M&A Deal Summary

Navis Capital Partners Acquires Dome Coffees Australia

On November 1, 2003, private equity firm Navis Capital Partners acquired beverage company Dome Coffees Australia from Archer Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Navis Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Beverages sector.
  • This is Navis Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Australia.
Investment Fate
  • Dome Coffees Australia was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2008.
  • Dome Coffees Australia was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2014.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2003-11-01
Target Dome Coffees Australia
Sector Beverages
Buyer(s) Navis Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Archer Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Dome Coffees Australia

Maylands, Australia
Dome Coffees Australia is a specialty coffee group with operations in coffee roasting and wholesaling, cafe franchising and cafe ownership. Dome Cafe outlets are designed to create an ambience sympathetic to the classic European coffee culture, with an emphasis on serving fine coffee under the Dome brand. Dome Coffees Australia was founded in 1983 and is based in Maylands, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Navis Capital Partners

Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Navis Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on buyouts, recapitalizations and financial restructurings in Southeast Asia. Navis looks to invest between $15 and $100 million of equity per transaction in companies with up to $500 million in revenue. Navis does not specialize in any specific sector. Navis Capital Partners was formed in 1998 and is headquartered in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 84
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 7
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 15
Year: 2003 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-01-01 Mactec

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

Mactec, Inc. is a provider of engineering, environmental and construction management services to national, state and local governments and multi-national, regional and local private companies. MACTEC offers an ever-broadening portfolio of sustainable solutions, from renewable energy to facility asset management.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-03-01 RPS Technologies

PathumThani, Thailand

RPS Technologies is a full service company that manufactures rubber components,sources plastic and steel components, and provides general assemblies for tier-one automotive and general industrial markets.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Archer Capital

Dawes Point, Australia

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1997
PE ASSETS 2.5B AUD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Archer Capital is an independent private equity firm that targets buyout opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. Archer looks for growth companies with strong market positions. Archer prefers majority investment positions. The Firm will not invest in real estate or businesses with unproven technology. Archer Capital was formed in 1997 and is based in Dawes Point, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 29
Sector: Beverages M&A 1 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 6
Country: Australia M&A 2 of 24
Year: 2003 M&A 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Mulgrave, Australia

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Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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SULO was the second largest waste collection service provider in Germany.

Buy $590M