Stake Purchase • Furniture

Actis Capital Invests In Coricraft

On September 1, 2015, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in furniture company Coricraft

Investment Context
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in the Furniture sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 13th transaction in South Africa.

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Investment Summary

Date September 1, 2015
Target Coricraft
Sector Furniture
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Coricraft

Cape Town, South Africa
Coricraft is a home furnishings retailers. Coricraft is based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

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 Context for Investor #
Overall 122 of 163
Sector: Furniture 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 17 of 21
Country: South Africa 13 of 17
Year: 2015 2 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-07-07 Mouka

Lagos, Nigeria

Mouka is a manufacturer of foam and spring mattresses, polyurethane blocks, pillows and sheetings used to make furniture. Mouka was formed in 1959 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-25 NSE India

Mumbai, India

NSE is the dominant equities exchange in India. NSE India's robust state-of-the-art technology platform offers high levels of robustness, safety and resilience for trading and investment opportunities across all asset classes and for all categories of investors. NSE is focused on investor protection and disciplined development of the Indian capital market landscape. NSE India was founded in 1992 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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