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Investment Summary

Actis Capital Invests In AES

On June 16, 2014, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in utilities company AES

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 3rd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

Investment Summary
Date 2014-06-16
Target AES
Sector Utilities
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type PIPE

Target

AES

Arlington, Virginia, United States
AES is a power company that owns and operates a diverse and growing portfolio of electricity generation and distribution businesses, which provide reliable, affordable energy to customers in 21 countries. AES was founded in 1981 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.

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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 114 of 163
Sector: Utilities M&A 3 of 7
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 6 of 6
State: Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 8
Year: 2014 M&A 6 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-19 Commercial International Bank

Giza, Egypt

Commercial International Bank is Egypt's major private-sector bank, offering a full range of financial products and services to enterprises of all sizes, institutions, households, and individuals. Commercial International Bank was founded in 1975 and is baseed in Giza, Egypt.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 RTT

Boksburg, South Africa

RTT is a provider of third-party logistics and distribution services, and a forerunner in breakbulk and express distribution, with a footprint that spans sub-Saharan Africa through extensive warehousing and cross-docking facilities. RTT was founded in 1980 and is based in Boksburg, South Africa.

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