M&A Deal Summary

Emerging Capital Partners Acquires SAH

On May 5, 2008, growth capital firm Emerging Capital Partners acquired consumer products company SAH for 47M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Products sector.
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Emerging Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Tunisia.
Investment Fate
  • SAH went public in 2014.
  • SAH was sold to a financial buyer in 2016.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-05-05
Target SAH
Sector Consumer Products
Buyer(s) Emerging Capital Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 47M USD

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Emerging Capital Partners

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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 23 of 38
Sector: Consumer Products M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 24
Country: Tunisia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2008 M&A 4 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-21 BACIM Bank

Mauritania

Bacim Bank is the seventh largest banking group in Mauritania. As of June 5, 2009 Financial Bank took management control of Bacim. Bacim offers a full range of conventional and Islamic banking products, as well as retail, treasury and corporate banking to customers in Mauritania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-06-01 Osead SAS

Paris, France

OSEAD is a special purpose vehicle that owns Compagnie Minière de Touissit (CMT), the oldest lead producer and exporter in Morocco. CMT is a mining company specializing in the exploration, extraction and treatment of silver-bearing lead and silver-bearing zinc. The company quarries several subterranean mines and operates an ore treatment plant at Tighza, southeast of Meknes.

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