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abraaj.com

Investments

86

Portfolio Exits

45

Funds

25

Partners & Customers

10

Service Providers

1

About The Abraaj Group

The Abraaj Group is a private equity investor, built for operating in the growth markets of Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Turkey. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Headquarters Location

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Gate Village 8, 3rd Floor

Dubai,

United Arab Emirates

+971 4 506 4400

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Meet the female founder raising one of the Middle East’s newest growth funds

Oct 16, 2023

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The Abraaj Group Investments

86 Investments

The Abraaj Group has made 86 investments. Their latest investment was in Selina as part of their Series B on April 4, 2018.

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The Abraaj Group Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

4/6/2018

Series B

Selina

$95M

Yes

4

2/1/2018

Series E

BigBasket

$240M

No

6

11/28/2017

Private Equity

Tunisie Telecom

Yes

1

11/2/2017

Private Equity

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10

10/4/2017

Private Equity

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10

Date

4/6/2018

2/1/2018

11/28/2017

11/2/2017

10/4/2017

Round

Series B

Series E

Private Equity

Private Equity

Private Equity

Company

Selina

BigBasket

Tunisie Telecom

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Amount

$95M

$240M

New?

Yes

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

4

6

1

10

10

The Abraaj Group Portfolio Exits

45 Portfolio Exits

The Abraaj Group has 45 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Steripharma on June 27, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

6/27/2023

Corporate Majority

$99M

3

5/10/2023

Acq - Fin - II

$99M

2

4/27/2022

IPO

$99M

Public

1

3/31/2022

Acq - Fin

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$99M

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10

3/17/2022

Acq - Fin - II

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$99M

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10

Date

6/27/2023

5/10/2023

4/27/2022

3/31/2022

3/17/2022

Exit

Corporate Majority

Acq - Fin - II

IPO

Acq - Fin

Acq - Fin - II

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

Public

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Sources

3

2

1

10

10

The Abraaj Group Acquisitions

40 Acquisitions

The Abraaj Group acquired 40 companies. Their latest acquisition was Docuformas on September 19, 2018.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model.

Total Funding

Note

Sources

9/19/2018

$99M

Acq - Fin

1

10/10/2017

$99M

Acq - Fin

2

7/25/2017

$99M

Acq - Fin - II

1

2/27/2017

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10

1/27/2017

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10

Date

9/19/2018

10/10/2017

7/25/2017

2/27/2017

1/27/2017

Investment Stage

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Total Funding

Note

Acq - Fin

Acq - Fin

Acq - Fin - II

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Sources

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2

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10

10

The Abraaj Group Fund History

25 Fund Histories

The Abraaj Group has 25 funds, including Abraaj Growth Markets Fund II LP.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

11/15/2017

Abraaj Growth Markets Fund II LP

Expansions & Growth

Closed

$337M

1

7/26/2016

Abraaj Turkey Fund I

$526M

2

8/24/2015

Abraaj North Africa Fund II

Buyouts & Acquisitions

Closed

$375M

2

4/13/2015

Abraaj Africa Fund III

$99M

10

2/9/2015

Abraaj Growth Markets Trust

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$99M

10

Closing Date

11/15/2017

7/26/2016

8/24/2015

4/13/2015

2/9/2015

Fund

Abraaj Growth Markets Fund II LP

Abraaj Turkey Fund I

Abraaj North Africa Fund II

Abraaj Africa Fund III

Abraaj Growth Markets Trust

Fund Type

Expansions & Growth

Buyouts & Acquisitions

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Status

Closed

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Amount

$337M

$526M

$375M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

2

2

10

10

The Abraaj Group Partners & Customers

10 Partners and customers

The Abraaj Group has 10 strategic partners and customers. The Abraaj Group recently partnered with ENGIE on September 9, 2017.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

9/21/2017

Partner

ENGIE

France

Abraaj Group, Engie form partnership to develop wind power platform in India

In line with our commitment to addressing the Sustainable Development Goals , our partnership with ENGIE marks Abraaj Group 's second investment in the clean energy sector in India .

1

9/20/2017

Partner

ENGIE

France

Abraaj Group, Engie to jointly develop 1GW wind portfolio in India

The Abraaj Group , a Dubai-based investment firm has formed a partnership with a French electric utility company Engie to build a wind portfolio of over 1GW capacity across India .

3

8/3/2017

Partner

Deal View with Omar Syed: Netlog - The Abraaj Group

Abraaj recently announced a partnership with the leading Turkish logistics company , Netlog .

1

7/3/2017

Partner

Kenya

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10

6/15/2017

Partner

United Arab Emirates

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10

Date

9/21/2017

9/20/2017

8/3/2017

7/3/2017

6/15/2017

Type

Partner

Partner

Partner

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

ENGIE

ENGIE

Country

France

France

Kenya

United Arab Emirates

News Snippet

Abraaj Group, Engie form partnership to develop wind power platform in India

In line with our commitment to addressing the Sustainable Development Goals , our partnership with ENGIE marks Abraaj Group 's second investment in the clean energy sector in India .

Abraaj Group, Engie to jointly develop 1GW wind portfolio in India

The Abraaj Group , a Dubai-based investment firm has formed a partnership with a French electric utility company Engie to build a wind portfolio of over 1GW capacity across India .

Deal View with Omar Syed: Netlog - The Abraaj Group

Abraaj recently announced a partnership with the leading Turkish logistics company , Netlog .

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Sources

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10

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The Abraaj Group Service Providers

1 Service Provider

The Abraaj Group has 1 service provider relationship

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Service Type

Counsel

Service Provider

Associated Rounds

Provider Type

Counsel

Service Type

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The Abraaj Group Team

15 Team Members

The Abraaj Group has 15 team members, including former Chief Financial Officer, David Donaldson.

Name

Work History

Title

Status

David Donaldson

Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank, Emirates Investment Authority, Piper Sandler, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Arthur Andersen

Chief Financial Officer

Former

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Name

David Donaldson

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Work History

Anglo-Gulf Trade Bank, Emirates Investment Authority, Piper Sandler, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Arthur Andersen

Title

Chief Financial Officer

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Status

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