M&A Deal Summary

Actis Capital Acquires Zuma Energía

On September 5, 2014, private equity firm Actis Capital acquired renewable energy company Zuma Energía for 245M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 5th transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in Mexico.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-09-05
Target Zuma Energía
Sector Renewable Energy
Buyer(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 245M USD

Target

Zuma Energía

Mexico City, Mexico
Zuma Energía is a energy company that develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and thermal generation projects in Mexico. Zuma Energía is based in Mexico City.

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Buyer

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 24.0B 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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 113 of 144
Sector (Renewable Energy) 5 of 17
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 34 of 42
Country (Mexico) 1 of 3
Year (2014) 7 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-24 Diamond Bank

Lagos, Nigeria

Diamond Bank Plc is a new generation universal bank in Nigeria, engaged in corporate, commercial and consumer banking.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-09-26 Jiashili Group

Kaiping, China

Jiashili Group is an entity that produces plain biscuits and crackers. Jiashili Group was founded in 1956 and is based in Kaiping, China.

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