Actis
Private Equity Est. 2004
USD 7.8B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Private Equity
- HQ
- England, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2004
- Focus
- Generalist
About
Actis is a leading private equity investor in high growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. We invest in private equity buyouts and grwoth capital, energy, infrastructure and real estate. We have >120 investment professionals across 16 global offices. In every market we invest in, we nurture close local relationships, providing us with excellent competitive intelligence and access to opportunities. We match this local insight with a global sector approach, which helps us deliver great results.
A particular strength lies in helping families and founders of local businesses to institutionalise. We take successful local brands and help them to grow; to attract the best talent; to compete with multinational corporations and to prepare for IPOs. Consequently many business founders seek to work with Actis, resulting in unique proprietary deal flow.
Strategies
Buyout
Breadth not publicly established
Growth Equity
Breadth not publicly established
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 10K - USD 200M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Focus Areas
Stages
Growth
Focus
Generalist
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United Kingdom China India South Africa Brazil Egypt
Coverage
Global Regions
Europe Asia Africa South America North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
England, United Kingdom
Office Presence
13 countries
United Kingdom Brazil China Egypt Hong Kong India Kenya Mauritius
+5 more
16 known offices
England, United Kingdom (HQ)
SP, Brazil
Beijing, China
Shanghai Shi, China
Giza Governorate, Egypt
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
New Delhi, DL, India
Mumbai, MH, India
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
Lagos, LA, Nigeria
Cape Town, WC, South Africa
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
Seoul, South Korea
New York, NY, United States
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