M&A Deal Summary

EQT Private Capital Asia Acquires Giant Interactive

On July 14, 2014, private equity firm EQT Private Capital Asia acquired software company Giant Interactive for 3.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is EQT Private Capital Asia’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is EQT Private Capital Asia’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is EQT Private Capital Asia’s 5th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-14
Target Giant Interactive
Sector Software
Buyer(s) EQT Private Capital Asia
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 3.0B USD

Target

Giant Interactive

Shanghai, China
Giant Interactive is a provider of online game developer and operator in China in terms of market share, and focuses on massively multiplayer online role playing games. Giant Interactive is based in Shanghai, China.

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Buyer

EQT Private Capital Asia

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 125.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT Private Capital Asia is an Asia-focused private equity group specializing in growth equity investments and buyouts of companies valued between $300 million and $1.5 billion. Baring looks for companies that require capital for organic expansion, recapitalizations, or to fund acquisitions. The Group's geographic coverage spans China, India, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. EQT Private Capital Asia was formed in 1997 and is based in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 69
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 3
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 1 of 11
Country: China M&A 5 of 13
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 21
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