M&A Deal Summary

Beijing Enterprises Holdings Acquires GSE Investment

On December 24, 2014, Beijing Enterprises Holdings acquired environmental company GSE Investment from MBK Partners and Hudson Sustainable Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Beijing Enterprises Holdings’ 1st transaction in the Environmental sector.
  • This is Beijing Enterprises Holdings’ 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-12-24
Target GSE Investment
Sector Environmental
Buyer(s) Beijing Enterprises Holdings
Sellers(s) MBK Partners
Hudson Sustainable Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

GSE Investment

Beijing, China
GSE Investment Corp. is a developer and operator of solid waste to energy (“WTE”) and tap water / wastewater treatment projects (“W/WW”). The company manages quality, profitable and operating projects in the regions of Beijing, Shanghai and Jiangsu, including a flagship WTE project in Beijing.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Beijing Enterprises Holdings

Hong Kong, China

Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Diversified
Employees34,000
Revenue 84.1B HKD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Beijing Enterprises Holdings is an overseas listed conglomerate controlled by the Beijing Municipal Government for channeling capital, technology and management expertise from international market into Beijing’s development priorities. As a professional public utilities provider, BEHL is a diversified conglomerate with focus on gas business, water services business, green industry and solid waste treatment, and beer business. Beijing Enterprises Holdings was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Green Campus Partners

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Green Campus Partners is a pioneering development and financial solutions firm for the rapidly expanding energy efficiency and distributed generation markets. GCP focuses on development, financing, and implementation of projects in two key energy services segments: energy efficiency and distributed generation. Green Campus Partners was founded in 2009 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

MBK Partners

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MBK Partners is a private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout Northern Asia (Korea, Japan, China, and Taiwan). MBK specializes in a variety of transactions, including management buy-outs, corporate divestitures, take privates, and add-on acquisitions and will consider both majority and minority positions. Sectors of interest include telecommunication/media, financial services, heavy industrials, consumer, pharmaceuticals, and business services. MBK Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hong Kong. The Firm has additional offices in Seoul, Tokyo, and Shanghai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 21
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 11
Country: China M&A 1 of 5
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-13 Yayoi

Tokyo, Japan

Yayoi is a financial and accounting software service company. Yayoi also provides software related to other functions, including payroll, sales force automation and customer relations management. Yayoi was founded in 1978 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-05-19 Apex Logistics International

Shanghai, China

Apex Logistics International is a provider of freight forwarding, contract logistics, transportation management, warehousing, and distribution services. Apex Logistics International was founded in 2001 and is established in Shanghai, China.

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SELLER

Hudson Sustainable Group

Miami, Florida, United States

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 13.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Hudson Clean Energy Partners is a private equity firm focused on investments in clean energy. Hudson invests in companies focused on renewable power, alternative fuels, energy storage and demand-side energy management. The Firm prefers high-growth, asset based opportunities. Hudson Clean Energy Partners was formed in 2007 and is based in Teaneck, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 7
Sector: Environmental M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-01 Green Campus Partners

Edison, New Jersey, United States

Green Campus Partners is a pioneering development and financial solutions firm for the rapidly expanding energy efficiency and distributed generation markets. GCP focuses on development, financing, and implementation of projects in two key energy services segments: energy efficiency and distributed generation. Green Campus Partners was founded in 2009 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Adenium Solar

Japan

Adenium Solar develops solar projects. Adenium Solar is based in Japan.

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