M&A Deal Summary

Oppenheimer Partners Acquires AmRod

On November 24, 2022, private equity firm Oppenheimer Partners acquired distribution company AmRod from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oppenheimer Partners’ 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Oppenheimer Partners’ 1st transaction in South Africa.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-11-24
Target AmRod
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Oppenheimer Partners
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) White & Case (Legal)

Target

AmRod

Woodmead, South Africa
AmRod is a distributor of promotional products and clothing, serving distributors in South Africa and neighboring countries. AmRod is based in Woodmead, South Africa.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oppenheimer Partners

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (South Africa) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 459 of 480
Sector (Distribution) 4 of 4
Type (Secondary Buyout) 110 of 117
Country (South Africa) 1 of 3
Year (2022) 21 of 22
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-16 Medanta

Gurugram, India

Medanta is engaged in the business of establishing, owning and managing hospitals to provide healthcare, pathology and other medical services. Medanta owns, manages and operates the super-specialty hospital ‘Medanta - the Medicity’. Medanta was founded in 2004 and is based in Gurgaon, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-01 Oyatsu

Mie, Japan

Oyatsu is a manufacturer of Baby-Star ramen snacks. Oyatsu was formed in 1948 and is based in Mie, Japan.

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Mergr

Product

Company

Legal