M&A Deal Summary

Carnival Group International Acquires Golden Jaguar

On June 10, 2015, Carnival Group International acquired retailer Golden Jaguar from Apax for 253M HKD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carnival Group International’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Carnival Group International’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Carnival Group International’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-06-10
Target Golden Jaguar
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Carnival Group International
Sellers(s) Apax
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 253M HKD

Target

Golden Jaguar

Shanghai, China
Golden Jaguar is a buffet-style restaurant chains and has an international cuisine collection of over 400 dishes cooked up by top international chefs from around the world. The extensive menu offers diners everything from succulent seafood to traditional Japanese cuisine and Häagan Dasz ice cream.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Carnival Group International

Hong Kong, China
Category Company
Sector Leisure
Employees205
Revenue 104M HKD (2020)
DESCRIPTION

Carnival Group International operates large-scale tourism, hotel and retail complex projects including theme parks, hotels, shopping malls brand Direct, Catering, conventions and exhibitions, leisure entertainment, and recreational facilities. The Group is committed to promoting the concept of themed leisure travel experience, providing customers with a one-stop experience covering different unique themes, in order to grasp the increasing wealth and consumption power of the Chinese people, and the rapid growth of the Chinese and overseas travel markets attractive development opportunity. Carnival Group International is headquartered in Hong Kong, China.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (China) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Apax

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 105 of 172
Sector (Retail) 7 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 42 of 60
Country (China) 1 of 2
Year (2015) 5 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 47 of 51
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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