M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital Acquires Energuate

On May 1, 2011, private equity firm Actis Capital acquired energy services and equipment company Energuate

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in Guatemala.
Investment Fate
  • Energuate was divested to a strategic buyer in 2011.
  • Energuate was sold to a strategic buyer in 2016 for 289M USD.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-05-01
Target Energuate
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Energuate

Guatemala
Energuate is the electricity distribution company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

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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 90 of 163
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 3 of 4
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 7
Country: Guatemala M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-01 Vesta Catering Equipment Co.

Guangzhou, China

Vesta Catering Equipment Co., Ltd is the designer and maker of Western style mid-range commercial kitchen equipment in China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-09 AGS India

Mumbai, India

AGS provides touch point automation solutions to the banking, retail, and paint industries in India. AGSD is a leading reseller of ATMs and the dominant provider of ATM outsourcing solutions to the leading Indian banks. AGS India was founded in 2002 and is based in Mumbai, India.

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