M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Asia Satellite Telecommunications

On August 23, 2019, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired communications company Asia Satellite Telecommunications from The Carlyle Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 26th transaction in the Communications sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 60th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-08-23
Target Asia Satellite Telecommunications
Sector Communications
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Going Private

Target

Asia Satellite Telecommunications

Wanchai, China
Asia Satellite Telecommunications is a commercial operator of communication space satellites. Asia Satellite Telecommunications was founded in 1988 and is based in Wanchai, China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 654 of 750
Sector: Communications M&A 26 of 26
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 32 of 37
Country: China M&A 60 of 65
Year: 2019 M&A 19 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-19 IsoMetrix

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

IsoMetrix is an integrated risk management software developer, providing state-of-the-art solutions for ESG and EHS management. IsoMetrix is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-03 HireVue

South Jordan, Utah, United States

HireVue is a digital interviewing platform that provides recruitment screening and evaluation solutions for employers. HireVue is transforming the way companies discover, hire and develop the best talent by combining the power of video, games and AI for better hiring decisions. HireVue was founded in 2004 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 379 of 490
Sector: Communications M&A 19 of 20
Type: Going Private M&A Deals 3 of 6
Country: China M&A 30 of 33
Year: 2019 M&A 21 of 24
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-19 IsoMetrix

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States

IsoMetrix is an integrated risk management software developer, providing state-of-the-art solutions for ESG and EHS management. IsoMetrix is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-09-03 HireVue

South Jordan, Utah, United States

HireVue is a digital interviewing platform that provides recruitment screening and evaluation solutions for employers. HireVue is transforming the way companies discover, hire and develop the best talent by combining the power of video, games and AI for better hiring decisions. HireVue was founded in 2004 and is based in South Jordan, Utah.

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