M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group Acquires Ri-Happy

On March 1, 2012, private equity firm The Carlyle Group acquired retailer Ri-Happy for 352M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 5th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 95th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 5th transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-03-01
Target Ri-Happy
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 352M USD

Target

Ri-Happy

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ri-Happy is a specialty retailer of toys. Ri-Happy is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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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 425 of 744
Sector (Retail) 5 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 145 of 220
Country (Brazil) 5 of 12
Year (2012) 5 of 37
Size (of disclosed) 95 of 137
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-01 South Indian Bank

Thrissur, India

South Indian Bank is a private-sector bank with a predominant presence in South India. The Bank has one of the largest core banking solution-enabled branch networks among Indian Private Sector banks. South Indian Bank was founded in 1929 and is based in Thrissur, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-14 Allison

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Allison is a designer and manufacturer of automatic transmissions for the medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets. Allison was incorporated in 1915 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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