Hahn & Co $3.6 billion acquisition of Halla Visteon Climate Control

9/6/2015
Private acquisition

$ 3.6 billion

Completed

9/6/2015


Overview:

  • Hahn & Company alongside Hankook Tire have acquired 70% of the outstanding shares of Halla Visteon Climate Control from Visteon Corporation.
  • The value of the deal is $3.6 billion and cash returns of $2.5 billion-$2.75 billion is expected over the next 12 months via series of actions, including buybacks and special distributions.
  • Visteon is now positioned as a pure-play vehicle cockpit electronics/connected car company that is well-capitalised and poised for growth. 

Katrin Kostadinova - Data analyst

Jurisdiction:

South Korea

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

Private equity

Governing law:

South Korea

Industry sector:

Automotive


Firms:

Party: Visteon (Seller)


Party: Hahn & Company (Acquirer)


Party: Halla Visteon Climate Control (Target)


Party: Hankook Tire (Acquirer)