Actis

Actis

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Investment Firm

Overview

Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They deliver consistent, competitive returns, responsibly, through insights gained from trusted relationships, local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004, they have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets, set within a culture of active ownership. They have raised US$14bn since inception and employ over 200 people, including a team of c.120 investment professionals, working across 16 offices globally. Their investors’ capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world, employing over 116,500 people.

Actis is a global platform offering a multi-asset strategy through the asset classes of private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate. Their depth of experience, global insight and local understanding make them the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments. They invest with an exclusive focus on intra-growth market investing (their 'south-south' approach): sharing knowledge and experience across regions and businesses to help deliver consistent, competitive returns responsibly.

Highlights

Founded

2004

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

251-500

Investment

78

Lead Investment

55

Exits

31

Stages

Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Early Stage Venture

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Location

Europe

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Actis, established in 2004 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Early Stage Venture investments across Education, Career Planning, Customer Service, EdTech, Financial Services, Finance, Banking, Advice, Semiconductor, Manufacturing. The organization boasts a portfolio of 78 investments, with an average round size of $93.5M and 31 successful exits. Their recent investments include Ambow Education, Avenue Capital Group, Macquarie Capital, Jiangsu Shunda Semiconductor Development, Merrill Lynch. The highest investment round they participated in was $62.7B. Among their most notable exits are Ambow Education and Avenue Capital Group. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Sanjiv Aggarwal

Partner, Energy

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Neil Brown

Partner

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Torbjorn Caesar

Partner; Co-head, Energy

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Mahesh Chhabria

Partner

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David Grylls

Partner

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Adiba Ighodaro

Partner

Investment portfolio

Actis has made 78 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 12, 2022, when Yellow Door Energy raised $400.0M.

investments

78

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

55

Number of exits

31

Investments

78

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Oct 15, 2019
Chayora Chayora
Information Technology180.0M
Jun 27, 2022
Omega Geração Omega Geração
Energy147.0M
Oct 12, 2022
Yellow Door Energy Yellow Door Energy
Energy400.0M
Feb 28, 2023
Catalyze Catalyze
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Exits

31

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

78

Investors

1

Funds

8

Funding Rounds

78

Actis has raised 78 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 28, 2023 from a Private Equity Round - Catalyze round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Oct 15, 2019
Series C - Chayora Series C - Chayora
-180.0M-
Jun 27, 2022
Post-IPO Equity - Omega Geração Post-IPO Equity - Omega Geração
-147.0M-
Oct 12, 2022
Venture Round - Yellow Door Energy Venture Round - Yellow Door Energy
-400.0M-
Feb 28, 2023
Private Equity Round - Catalyze Private Equity Round - Catalyze
-0-

Investors

3

Actis is funded by 3 investor(s). British International Investment and British International Investment Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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