Investment Summary

Actis Capital Invests In Orezone Resources

On August 30, 2004, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in metals/mining company Orezone Resources

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Metals/Mining sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in Ontario.
Investment Fate
  • Orezone Resources was sold to a publicly-traded strategic buyer in 2009.

Investment Summary

Date 2004-08-30
Target Orezone Resources
Sector Metals/Mining
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type PIPE

Target

Orezone Resources

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Orezone Resources, Inc. is a canadian gold exploration and development company that is focused on the discovery and development of gold deposits in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

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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 23 of 163
Sector: Metals/Mining M&A 3 of 6
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 2 of 6
State: Ontario M&A 1 of 3
Country: Canada M&A 2 of 4
Year: 2004 M&A 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-08-20 Unza

Malaysia

Unza is a manufacturer and marketer of personal care products like face creams, shampoos, deodorants.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-09-17 Banque Commerciale du Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda

Banque Commerciale du Rwanda Ltd. provides a variety of banking services to commercial and retail customers, operating a seven-branch network headquartered in Kigali.

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