M&A Deal Summary

Mekong Capital Acquires An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Co.

On December 1, 2008, private equity firm Mekong Capital acquired chemicals company An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Mekong Capital’s 1st transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is Mekong Capital’s 7th transaction in Vietnam.
Investment Fate
  • An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Co. was sold to a financial buyer in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2008-12-01
Target An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Co.
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) Mekong Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Co.

Long Xuyen City An Giang, Vietnam
An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company operates as a distributor and manufacturer of crop protection chemicals.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Mekong Capital

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 426M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Mekong Capital is a private equity firm that targets growth equity investments in Vietnamese companies. Mekong has a special interest in businesses founded by local entrepreneurs. Broad sectors of interest include manufacturing, consumer products, retail, and distribution. Mekong Capital was formed in 2001 and is based in Ho Chi Minh with an additional office in Hanoi.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 27
Sector: Chemicals M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 2 of 4
Country: Vietnam M&A 7 of 25
Year: 2008 M&A 3 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-04-01 Golden Gate Trade Services Joint Stock Committee

Dong Da Dist., Hanoi., Vietnam

Golden Gate is recognized as the pioneer and the top mushroom hotpot restaurant company in Vietnam under the Ashima brand.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-04 DigiWorld

Hochiminh City, Vietnam

Digiworld was founded in 1997 by Mr. Doan Hong Viet (CEO and Chairman), Ms. To Hong Trang (Corporate Affairs Manager Vice President) and Ms. Dang Kien Phuong (CFO). The company operates in the IT distribution industry and started off with computer hardware. Over the years, Digiworld has expanded significantly to become the number 1 IT company in trading of PCs, peripherals and software in Vietnam (by VNR500) with approximately 800 resellers and more than 200 employees nation-wide.

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