M&A Deal Summary

Emerging Capital Partners and Phatisa Group Acquire Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery

On December 19, 2018, growth capital firm Emerging Capital Partners and private equity firm Phatisa Group acquired restaurant Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 2nd and Phatisa Group’s 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 5th and Phatisa Group’s 1st transaction in Kenya.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-19
Target Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Emerging Capital Partners
Phatisa Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery

Nairobi, Kenya
Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery is a restaurant group consisting of multiple brand concepts throughout Kenya. The individual brands comprising the group are: Artcaffé Coffee and Bakery, Dormans Coffee shops, Ohcha Noodle Bar, Urban Burger Bar, and Tapas Ceviche Bar. Artcaffe Coffee & Bakery is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Emerging Capital Partners

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Emerging Capital Partners LLC (ECP) is a private equity firm that invests in diversified businesses across the Africa. ECP targets companies with proven operating models and strong market positions. Broad areas of interest include financial services, telecommunications, transport logistics, petrochemicals, natural resources, agribusiness, and utilities. Emerging Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in Washington, DC. The Firm has additional offices in Paris, Abidjan, Casablanca, Douala, Johannesburg, Lagos, and Tunis.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 38 of 38
Sector: Restaurants M&A 2 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 24 of 24
Country: Kenya M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-26 Mineral Deposits

Melbourne, Australia

Mineral Deposits Ltd. is a company which produces mineral sands commodities, principally zircon and rutile. Mineral Deposits was founded in 1994 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-14 IHS

London, United Kingdom

IHS is an independent owner, operator, and developer of shared telecommunications infrastructure in the world. IHS provides mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure to customers, most of whom are leading MNOs, who in turn provide wireless voice and data services to their end-users. IHS was founded in 2001 and is based in London, England.

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Buyer

Phatisa Group

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 216M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Phatisa is an African private equity fund manager that invests across the food value chain with a focus on creating returns as well as meaningful, positive social impact in sub?Saharan Africa. Phatisa Group was formed in 2005 and is based in Bambou, Mauritius.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 9
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Kenya M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-22 Kanu Equipment

Johannesburg, South Africa

Kanu Equipment is a pan-African heavy equipment dealer, lessor and maintenance service provider. Kanu’s subsidiaries operate in 13 countries throughout Southern, Eastern & Western Africa. Kanu Equipment is among the biggest dealers for Bell Equipment and Liebherr. Kanu Equipment was founded in 2012 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-04-22 FES

Blantyre, Malawi

FES is an equipment and integrated contracting services provider to the agricultural sector. FES was founded in 1967 and is based in Blantyre, Malawi.

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