Investment Summary

Actis Capital Invests In Grain Bulk Handlers

On January 1, 1997, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in infrastructure company Grain Bulk Handlers

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in the Infrastructure sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in Kenya.

Investment Summary

Date 1997-01-01
Target Grain Bulk Handlers
Sector Infrastructure
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Grain Bulk Handlers

Mombasa, Kenya
Grain Bulk Handlers is a bulk grain-handling terminal at Mombasa Port in Kenya.

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Investor(S) 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 STATS #
Overall 2 of 163
Sector: Infrastructure M&A 1 of 4
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 1 of 54
Country: Kenya M&A 1 of 4
Year: 1997 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 East Africa Gold Mines

Toronto, Canada

East Africa Gold Mines (EAGM) is an exploration and early stage mine development company focused on the prolific North Mara greenstone belt in Tanzania. In 2003 EAGM was acquired by Placer Dome, one of the world's largest gold mining companies.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1998-01-01 TRAC

Gauteng, South Africa

TRAC operates and maintains the 570 km toll-route known as the TRAC N4 Route running from the Solomon Mahlangu Drive interchange to the port of Maputo, Mozambique. The Company holds a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession under agreements with the South African and Mozambican national roads agencies and is responsible for the route’s toll plazas, roadway maintenance, and road-user services including 24-hour roadside assistance. TRAC is based in Gauteng, South Africa.

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