M&A Deal Summary

Warburg Pincus Acquires Afiona

On January 1, 2020, private equity firm Warburg Pincus acquired retailer Afiona

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 13th transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 66th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-01-01
Target Afiona
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Afiona

Shenzhen, China
Afiona is a chain of premium beauty and personal care stores in China. Afiona is based in Shenzhen, China.

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Buyer

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

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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 416 of 492
Sector: Retail M&A 13 of 13
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 77 of 86
Country: China M&A 66 of 68
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 18
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