Investment Summary

The Abraaj Group Invests In KPN Academy

On May 26, 2014, asset manager The Abraaj Group invested in education company KPN Academy

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 6th transaction in Thailand.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-05-26
Target KPN Academy
Sector Education
Investor(s) The Abraaj Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

KPN Academy

Bangkok, Thailand
KPN Music was the first in Thailand to organize a singing contest granted the honor to bestow the “King’s Trophy” to the winners. For decades, KPN Music has been at the forefront of developing some of the most iconic names in modern Thai music history.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

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 STATS #
Overall 153 of 182
Sector: Education M&A 3 of 5
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Thailand M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-16 Kool Food

Casablanca, Morocco

Kool Food  is specialized in researching, developing, producing and selling all kinds of confections and sweet and salted food products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-10 ARG

Lomas De Chapultepec, Mexico

ARG is a leading provider of financing and value-added services to Mexican middle-market companies in need of obtaining and managing vehicles and other transportation equipment. ARG’s innovative services eliminate the headache of fleet acquisition and management and allow companies to focus on their core business. ARG was founded in 2001 and is based in Lomas De Chapultepec, Mexico.

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