Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2009-11-01 |
| Target | Tawazon |
| Sector | Environmental |
| Investor(s) | Qalaa Holdings |
| Deal Type | Stake Purchase |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| PE ASSETS | 9.5B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Qalaa Holdings is an independent private equity firm focused on traditional buyout, consolidation, and turnaround opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. Qalaa prefers investments requiring a minimum equity commitment of $100 million. Sectors of interest include energy, cement, specialty real estate, mining, agribusiness, glass manufacturing, transportation and metallurgy. Qalaa generally looks for control positions only when evaluating transactions. Qalaa Holdings was formed in 2004 and is based in Cairo, Egypt.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 23 of 24 |
| Sector: Environmental M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals | 8 of 8 |
| Country: Egypt M&A | 19 of 19 |
| Year: 2009 M&A | 3 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 |
Rift Valley Railways
Kenya Rift Valley Railways concession to operate a century-old rail line with some 2,000 kilometers of track linking the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa in Kenya with the interiors of both Kenya and Uganda, including Kampala. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-01 |
Africa Railways
South Africa Africa Railways provides rail services. |
Buy | - |
