M&A Deal Summary

Charterhouse Capital Partners Acquires Kids&Us

On September 28, 2022, private equity firm Charterhouse Capital Partners acquired education company Kids&Us from Corpfin Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Charterhouse Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Charterhouse Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-09-28
Target Kids&Us
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Charterhouse Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Corpfin Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Kids&Us

Manresa, Spain
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Kids&Us provides English language teaching to over 170,000 students via more than 550 centers located mainly in Spain, Italy, Belgium, France, Mexico and Japan. Kids&Us was founded in 2003 and is based in Manresa, Spain.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Charterhouse Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1934
PE ASSETS 4.1B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Charterhouse Capital Partners is a large private equity firm specializing in buyouts of European industrial and commercial service companies. The Firm primarily seeks opportunities in Western Europe and the UK. Charterhouse focuses on profitable companies led by experienced management valued from €200 million to €1.5 billion. Specific areas of interest include business services, chemicals, engineering, leisure, transport and logistics. Charterhouse Capital Partners was formed in 1934 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 46 of 49
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 26 of 27
Country (Spain) 2 of 2
Year (2022) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-04 Amtivo

Kent, United Kingdom

Amtivo provides accredited certification, training, and technology-enabled services, specialising in management system certification. Through its services, Amtivo helps to build high-performing, sustainable organisations that deliver for their customers, employees, investors, and the communities in which they operate. Amtivo Group was founded in 2017 and is based in Kent, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-09 Tarsus

London, United Kingdom

Tarsus is a media pure-play B2B exhibitions company with trade shows across the Americas, Asia, and EMEA. Founded in 1998, Tarsus operates a highly diversified portfolio of over 160 world-class exhibitions and events covering 20 industries in 17 different countries. Key verticals for the business include aviation, medical, labels and packaging, travel, housewares and automotive. Flagship brands include Labelexpo, Connect, and the Dubai Airshow, among others. Tarsus was founded in 1998 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell $940M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Corpfin Capital

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 1.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Corpfin Capital is an independent Spanish private equity firm focused on local opportunities. Corpfin will consider both majority and minority positions, looking to commit €15 to €45 million per transaction and EBITDA of €5 to €25 million. The Firm will invest in a variety of industry sectors. Corpfin was formed in 1990 and is based in Madrid.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 24 of 25
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 10 of 10
Country (Spain) 24 of 25
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-20 Palex

Barcelona, Spain

Palex is a distributor of sanitary equipment and advanced hospital solutions. It has a wide portfolio of specific hospital equipment and equipment for more than 40 medical specialties, from fungible material to sophisticated diagnostic, treatment, and laboratory equipment. Palex was founded in 1955 and is based in Barcelona, Spain.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-01-11 Grupo 5

Madrid, Spain

Grupo 5 is a provider of mental healthcare services and management of social emergency services in Spain. Grupo 5 manages around 30 mental health residential centers mainly in Madrid, and the social emergency services in Madrid, Andalucia and the Canary Islands. Grupo 5 was founded in 1988 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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