M&A Deal Summary

SHUAA Partners Acquires Drake & Scull International

On December 1, 2007, private equity firm SHUAA Partners acquired construction company Drake & Scull International

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is SHUAA Partners’ 1st transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is SHUAA Partners’ 4th transaction in United Arab Emirates.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-12-01
Target Drake & Scull International
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) SHUAA Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Drake & Scull International

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Based in Dubai, Drake & Skull International LLC is a mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) contractor present in the UAE since 1964.

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Buyer

SHUAA Partners

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 300M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

SHUAA Partners is the private equity arm of SHUAA Capital psc, a Middle East centered investment bank. SHUAA Partners targets both majority and minority investments in mature, profitable companies operating throughout the Middle East. Target industries include transportation, communications, business services, consumer products, and leisure. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, public-to-privates, divestitures, recapitalizations, and growth financings. SHUAA Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Dubai with an additional office in Saudi Arabia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Construction M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 4 of 4
Country: United Arab Emirates M&A 4 of 4
Year: 2007 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-18 Air Arabia PJSC

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Air Arabia PJSC is a regional low-cost carrier based at sharjah international airport. Air Arabia was founded in 2003 and is based in Sharjah, UAE.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-01 Rotana Hotels Management

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Rotana Hotels Management Corporation LLC was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

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