M&A Deal Summary

ALTRA Investments Acquires TermoYopal

On October 1, 2010, private equity firm ALTRA Investments acquired energy services and equipment company TermoYopal

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is ALTRA Investments’ 2nd transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is ALTRA Investments’ 5th transaction in Colombia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-10-01
Target TermoYopal
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) ALTRA Investments
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

TermoYopal

Bogota, Colombia
TermoYopal is a strategically located gas-thermal power generation company in Colombia with five energy generation turbines and installed capacity of 109 MW. TermoYopal’s facilities are adjacent to three gas fields with reserves of 1.2 trillion cubic feet, representing 30 years of production at normal rates. TermoYopal is based in Bogota, Colombia.

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Buyer

ALTRA Investments

Bogota, Colombia

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 547M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ALTRA Investments is a private equity firm focused on investment opportunities in Columbia and Peru. The firm focuses on midcap companies generating sales of $15 to $150 million. ALTRA generally favors industries with significant barriers to entry, increasing foreign investment, and consolidation possibilities. The firm invests in the range of $30 - $60 million per transactions. ALTRA will not invest in early stage situations, mining exploration, and basic manufacturing without sustainable advantages. ALTRA was formed in 2005 and has offices in Lima and Bogota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 18
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 7 of 17
Country: Colombia M&A 5 of 9
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Semiglo SAC

Lima, Peru

Semiglo is a local specialized underground mining services contractor that provides services associated with rental of heavy equipment operated by Semiglo's staff, mine development, tunnel wall and roof reinforcement and water pumping.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-01 CrediQ S.A. de C.V.

San Salvador, El Salvador

CrediQ S.A. de C.V. is a specialized auto financing company in Central America with operations in El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica. CrediQ was established in 1994 by Grupo Q, Central America’s second-largest car distributor, to provide auto financing to its car dealerships, and became fully independent in 2011.

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