M&A Deal Summary

Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA Acquires Central Frenos

On October 1, 2012, Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA acquired automotive company Central Frenos from Ecus Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA’s 1st transaction in Chile.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-10-01
Target Central Frenos
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA
Sellers(s) Ecus Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Central Frenos

Santiago, Chile
Central Frenos is the main chain of fast repair services for the automotive industry in the metropolitan region. It currently operates 20 locations in Santiago, Viña del Mar, Concepción and La Serena. Central Frenos sells and provides services related to brakes, tires, alignment, balancing, lubricants, shock absorbers, batteries, electronic injection, pre-purchase diagnosis and vehicle insurance. During 2010 Central Frenos received over 70.000 customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emasa Machinery and Equipment SA

Santiago, Chile

Category Company
Sector Machinery
DESCRIPTION

Emasa, Equipos y Maquinarias S.A. distributes automotive, machinery and equipment.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Chile M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Ecus Private Equity

Las Condes, Chile

Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 160M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ecus Private Equity is the first and only private equity fund manager in Chile associated with an international private equity firm, combining its partners' local network with AXA Private Equity's global network. Ecus manages AXA Capital Chile I and II Funds.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: Chile M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Loginsa

Santiago, Chile

Loginsa is a provider of 3PL logistics. With a presence in Chile and Colombia, the Company operates 10 distribution centers in Santiago and 1 in Bogotá, providing integrated logistics solutions such as transportation, warehousing, value-added services, and distribution, which can be scaled and customized to its clients’ requirements. Loginsa is based in Santiago, Chile.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-01 Ama Time

Lo Barnechea, Chile

Ama Time is an integrated manufacturer, mixer and packer of fruit and vegetable single strength purees, in bulk and spouted pouches. Ama Time is based in Lo Barnechea, Chile.

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