M&A Deal Summary

Griffin Capital Partners and Ares Private Equity Group Acquire Murapol

On February 14, 2020, private equity real estate Griffin Capital Partners and private equity firm Ares Private Equity Group acquired real estate company Murapol

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Griffin Capital Partners’ 4th and Ares Private Equity Group’s 4th transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Griffin Capital Partners’ 4th and Ares Private Equity Group’s 1st transaction in Poland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-02-14
Target Murapol
Sector Real Estate
Buyer(s) Griffin Capital Partners
Ares Private Equity Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Murapol

Bielsko-Biala, Poland
Murapol is a Polish property development company. The Company has a business model that is unique in the industry and a rich portfolio of projects under construction and under various stages of preparation. Murapol was founded in 2001 and is based in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Griffin Real Estate is a private equity real estate firm focused on developing and acquiring real-estate related assets and companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Griffin Real Estate was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in Warsaw.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector: Real Estate M&A 4 of 7
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 5
Country: Poland M&A 4 of 8
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-01 Student Depot

Warszawa, Poland

Student Depot is a student housing developer and operator with almost 4,200 beds in operation, ca. 1,000 beds under construction or at the design phase. The company operates students houses in the largest Polish academic cities: Warsaw, Cracow, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Poznan, Lodz and Lublin. Student Depot was formed in 2014 and is based in Warszawa, Poland.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-01 LifeSpot

Warsaw, Poland

LifeSpot creates aesthetic, comfortable apartments tailored to the needs of tenants. LifeSpot offers locations in Gdynia, Wroclaw and Lodz. The package includes internet, simple rules, a tenant portal and a "place for your pet". LifeSpot was founded in 2021 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

Buy -
Buyer

Ares Private Equity Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 24.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ares Private Equity Group is the private equity arm of Ares Management, a global alternative asset manager. The Ares Private Equity Group specializes in opportunistic majority/shared control investments in under-capitalized middle-market companies. Ares looks for companies with strong franchises and attractive growth opportunities. The Group prefers to be the lead investor and will invest across the capital structure, including common equity, preferred equity, convertible equity/debt and senior debt. Areas of interest include business services, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, industrial, energy and consumer products and services. Ares Private Equity Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 92 of 126
Sector: Real Estate M&A 4 of 6
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 23 of 31
Country: Poland M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2020 M&A 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-21 Interstate Waste Services

Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

Interstate Waste Services is a provider of solid waste collection, transfer, recycling, and disposal services serving. Interstate Waste Services was founded in 1991 and is based in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-13 Altafiber

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Altafiber is a provider of integrated communications solutions, including local and long-distance voice, data, high-speed Internet and entertainment services. Altafiber serves customers in Greater Cincinnati and Dayton. Altafiber was founded in 1873 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Buy $2.9B