M&A Deal Summary

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Acquires GPA Global

On September 19, 2022, pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan acquired packaging company GPA Global from EQT

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 5th transaction in the Packaging sector.
  • This is Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 5th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-19
Target GPA Global
Sector Packaging
Buyer(s) Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Sellers(s) EQT
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

GPA Global

Shenzhen, China
GPA Global is an one-stop-shop premium packaging and displays solutions provider which sources from a wide network of more than 100 vendors across China. GPA Global was founded in 2009 and is based in Shenzhen, China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 242.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 170 of 175
Sector (Packaging) 5 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 54 of 56
Country (China) 5 of 5
Year (2022) 5 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-12 Chicago Skyway

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago Skyway is a 12.5km toll road providing a critical link between downtown Chicago and communities in eastern Illinois and Northwest Indiana. Chicago Skyway is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-22 Camelot Lottery Solutions

London, United Kingdom

Camelot Lottery Solutions is a solutions and technology provider to lotteries around the world, helping customers reach new players and deliver responsible growth. Camelot Lottery Solutions is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

EQT

Stockholm, Sweden

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1994
PE ASSETS 242.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

EQT is a global private equity group that purses a variety of investment strategies around the world. EQT is divided into several investment disciplines, including private capital, real assets, credit, and venture. The Firm's private capital group targets large, market-leading enterprises (investment size of €125 to €1.5 billion) across Europe and the US, as well as mid-market, growth companies (investment size of €40 to €125 million) across the US, Europe, China, and Southeast Asia. The Firm's real assets group seeks to identify control or co-control equity investments (investment size of €500 to €1 billion) in medium-sized infrastructure companies that provide an essential service to society, are recession resilient, and have secure cash flows. EQT's credit group provides flexible, long-term debt capital solutions to medium-sized European businesses, across a wide range of sectors. EQT was established in 1994 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 165 of 186
Sector (Packaging) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 50 of 57
Country (China) 7 of 8
Year (2022) 6 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-18 UTA

Beverly Hills, California, United States

UTA is a global talent and entertainment company. UTA represents many of the most acclaimed figures across film, television, news, music, sports, theater, fine art, literature, video games, podcasts and other social and digital content. UTA was founded in 1991 and is based in Beverly Hills, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-28 Billtrust

Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States

Billtrust is a provider of cloud-based payment cycle management solutions. Billtrust helps companies automate and accelerate their accounts receivable (AR) processes to increase cash flow, improve operational efficiency, and drive customer satisfaction. Billtrust was established in 2001 and is based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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