Investment Summary

Standard Chartered Private Equity Invests In Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons BSC

On January 4, 2011, Standard Chartered Private Equity invested in retailer Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons BSC for 75M USD

Investment Highlights
  • This is Standard Chartered Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Standard Chartered Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Standard Chartered Private Equity’s 1st transaction in Bahrain.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-01-04
Target Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons BSC
Sector Retail
Investor(s) Standard Chartered Private Equity
Deal Type Growth Capital
Deal Value 75M USD

Target

Hassan Mohammed Jawad & Sons BSC

Manama, Bahrain
JBG is one of the largest and most diversified mid-market retailers in the GCC with approximately 550 stores in Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and India with distribution centres in Bahrain and Dubai. The Company’s main franchises include Accessorize, Monsoon, The White Company, Mango, Bhs, Pumpkin Patch, Hush Puppies, Chili’s, Lakeland, Dairy Queen, Costa Coffee, Burger King and Papa John’s Pizza in several GCC countries.

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DESCRIPTION

Standard Chartered Principal Finance (SCPF) is the alternative asset investment arm of international bank Standard Chartered. SCPF is split into four segments. These include Corporate Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Alternative Investments. SCPF's Corporate Private Equity Group invests across a range of mid to late stage companies in a variety of sectors throughout the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. The Group looks for businesses with motivated management, sustainable business models, and a track record of strong cash-flows. The segment seeks to invest $25 to $100 million to fund expansion needs or management buyouts. SCPF's Real Estate Group targets real estate opportunities in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with a primary focus on China, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea and Taiwan. The Real Estate Group will consider equity or mezzanine investments in existing assets, as well as development projects and corporate level investments in real estate owners or developers. SCPF's Infrastructure unit focuses on Chinese or Indian assets across transportation, energy, power, water, environment, telecom and urban infrastructure. SCPF's Alternative Investments practice targets distressed and high-yield opportunities. Standard Chartered Principal Finance is based in Singapore, with additional offices around the world.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 14
Sector (Retail) 1 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 3 of 7
Country (Bahrain) 1 of 1
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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