Investment Summary

KKR Invests In Marelli

On November 22, 2016, private equity firm KKR invested in automotive company Marelli from Nissan Motor

Investment Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 5th transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is KKR’s 4th transaction in Japan.

Investment Summary

Date 2016-11-22
Target Marelli
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) KKR
Sellers(s) Nissan Motor
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Marelli

Saitama, Japan
Marelli is a provider of automotive components including cockpit systems, thermal systems, exhaust systems, and advanced electronic products. Marelli was founded in 1938 and is based in Saitama, Japan.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

KKR

New York, New York, United States

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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 215 of 483
Sector (Automotive) 5 of 6
Type (Stake Purchase) 28 of 67
Country (Japan) 4 of 12
Year (2016) 21 of 25
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-01 COFCO Meat

Beijing, China

COFCO Meat is a modern industrialized and integrated food company engaged in hog production, processing, distribution, and meat imports and exports. COFCO Meat was founded in 2002 and is based in Beijing, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-02 Impel NeuroPharma

Seattle, Washington, United States

Impel NeuroPharma is a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on utilizing its proprietary technology to develop and commercialize transformative therapies for people suffering from diseases with high unmet needs, with an initial focus on diseases of the CNS. The Company’s strategy is to rapidly advance its product candidate pipeline that pairs its proprietary Precision Olfactory Delivery (POD) system with well-established therapeutics, including TRUDHESA for the acute treatment of migraine, INP105 for the acute treatment of agitation and aggression in patients with autism, and INP107 for OFF episodes in Parkinson’s disease. Impel NeuroPharma was formed in 2008 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Nissan Motor

Yokohama, Japan

Category Company
Founded 1933
Sector Automotive
Employees133,580
Revenue 12.69T JPY (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Nissan's North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.
Nissan's North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.

Nissan Motor is a manufacturer of a wide range of automotive products as well as marine equipment. Nissan Motor was founded in 1933 and is based in Yokohama, Japan.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Automotive) 2 of 3
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (Japan) 2 of 3
Year (2016) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-20 Mitsubishi Motors

Tokyo, Japan

Mitsubishi Motors engages in design, manufacture, assembly, sales and purchase, importing and other transactions relating to automobiles and to component parts and replacement parts of said automobiles. Mitsubishi Motors was founded in 1970 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-03 Automotive Energy Supply

Zama City, Japan

Automotive Energy Supply Corp. is a developer, manufacturer, and seller of high performance lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications. Automotive Energy Supply was founded in 2007 and is based in Zama City, Japan.

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