Top 10 Private Equity Investors in Automotive Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS SA, Fidelity Management & Research Company, The Carlyle Group Inc, BayPine LP, and Bain Capital LP are among the top 5 private equity investors in the automotive industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 8 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 private equity investors in the automotive industry are headquartered in North America, while 1 is based in Europe, and the remaining 1 is based in Asia. They employed a total of 183,550 people in 2021. The Carlyle Group-Hanon Systems deal was one of the major deals in the automotive sector in 2021. Bain Capital LP (Bain Capital) is an investment firm that provides investments and asset management solutions. It offers investment solutions through private and public equity, credit, venture capital, fixed income, real estate, and partnership strategies. According to Nasdaq, The Carlyle Group, Bain Capital, LP, Valeo SA, and MAHLE GmbH have entered non-binding bids to acquire a 70% stake of Hanon Systems, a South Korean supplier of auto thermal management systems such as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, from Hahn & Company, Hankook Tire & Technology Co Ltd and others for KRW6.6 trillion ($5.81 Billion). The Carlyle Group-Schaltbau Holding deal was another major deal in the automotive sector in 2021. Voltage BidCo GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of funds advised by The Carlyle Group, has launched a voluntary public cash takeover offer (the "Offer") for all outstanding shares of Schaltbau GmbH, a Germany-based mechanical and electrical engineering company, at a price of EUR53.50 per share in cash for approximately EUR473.2 million. The offer price represents a premium of 32% to the current share price as of 6 August 2021, and a premium of 44% to the volume-weighted average share price during the three months before the announcement of the offer.