Investment Summary

Investcorp Invests In Automak

On September 30, 2012, asset manager Investcorp invested in automotive company Automak

Investment Highlights
  • This is Investcorp’s 3rd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is Investcorp’s 1st transaction in Kuwait.

Investment Summary

Date 2012-09-30
Target Automak
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) Investcorp
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Automak

Safat, Kuwait
Automak is an independent vehicle leasing company and the premier service provider to the country's oil sector. Automak was founded in 2002 and is based in Safat, Kuwait.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Investcorp

New York, New York, United States

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Category Asset Manager
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 53.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Investcorp is a global investment group focused on a variety of investment disciplines. Practice areas include private equity in North America and Western Europe, hedge funds, US real estate, technology investments, and Middle Eastern private equity. Within North America/Europe private equity, Investcorp targets market leaders with proven track records. It looks to invest $15 to $50 million in companies with revenues of $10 to $250 million. Investcorp's technology group sponsors growth-oriented control investments in the tech sector. Investcorp's Middle East practice focuses on buyout/build opportunities in North Africa and the Gulf Region. Target sectors include services, infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy. Investcorp was formed in 1982 and is based in Manama, Bahrain.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 99 of 189
Sector: Automotive M&A 3 of 3
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 6 of 12
Country: Kuwait M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-08-02 Altadia Group

Castellón, Spain

Altadia is a manufacturer of intermediate products for the production of ceramic tiles. Altadia employs people across 19 countries with a global manufacturing footprint consisting of 32 production plants and 19 distribution centers. Altadia is based in Castellón, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-01 WELLS-CTI

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Wells-CTI manufactures high performance thermal management solutions, burn-in sockets and other ATE consumables for the semiconductor test industry.

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