Investment Summary

Actis Capital, Mitsui & Co and Arab Petroleum Investments Invest In Yellow Door Energy

On January 29, 2019, private equity firm Actis Capital, Mitsui & Co and Arab Petroleum Investments invested in renewable energy company Yellow Door Energy

Investment Highlights
  • This is Actis Capital’s 14th, Mitsui & Co’s 2nd and Arab Petroleum Investments’ 1st transaction in the Renewable Energy sector.
  • This is Actis Capital’s 2nd, Mitsui & Co’s 1st and Arab Petroleum Investments’ 1st transaction in United Arab Emirates.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-01-29
Target Yellow Door Energy
Sector Renewable Energy
Investor(s) Actis Capital
Mitsui & Co
Arab Petroleum Investments
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Yellow Door Energy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Yellow Door Energy is a distributed Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”) solar platform in the Middle East and Africa (“MEA”) region with around 200MW of secured production capacity. Yellow Door Energy is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Investor(S) 3

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 138 of 163
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 14 of 25
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 19 of 21
Country: United Arab Emirates M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Catalyze

Houston, Texas, United States

Catalyze is a developer and independent power producer of renewable energy, storage, and electric vehicle projects. The company owns and operates integrated renewable assets and leverages its proprietary technology, financial strength, and EV expertise to deliver adaptable systems that help partners maximize asset value, manage their energy profile, and participate in the clean energy transition. Catalyze was founded in 2017 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-29 Eolicas Babilonia

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Eolicas Babilonia generates electricity from renewable sources. Eolicas Babilonia is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Investor

Mitsui & Co

Tokyo, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Diversified
Employees56,400
Revenue 14.66T JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION

Mitsui & Co engages in the export, import, wholesale, and retail of steel products; steel processing; mining and sale of iron ores; and sale and trading of ferrous scrap and alloy products and chemicals, energy, food, food & retail management, healthcare & service, consumer business, IT & communication business, corporate development business. Mitsui & Co was founded in 1947 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 51
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 2 of 6
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 18
Country: United Arab Emirates M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-23 Hans Kissle Co.

Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States

Hans Kissle Co. LLC develops, manufactures, and sells a wide range of high-quality, wholesale delicatessen main and side dishes, desserts, and other prepared foods for supermarkets and grocery stores in the Northeastern United States. Hans Kissle's strong track record in producing safe, secure, and delicious food products, achieved through a high level of quality control built over decades, has enabled the company to steadily expand its business in the growing U.S. prepared foods market.

Buy $108M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-12 Tonik Energy

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Tonik Energy Ltd. is an independent energy retail company providing next-generation clean energy. The company supplies green power and integrated services. Tonik Energy was formed in 2015 and is based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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Investor

Arab Petroleum Investments

Al Khubar, United Arab Emirates

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) is a multilateral development financial institution support and foster the development of the Arab world's energy sector and petroleum industries. APICORP makes equity investments and provides project finance, trade finance, advisory, and research. APICORP is rated as (Aa3) and its headquarters is in Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Renewable Energy M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United Arab Emirates M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-13 Al Khorayef United Holding

Fahaheel, Kuwait

Al Khorayef United Holding is an oil and gas services and facilities management company. Al Khorayef United Holding is the first manufacturer of Electrical Submersible Pumps in the Middle East. Alkhorayef is now a market leader in the artificial lift market, we are specialist suppliers of SRP and PCP Systems.

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