Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Agriculture

Acorn Private Equity Acquires Overberg Agri

On February 7, 2014, private equity firm Acorn Private Equity acquired agriculture company Overberg Agri for 200M ZAR

Acquisition Context
  • This is Acorn Private Equity’s 2nd transaction in the Agriculture sector.
  • This is Acorn Private Equity’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Acorn Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in South Africa.
Investment Fate
  • Overberg Agri merged with another company in 2018.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 7, 2014
Target Overberg Agri
Sector Agriculture
Buyer(s) Acorn Private Equity
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 200M ZAR

Target Company

Overberg Agri

Caledon, South Africa
Overberg Agri is a diversified regional agri business provider in South Africa. Overberg Agri is based in Caledon, South Africa.
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Buyer Overview 1

DESCRIPTION

Acorn Private Equity is a private investment group focused on acquiring and investing in Sub-Saharan African companies. Acorn targets profitable, sustainable businesses valued less then R$500 million. The Firm does not have any sector preferences. Acorn Private Equity was established in 2009 and is headquartered in Somerset West, South Africa.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Agriculture 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 of 2
Country: South Africa 3 of 3
Year: 2014 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-07 USC Metering

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

USC Metering (Pty) Ltd. is a provider of payment water meters and electronic water control devices.

Sell R40M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-01 Overberg Agri

Caledon, South Africa

Overberg Agri is a diversified regional agri business provider in South Africa. Overberg Agri is based in Caledon, South Africa.

Sell -