M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2012-03-01 |
| Target | UAP Holdings |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Buyer(s) |
The Abraaj Group
Africinvest |
| Deal Type | Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) |
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| Category | Asset Manager |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| PE ASSETS | 7.4B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
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 STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 126 of 182 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 8 of 10 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 115 of 144 |
| Country: Kenya M&A | 13 of 14 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 5 of 21 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-28 |
Viking International
Istanbul, Turkey Viking is a fully integrated oilfield service company committed to providing services to the oil and gas industry with the goal of exceeding the exploration needs of operators. Viking currently maintains operations within the regions of Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania, with expansion plans into geographically strategic underserviced emerging markets. Services are available in a variety of forms, ranging from single service jobs to total project management in which contracts can be tailored from day-rate to complete turnkey contracts. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-05 |
BigBasket
Bangalore, India BigBasket is India's first comprehensive online grocery store. The Company's founding team has deep offline and online retail experience having pioneered e-commerce in India with India's first e-commerce site FabMart.com in 1999, and then setting up and running the Fabmall - Trinethra chain of supermarkets (now called "More"). The Company launched operations in Bangalore in December 2011. BigBasket offers a range of merchandise that can rival that of any physical store. The Company also provides a guarantee for on-time delivery, lowest prices, and great quality. BigBasket was formed in 2011 and is based in Bangalore, India. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Growth Capital Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.0B USD |
| Size | Large |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Africinvest is a private equity firm focused on growth investments in African companies. The Firm generally targets minority investments in small to medium-sized companies, but Africinvest will consider select majority situations. Africinvest does not have any sector preferences and looks to hold for 4 to 6 years. Africinvest was formed in 1994 and is headquartered in Tunis, Tunisia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 6 of 57 |
| Sector: Financial Services M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals | 3 of 10 |
| Country: Kenya M&A | 1 of 7 |
| Year: 2012 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-01 |
Kiboko Holdings
Mauritius Kiboko Holdings Ltd. is a holding company owning eight East African companies active in the pharmaceutical industry (through the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical products), and in the general distribution industry through the distribution of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-02 |
Somatral
Sousse, Tunisia lian group Permaflex in 1968. It manufactures and distributes mattresses and bedding products and is located in the industrial zone of Sousse. The company holds 40% of the Tunisian spring mattresses market and has expanded its distribution network to the Maghreb Region. |
Sell | - |
