Investment Summary

The Abraaj Group Invests In Urbano Express Holdings

On August 13, 2015, asset manager The Abraaj Group invested in transportation company Urbano Express Holdings

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 6th transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is The Abraaj Group’s 1st transaction in Ecuador.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-08-13
Target Urbano Express Holdings
Sector Transportation
Investor(s) The Abraaj Group
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Urbano Express Holdings

Quito, Ecuador
Urbano Express, a provider of courier and light logistics solutions in Latin America.

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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 165 of 182
Sector: Transportation M&A 6 of 8
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 11 of 15
Country: Ecuador M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 7 of 9
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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