Investment Summary

Actis Capital and Apis Partners Invest In NTT DATA Payment Services

On March 31, 2017, private equity firm Actis Capital and growth capital firm Apis Partners invested in financial services company NTT DATA Payment Services from Creador

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 12th and Apis Partners’ 3rd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 4th and Apis Partners’ 1st transaction in Malaysia.
Investment Fate
  • NTT DATA Payment Services was sold to a consortium of buyers in 2024.

Investment Summary

Date 2017-03-31
Target NTT DATA Payment Services
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Apis Partners
Sellers(s) Creador
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

NTT DATA Payment Services

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NTT DATA Payment Services is a payment solutions provider offering in-store, e-commerce, and cross-border payment services across Southeast Asia. NTT DATA Payment Services is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Investor(S) 2

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 131 of 163
Sector: Financial Services M&A 12 of 13
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 18 of 21
Country: Malaysia M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2017 M&A 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-16 IDFC

Mumbai, India

IDFC provides financial, advisory, and management services for the infrastructure sector in India. IDFC was founded in 1997 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-01 Pine Labs

Noida, India

Pine Labs offers a merchant platform that includes technology and financial solutions for merchants to help them in increasing their revenue, reducing the cost and complexity of running a business, and managing the risks involved. Pine Labs was founded in 1998 and is based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

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DESCRIPTION

Apis Partners is an investment group focused on investing in financial services companies operating in emerging markets. Specific areas of interest include payments, insurance, credit/savings, capital markets, and tech-enabled service providers. Apis looks to back companies benefiting from increased mobile adoption and access to financial products and services. Apis Partners was established in 2014 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 30
Sector: Financial Services M&A 3 of 10
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2017 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-01 Q Link

Pretoria, South Africa

Q Link provides a cloud-based, one-stop collections solution and service to improve collection rates and efficiency for a wide spectrum of industries, including financial services, banking and finance, healthcare, labor organizations, and large employers in both the public and private sectors. Q Link is a strategic partner to its clients, Q Link’s affiliate company, Q Sure, specializes in similar services but is aimed at the specific needs of the short-term insurance market. Q Link is based in Pretoria, South Africa.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-05 Sun King

Nairobi, Kenya

Sun King is an off-grid solar energy company with cutting-edge product design, affordable financing, and a grassroots installation model to provide energy to the 1.8 billion consumers across Africa and Asia who lack access to reliable electricity. Sun King was founded in 2007 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Creador

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Creador is a private equity firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurs to grow businesses in South and Southeast Asia. The Firm primarily seeks growth capital investments in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, India, and Sri Lanka and generally pursues businesses that benefit from a young and growing population, lower but rising GDP per capita, and a rapidly growing middle class. Creador was founded in 2011 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 2
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Malaysia M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2017 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-28 Ujjivan

Bengaluru, India

Ujjivan is the holding company of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank, which is focused on providing loan and savings products to the unserved and underserved population. Ujjivan serves over 3.5 million customers through its network of pan India branch network. Ujjivan was founded in 2016 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-17 Paras Health

Gurugram, India

Paras Health is a North India-focused hospital chain offering secondary and tertiary care services with the mission of providing specialized tertiary medical care services at affordable prices to under-served communities across the country. Paras Health was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana.

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