Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Construction

The Abraaj Group Acquires Shandong Jinan yellow cat Wood Co.

On July 1, 2007, asset manager The Abraaj Group acquired construction company Shandong Jinan yellow cat Wood Co.

Acquisition Context
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 5th transaction in the Construction sector.
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 1st transaction in China.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date July 1, 2007
Target Shandong Jinan yellow cat Wood Co.
Sector Construction
Buyer(s) The Abraaj Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Shandong Jinan yellow cat Wood Co.

Zhangqiu, shandong, China
Yellow Cat is a manufacturer of block boards used for decoration, fittings and furniture making. It has developed the Yellow Cat brand into a market leader in terms of quality and brand awareness. Although affected by the financial crisis and downturn of China’s real estate industry, the company is now aiming to expand its capacity to new products and explore both domestic and overseas markets.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

The Abraaj Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Category Asset Manager
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 7.4B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Abraaj Capital Limited is a private equity firm that seeks investments in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Abraaj looks for stable, mature businesses and uses a 'buy and build' strategy for growth. Areas of interest include aerospace, healthcare, transportation, financial services, leisure, education, energy, and manufacturing. In addition to its buyout and growth capital investments, Abraaj also invests in real estate and infrastructure. Abraaj Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in Dubai.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 31 of 182
Sector: Construction 5 of 17
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 26 of 144
Country: China 1 of 5
Year: 2007 13 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-24 Al Nouran Sugar SAE

Cairo, Egypt

The Al Nouran project involves the establishment of a sugar production facility, which will be the largest integrated facility of its kind in the Middle East. Al Nouran hybrid beet-sugar mill and raw sugar refinery, is to be located in close proximity to both prime farmland and the Damietta Port, and is anticipated to have an annual production capacity of 514,000 tonnes.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-08-01 Private Networks Nigeria

Nigeria

Private Networks Nigeria Limited (PNN) was set up in November 2000 to provide telecommunication solutions and support services to corporate and individual customers in the Nigeria telecoms market. PNN’s key products and services include sales and distribution of telecoms products, supply and installation of telecoms equipment, operations and maintenance of GSM and PTO operator facilities, provision of engineering support services and other value added services.

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