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Emerging Capital Partners Acquires Java House

On May 30, 2012, growth capital firm Emerging Capital Partners acquired restaurant Java House

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Restaurants sector.
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in Kenya.
Investment Fate
  • Java House was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2017.
  • Java House was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2019.
  • Java House was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2025.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-30
Target Java House
Sector Restaurants
Buyer(s) Emerging Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Java House

Nairobi, Kenya
Java House owns and operates a chain of coffee houses. Java House operates commercial coffee roasteries, providing quality coffee and bean sales to its own stores and to supermarkets, hotels, restaurants and wholesale buyers. Java House was founded in 1999 and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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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 36 of 38
Sector: Restaurants M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 22 of 24
Country: Kenya M&A 3 of 5
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-01 Anvil Mining

West Perth, Australia

Anvil is a copper producer with its principal interests in the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"). Anvil currently operates the Kinsevere-Nambulwa copper project which it is ramping up to produce 60,000 tonnes of copper by 2011. Anvil also holds interests in various exploration properties in the DRC, Zambia and South East Asia. Anvil is listed on the Toronto (TSX) and the Australian (ASX) stock exchanges under the symbol AVM.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-09 SAH

Ariana, Tunisia

SAH is Tunisia's producer of absorbent hygiene products. SAH produces baby care, feminine care, incontinence care, and related paper products under the Lilas brand. SAH is seeking to expand its product range and grow market share in the North African markets of Tunisia, Algeria, and Mauritania as well as accelerate its development in sub-Saharan Africa. SAH was founded in 1994 and is based in Ariana, Tunisia.

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