Dubai International Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Dubai International Capital’s most common sectors for investment areleisure (17%) and manufacturing (17%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (59%) and secondary buyout (34%). In total, Dubai International Capital has invested in 5 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2007 when it acquired Almatis for $1.2B.

The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (40%). Dubai International Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Landis+Gyr AG for $2.3B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity17
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 6

Dubai International Capital

Dubai International Capital

P.O. Box 72888,
Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
+971 4 429 5170
www.dubaiic.com
information@dubaiic.com

Dubai International Capital is private equity firm focused on a broad range of investments in the Middle East, Western Europe, and North America. The Firm is a subsidiary of Dubai Holding and was formed in 2004.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Building Materials, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Financial Services, Leisure, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Retail, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, Asia/Pacific, Middle East

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 12 - - - - - 12
vol $5.2B $5.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $4.3B $4.3B
  17

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Almatis GmbH 2015-09-01 - Add-on Acquisition
Frankfurt, Germany · www.almatis.com
Mauser Group N.V. 2014-05-12 1.7B USD Secondary Buyout
Bruehl, Germany · www.mausergroup.com
Travelodge Hotels Ltd 2012-09-04 - Bankruptcy
Thame, United Kingdom · www.travelodge.co.uk
KEF Holdings Ltd. 2011-06-29 300M USD Stake Purchase
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Landis+Gyr AG 2011-05-19 2.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Zug, Switzerland · www.landisgyr.com
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. 2009-01-20 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · www.dubaiaerospace.com
KEF Holdings Ltd. 2008-09-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The True Group 2008-03-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Singapore, Singapore · www.truefitness.com.sg
SmartStream Technologies Ltd. 2007-11-12 - Secondary Buyout
London, United Kingdom · www.smartstream-stp.com
Alliance Medical Ltd. 2007-11-05 924M GBP Secondary Buyout
Warwick, United Kingdom · www.alliancemedical.co.uk
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd. 2009-01-20 AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. 2017-04-24 1
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · www.dubaiaerospace.com Dublin, Ireland · www.awas.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Manufacturing - - 2 (17%) 1.1B (21%)
Leisure - - 2 (17%) 1.0B (20%)
Chemicals - - 1 (8%) 1.2B (23%)
Packaging - - 1 (8%) 958M (18%)
Healthcare Services - - 1 (8%) 924M (18%)
Aerospace 1 (50%) - 1 (8%) -
Business Services - - 1 (8%) -
Financial Services - - 1 (8%) -
Information Technology 1 (50%) - 1 (8%) -
Retail - - 1 (8%) -
Total 2 - 12 $5.2B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United Kingdom 1 (50%) - 4 (33%) 3.0B (58%)
United Arab Emirates 1 (50%) - 4 (33%) -
Germany - - 2 (17%) 2.2B (42%)
Jordan - - 1 (8%) -
Singapore - - 1 (8%) -
Domestic 1 (50%) - 4 (33%) -
Cross-border 1 (50%) - 8 (67%) 5.2B (100%)
Total 2 - 12 $5.2B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (50%) - 7 (58%) 2.0B (39%)
Secondary Buyout 1 (50%) - 4 (33%) 3.2B (61%)
Joint Venture - - 1 (8%) -
Total 2 - 12 $5.2B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (20%) 2.3B (53%)
Secondary Sale 1 (20%) 1.7B (40%)
Stake Sale 1 (20%) 300M (7%)
Bankruptcy 1 (20%) -
Trade Sale 1 (20%) -
Total 5 $4.3B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Securities)
 1
Goldman Sachs Investment Banking Division
 1
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Legal Deals
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
 1
Linklaters LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 3 $3.3B
$100M to $1B 2 $1.9B
TOTAL $5.2B
Largest Almatis GmbH
$1.2B (2007-11-02)
sell # Total
> $1B 2 $4.0B
$100M to $1B 1 $300M
TOTAL $4.3B
Largest Landis+Gyr AG
$2.3B (2011-05-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
33%
4 (33%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Strategic(s)
60%
3 (60%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Mega

PE Assets

6.0B USD

Established

2004

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

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