiratory protection segments of the global personal protection equipment market. Aearo manufactures and sells hearing protection devices, communication headsets, prescription and non-prescription safety eyewear, face shields, reusable and disposable respirators, fall protection equipment, hard hats and first aid kits in more than 70 countries. |
Sell | $1.2B |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.5B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Olympus Capital Holdings Asia Limited is a private equity firm that targets investments throughout Asia, including Japan, Korea, India and Greater China. Target industries include agribusiness/food, business services, environmental services/alternative energy, financial services, manufacturing and natural resources. Olympus Capital was formed in 1997 and has offices in Hong Kong, New York, Seoul, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Tokyo.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Sector (Agriculture) | 1 of 1 |
| Type (Secondary Buyout) | 1 of 2 |
| Country (Japan) | 1 of 2 |
| Year (2007) | 1 of 1 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-10 |
Kyoto Kimono Yuzen
Tokyo, Japan Kyoto Kimono Yuzen Co., Ltd. is a leading specialty retailer engaged in the sale and rental of general kimonos and furisode (a formal long-sleeved kimono for young women turning 20), as well as related merchandise such as general drapery and jewelry. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-10 |
Mediatti Communications
Tokyo, Japan Mediatti Communications, Inc. was formerly a cable multiple system operator (MSO), comprised of seven independent system operators with over one million homes in its franchise areas, before it merged with Jupiter Telecommunications Co (J-COM) in April 2009. In addition to traditional video services, Mediatti also offered broadband Internet and VoIP services through its cable networks. The Company was initially established as a joint venture between an investor group led by Olympus Capital Asia and Tomen Corporation, a Japanese trading company. |
Sell | - |
