M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires Aceco TI

On April 1, 2014, private equity firm KKR acquired business services company Aceco TI from General Atlantic

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 3rd transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is KKR’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-04-01
Target Aceco TI
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) KKR
Sellers(s) General Atlantic
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Aceco TI

Brooklin Novo, Brazil
Aceco TI is a premier provider of customized data center solutions in Brazil and Latin America. Headquartered in São Paulo and with offices throughout the region, the company provides design, implementation, installation and maintenance services for data center infrastructure. Aceco has built over 500 data centers throughout its history.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 144 of 499
Sector: Business Services M&A 3 of 18
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 30 of 113
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 5 of 26
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-27 Avincis

Alicante, Spain

Grupo Inaer (www.grupoinaer.com) is consolidating its leadership in the emergency and mission critical European helicopter services market both by reinforcing organic growth in the domestic market and by implementing selective international bolt-on acquisitions. The company operates as a concession business with strong sales visibility.

Sell €2.0B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-21 Sunrise Senior Living

McLean, Virginia, United States

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. offers a full range of personalized senior living services, including independent living, assisted living, care for individuals with Alzheimer's and other forms of memory loss, as well as nursing and rehabilitative services.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

General Atlantic

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 63 of 166
Sector: Business Services M&A 9 of 16
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 26
Country: Brazil M&A 2 of 6
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-27 TriNet Group

Dublin, California, United States

TriNet Group is a provider of a comprehensive human resources solution for small to midsize businesses. TriNet Group was founded in 1988 and is based in Dublin, California.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-15 Squarespace

New York, New York, United States

Squarespace is a cloud-based content management system that allows individuals and businesses to create and maintain websites and blogs. From designers creating the next generation of web and mobile experiences to anyone managing their own online presence for the first time, Squarespace provides elegant solutions that set new standards for online publishing. Squarespace was formed in 2003 and is based in New York, New York.

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