Investment Summary

General Atlantic Invests In Today

On June 1, 2018, growth capital firm General Atlantic invested in retailer Today

Investment Highlights
  • This is General Atlantic’s 9th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is General Atlantic’s 18th transaction in China.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-06-01
Target Today
Sector Retail
Investor(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Venture

Target

Today

Wuhan, China
Today is a Chinese convenience store brand which utilizes a tech-enabled, next-generation retail model to offer customers a differentiated experience. Today is based in Wuhan, China.

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Investor

General Atlantic

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1980
PE ASSETS 105.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

General Atlantic is a large private equity firm that invests globally in growth-oriented public and private companies. Broad areas of interest include financial services, media and consumer, healthcare, enterprise solutions, communications and electronics, and energy. General Atlantic looks to invest $40 to $400 million in transactions that support growth, expansions, buy-outs, consolidations and build-ups. General Atlantic seeks to make 8 to 12 investments per year with an investment horizon of five to ten years. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America; Europe; Asia/Pacific; and India. General Atlantic was formed in 1980 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 196 of 364
Sector: Retail M&A 9 of 11
Type: Venture M&A Deals 28 of 98
Country: China M&A 18 of 33
Year: 2018 M&A 9 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-25 GIS

Chapin, South Carolina, United States

GIS is a provider of background screening services to both large and small clients in industries including government, healthcare, retail, financial services, and education.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-06-08 Ant Group

Hangzhou, China

Ant Group is focused on serving small and micro enterprises, as well as consumers. Ant Group is dedicated to building an open ecosystem of Internet thinking and technologies while working with other financial institutions to support the future financial needs of society. Ant Financial Services Group was founded in 2004 and is based in Hangzhou, China.

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