M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital Acquires Azura

On October 10, 2016, private equity firm Actis Capital acquired renewable energy company Azura

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 7th transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 5th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-10-10
Target Azura
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Azura

London, United Kingdom
Azura is a power generation company with over 2GW of assets, enables to generate power to millions of people across the continent. Azura is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 26.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 126 of 163
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 7 of 25
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 38 of 52
Country: United Kingdom M&A 5 of 6
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-09-12 Anthelio Healthcare Solutions

Dallas, Texas, United States

Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (PHNS, Inc.) is a provider of comprehensive information technology and business process services to hospitals, healthcare providers and other businesses across the United States.

Sell $275M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-10-24 Zhejiang Newtex Import and Export

Zhejiang, China

Zhejiang Newtex Import and Export is a specialized fabric printing and dyeing company. The business has proprietary pattern design capabilities and its fabrics are mostly used for clothing tailored towards Muslim women. Zhejiang Newtex Import and Export was founded in 2004 and is based in Zhejiang, China.

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