Investment Summary

Actis Capital Invests In Mouka

On August 3, 2007, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in consumer products company Mouka

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 4th transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 4th transaction in Nigeria.
Investment Fate
  • Mouka was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2015.
  • Mouka was sold to a strategic buyer in 2021 for 60M USD.

Investment Summary

Date 2007-08-03
Target Mouka
Sector Consumer Products
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

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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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 57 of 163
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 4 of 6
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 8 of 21
Country: Nigeria M&A 4 of 9
Year: 2007 M&A 8 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-07-04 Lenco Holdings

Cape Town, South Africa

Lenco Holdings Ltd. is a world class packaging company servicing the consumer, agricultural and food and beverage sectors.

Sell R780M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-08 Flamingo

Stevenage, United Kingdom

Flamingo is a vertically integrated horticultural business that grows, processes, packages, markets, and distributes cut flowers and premium prepared fresh vegetables. Customers include retailers such as Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, as well as other international customers. Flamingo is based in Stevenage, United Kingdom.

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