Investment Summary

KKR, GIC and China International Capital Exits Far East Horizon

On January 1, 2011, invested in financial services company Far East Horizon from KKR, GIC and China International Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is transaction in China.
Investment Fate
  • Far East Horizon was sold to a financial buyer in 2019.

Investment Summary

Date 2011-01-01
Target Far East Horizon
Sector Financial Services
Sellers(s) KKR
GIC
China International Capital
Deal Type IPO

Target

Far East Horizon

Hong Kong, China
Far East Horizon is a provider of financial services and the company operates in two segments, Financial, Lease, and Advisory; and Industrial Operation and Management. The Financial, Lease, and Advisory segment offers direct finance leasing, sale-leaseback, factoring, entrusted loans, operating lease, and advisory services. Far East Horizon was founded in 2008 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

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Seller(S) 3

SELLER

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 33 of 215
Sector: Financial Services M&A 2 of 12
Type: IPO M&A Deals 16 of 62
Country: China M&A 1 of 10
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-15 VATS Liquor Store

Beijing, China

VATS Liquor Store is a liquor store chain operator. VATS Liquor Store was founded in 2005 and is based in Beijing, China.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-25 Nielsen

New York, New York, United States

Nielsen is a global information and measurement company that provides clients with a comprehensive understanding of consumers and consumer behaviour. Nielsen delivers critical media and marketing information, analytics, and industry expertise about what consumers buy and what consumers watch (consumer interaction with television, online and mobile) on a global and local basis. Nielsen was founded in 1923 and is based in New York City.

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SELLER
DESCRIPTION

GIC Private Ltd. is the investment arm of Singapore. The Group primarily invests through three investment groups, including public markets, private equity and real estate. GIC's private equity practice looks to invest in funds as well as directly in companies. GIC is based in Singapore with additional offices globally.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 15
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 3
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 5
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-26 Buma

Jakarta, Indonesia

Buma is a holding company with an investment focus on mining services. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, PT Bukit Makmur Mandiri Utama (BUMA), Delta Dunia Makmur is the largest pure play mining contractor listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange. Buma was founded in 1990 and is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-04-02 Anticimex

Stockholm, Sweden

Anticimex is a global specialist in preventive pest control with operations in 18 countries across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the US. Anticimex serves around 3 million customers across the globe and offers a broad range of preventive pest control solutions, including the digital solution Anticimex SMART and pest insurance. Anticimex was founded in 1934 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

Buy kr2.7B
SELLER

China International Capital

Beijing, China

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Financial Services
Employees14,409
Revenue 30.9B CNY (2024)
DESCRIPTION

China International Capital Corporation is a provider of financial services in Mainland China and internationally. Its business scope includes economic, securities, and market research, debt and equity issuance and underwriting, merger and acquisition advisory, equity sales, and trading, fixed income, principal investment, asset management, wealth management, private equity, and investment advisory. China International Capital Corporation was founded in 1995 and is based in Beijing, China.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: IPO M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-14 Far East Horizon

Hong Kong, China

Far East Horizon is a provider of financial services and the company operates in two segments, Financial, Lease, and Advisory; and Industrial Operation and Management. The Financial, Lease, and Advisory segment offers direct finance leasing, sale-leaseback, factoring, entrusted loans, operating lease, and advisory services. Far East Horizon was founded in 2008 and is based in Hong Kong, China.

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