Investment Summary

Actis Capital Invests In Université Centrale Group

On December 5, 2014, private equity firm Actis Capital invested in education company Université Centrale Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 5th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 2nd transaction in Tunisia.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-12-05
Target Université Centrale Group
Sector Education
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Université Centrale Group

Tunis, Tunisia
Université Centrale Group is a provider of private tertiary education in Tunisia. Université Centrale Group is based in Tunis, Tunisia.

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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 118 of 163
Sector: Education M&A 5 of 6
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 47 of 54
Country: Tunisia M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2014 M&A 10 of 12
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