M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital and KS Energy Services Acquire KS Distribution

On May 6, 2010, private equity firm Actis Capital and KS Energy Services acquired distribution company KS Distribution

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st and KS Energy Services’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st and KS Energy Services’ 1st transaction in Singapore.
Investment Fate
  • KS Distribution was sold to a strategic buyer in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-05-06
Target KS Distribution
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
KS Energy Services
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

KS Distribution

Singapore, Singapore
KS Distribution is the largest oil & gas and marine products distribution business with more than 60,000 product lines across nine countries. KS Distribution was formed in 2010 and is based in Singapore.

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Buyer(S) 2

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 79 of 163
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 2
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Singapore M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2010 M&A 4 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-29 TRIL Roads Private

Mumbai, United States

TRIL Roads Private Limited engages in the highway and roads construction.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-07 Dalmia Cement

New Delhi, India

Dalmia Cement offers a range of cement variants through its brand portfolio of three marquee brands: Dalmia Cement, Dalmia DSP, and Konark Cement. These brands are available as Portland Pozzolana Cement, Portland Slag Cement, Composite Cement, and Ordinary Portland Cement in select markets. Dalmia Cement is headquartered in New Delhi, India.

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Buyer

KS Energy Services

New Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
DESCRIPTION

KS Energy Services LLC is a energy infrastructure builder focused on providing gas distribution system and pipeline construction, underground electric, sewer camera inspection, and telecommunication construction services. KS Energy Services is based in New Berlin, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Singapore M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2010 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-12 KS Distribution

Singapore, Singapore

KS Distribution is the largest oil & gas and marine products distribution business with more than 60,000 product lines across nine countries. KS Distribution was formed in 2010 and is based in Singapore.

Sell -