M&A Deal Summary

GTI Capital Group Acquires Sandhar

On April 1, 2012, private equity firm GTI Capital Group acquired automotive company Sandhar from Actis Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is GTI Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is GTI Capital Group’s 5th transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-04-01
Target Sandhar
Sector Automotive
Buyer(s) GTI Capital Group
Sellers(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Sandhar

Gurgaon, India
Sandhar provides a range of components for automobile manufacturers and is based in Gurgaon, Haryana.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

GTI Capital Group

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

GTI Capital Group is an investor and advisor focused on India. The Firm looks to assist Indian companies seeking to expand abroad as well as foreign companies wishing to establish within India. GTI works with a range of clients (corporate, management teams, entrepreneurs) and will consider investing in a variety of situations, including venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, public stocks, and debt. GTI has offices in New York City, London, and New Delhi.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 8
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (India) 5 of 7
Year (2012) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-03 SAMHI

Gurugram, India

SAMHI is a hospitality property company focused on the development, acquisition, and ownership of select-service, business-class hotels across India. SAMHI has commenced the development of properties in Bangalore, Chennai, and Gurgaon with brands such as Courtyard and Fairfield by Marriott and Hyatt Place. SAMHI was founded in 2010 and is based in Gurugram, Haryana.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-01 Webklipper Technologies

Mumbai, India

Webklipper Technologies is engaged in the business of building software relating to conducting targeted surveys, targeted chats, notifications and obtaining feedback from visitors to websites. Webklipper Technologies was founded in 2010 and is based in Mumbai, India.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 24.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 81
Sector (Automotive) 1 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 16
Country (India) 9 of 19
Year (2012) 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-02-13 Savcio Holdings

Bedfordview, South Africa

SAVCIO is the largest privately-owned provider of maintenance and repair services for rotating electrical equipment and transformers in Africa.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-18 Banque Commerciale du Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda

Banque Commerciale du Rwanda Ltd. provides a variety of banking services to commercial and retail customers, operating a seven-branch network headquartered in Kigali.

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