Stake Purchase • Automotive

Cartesian Capital Group Invests In Westport

On January 11, 2016, private equity firm Cartesian Capital Group invested in automotive company Westport

Investment Context
  • This is Cartesian Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Cartesian Capital Group’s 3rd transaction in Canada.
  • This is Cartesian Capital Group’s 2nd transaction in British Columbia.

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Investment Summary

Date January 11, 2016
Target Westport
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) Cartesian Capital Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

Westport

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Westport is a provider of advanced natural gas engines and vehicles. Westport Innovations develops technologies to allow commercial fleet engines to use clean-burning fuels, such as liquefied and compressed natural gas, hydrogen, and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas. Westport was founded in 1995 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Cartesian Capital Group

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 2.7B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cartesian Capital Group LLC is a private equity firm that invests in high growth businesses in emerging markets across the globe. Cartesian focuses on profitable companies with strong growth prospects and experienced management. The Firm looks to invest $25 - $125 million (generally minority positions). Specific areas of interest include financial and business services, telecommunications, specialized retail, transportation and logistics, and material products. Cartesian Capital Group LLC was formed in 2006 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 17 of 23
Sector: Automotive 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase 6 of 6
State: British Columbia 2 of 2
Country: Canada 3 of 3
Year: 2016 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-26 Belgravia Hartford

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Belgravia Hartford is focused on three core business divisions: Incubator, Investments, and Royalty & Management Services. The Incubator division provides capital to support the development of early stage companies in the Biotech/Healthcare, Technology, Resources and Medical sectors. Belgravia Hartford is based in Kelowna, British Columbia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-05 Aqua Comms

Dublin, Ireland

Aqua Comms owns and operates the most advanced and robust submarine fiber optic cable system linking the East Coast of the US with Europe. Aqua Comms was founded in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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