M&A Deal Summary

PAG Acquires Australian Venue

On August 25, 2023, asset manager PAG acquired leisure company Australian Venue from KKR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is PAG’s 1st transaction in the Leisure sector.
  • This is PAG’s 3rd transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-08-25
Target Australian Venue
Sector Leisure
Buyer(s) PAG
Sellers(s) KKR
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)

Target

Australian Venue

Melbourne, Australia
Australian Venue Co. (AVC) is a food and beverage-led hospitality group that owns and operates more than 210 pubs, bars, and event venues across Australia and New Zealand. Australian Venue Co. is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

PAG

Hong Kong, China

Investor Investor Investor


Category Asset Manager
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

PAG is a large independent alternative investment management group focused on private equity, real estate, and absolute returns. PAG’s private equity business, PAG Asia Capital or PAGAC, focuses on large-scale buyouts, control deals, and structured minority investments. PAG’s real estate strategy manages a series of real estate opportunity and core plus funds investing in properties in Japan, China and throughout Asia-Pacific. PAG’s absolute return business focuses on building long term relationships with its partners by offering a flexible range of financing solutions to meet short and long term funding needs. PAG was formed in 2002 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector (Leisure) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 4 of 4
Country (Australia) 3 of 3
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-09-15 Patties Foods

Bairnsdale, Australia

Patties Foods is a provider of frozen savoury and frozen dessert pies, with key products including meat pies, sausage rolls and fruit pies. The company produces three of the five leading pie brands in Australia, and is a major supplier into several channels including grocery, route, and foodservice. Patties Foods was founded in 1966 and is based in Bairnsdale, Australia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


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 194 of 205
Sector (Leisure) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 32 of 35
Country (Australia) 7 of 9
Year (2023) 10 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-08-07 Simon & Schuster

New York, New York, United States

Simon & Schuster is a publisher and distributor, and seller of books in print, digital, and audio formats. Simon & Schuster was founded in 1924 and is based in New York City.

Buy $1.6B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-09-12 Port Arthur LNG

Houston, Texas, United States

Port Arthur LNG is a greenfield liquified natural gas export facility strategically located on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Port Arthur LNG is based in Houston, Texas.

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