M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital Acquires Tracker

On October 3, 2011, private equity firm Actis Capital acquired internet software and services company Tracker for 434M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 10th transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-10-03
Target Tracker
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 434M USD

Target

Tracker

Darrenwood, South Africa
Tracker is a vehicle tracking company. Tracker is based in Darrenwood, South Africa.

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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 92 of 163
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 30 of 52
Country: South Africa M&A 10 of 17
Year: 2011 M&A 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-19 Asia Books co.

Kwang Huaykwang, Thailand

Asia Books is the largest and best-known retailer and distributor of English language books and magazines in Thailand. The Company operates Asia Books stores in Bangkok as well as Bookazine stores in major regional tourist destinations.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-05 Scarlat

Suzano, Brazil

Scarlat Industrial distributes cleaning products in Brazil in direct selling system, door to door. Scarlat was founded in 1966 and is based in Suzano, Brazil.

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