Winterfell 2 €200 million acquisition of a majority stake in EFACEC Power Solutions

29/10/2015
Private acquisition

€ 200 million

Completed

29/10/2015


Overview:

  • Holding company Winterfell 2, owned by Africa's richest woman Isobel dos Santos, has acquired a 65% stake in Portuguese company EFACEC Power Solutions in a €200 million deal,  from major shareholders the José de Mello and Têxtil Manuel Gonçalves groups.
  • EFACEC is a holding company in the energy solutions sector, and has subsidiaries and branches in over 20 countries.
  • The acquisition makes Angolan company Empresa Nacional de Distribuição de Electricidade an indirect shareholder in EFACEC.

John Crabb - Journalist 

 

Jurisdictions:

Angola
Mozambique
Portugal

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice area:

M&A

Governing law:

Portugal

Industry sector:

Energy


Firms:

Party: Novo Banco (Lender)

Party: Caixa Geral de Depósitos (Lender)

Party: Millenium BCP (Lender)

Party: Haitong Bank (Lender)


Party: Winterfell 2 (Acquirer)


Party: Efacec Capital (Seller)