M&A Deal Summary

Warburg Pincus and Eight Roads Acquire AsiaInfo Technologies

On July 1, 1997, private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Eight Roads acquired software company AsiaInfo Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 1st and Eight Roads’ 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 1st and Eight Roads’ 1st transaction in China.
Investment Fate
  • AsiaInfo Technologies went public in 2000.
  • AsiaInfo Technologies was sold to a financial buyer in 2006.
  • AsiaInfo Technologies was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013 for 890M USD.
  • AsiaInfo Technologies went public in 2018.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1997-07-01
Target AsiaInfo Technologies
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Warburg Pincus
Eight Roads
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

AsiaInfo Technologies

Beijing, China
AsiaInfo Technologies is a provider of software and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Incorporating advanced technologies like Cloud and Big Data, company software enables telecom operators to gain a competitive edge. AsiaInfo Technologies was founded in 1993 and is based in Beijing, China.

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Buyer

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 493
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 34
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 15 of 86
Country: China M&A 1 of 68
Year: 1997 M&A 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-01-01 Domus Healthcare AG

Munich, Germany

Domus Homecare, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a leading European homecare equipment manufacturer that designs, assembles and markets a range of sophisticated rehabilitation aid products for the geriatric and disabled persons home care market.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1997-07-22 Zilog

San Jose,, California, United States

ZiLOG operates as a fabless semiconductor supplier of microprocessor and microcontroller semiconductor products. ZiLOG designs, develops, tests and markets a portfolio of semiconductor devices for various applications used in consumer electronics, home appliances, security systems, point-of-sale terminals, personal computer peripherals, personal health and medical products.

Sell $527M
Buyer

Eight Roads

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1969
PE ASSETS 11.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Eight Roads is a private investment firm focused on a variety of investment opportunities across the US, Europe, and Asia. The Firm is divided into several investment strategies including venture, principal investing, and real estate. Within the principal investments group, Eight Roads backs established growth businesses with long-term capital. Eight Roads does not have any sector preferences, but has experience in fintech, business services, and healthcare. Eight Roads is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 293
Sector: Software M&A 1 of 46
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: China M&A 1 of 66
Year: 1997 M&A 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-03-01 AsiaInfo Technologies

Beijing, China

AsiaInfo Technologies is a provider of software and IT services to the telecommunications industry. Incorporating advanced technologies like Cloud and Big Data, company software enables telecom operators to gain a competitive edge. AsiaInfo Technologies was founded in 1993 and is based in Beijing, China.

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