M&A Deal Summary

AcadeMedia Acquires Praktiska

On September 12, 2017, AcadeMedia acquired education company Praktiska from FSN Capital for 650M SEK

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is AcadeMedia’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is AcadeMedia’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is AcadeMedia’s 2nd transaction in Sweden.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-09-12
Target Praktiska
Sector Education
Buyer(s) AcadeMedia
Sellers(s) FSN Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 650M SEK

Target

Praktiska

Göteborg, Sweden
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Praktiska is an operator of independent schools. Praktiska was established in 1999 and is based in Göteborg, Sweden.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

AcadeMedia

Stockholm, Sweden

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Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Education
Employees17,600
Revenue 11.9B SEK (2020)
DESCRIPTION

AcadeMedia is an education company in Sweden with operations spanning pre and compulsory school, upper secondary school and adult education. The company operates more than 150 schools and adult education units across Sweden and has approximately 2,500 employees and 45,000 students. AcadeMedia was founded in 1996 and is based in Stockholm, Sweden.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector (Education) 2 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 4
Country (Sweden) 2 of 3
Year (2017) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-18 Step Kids KiTas g

Berlin, Germany

Step Kids KiTas gGmbH is a preschool company. Step Kids KiTas gGmbH was established in 2011 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-06 Swedish Education Group AB

Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish Education Group operates one compulsory school in Stockholm, one compulsory and upper secondary school in Stockholm for children in need of additional resources, and three upper secondary schools located in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. In addition, Swedish Education Group runs several higher vocational educations.

Buy kr185M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

FSN Capital

Oslo, Norway

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 4.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

FSN Capital is a private equity firm focused on opportunities in Scandinavia. FSN looks to make control investments in mid-sized companies valued from €50 to €500 million. FSN targets businesses with the potential to 'become international leaders'. FSN Capital was formed in 1999 and has offices in Oslo, Munich, and Stockholm.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 25
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 10
Country (Sweden) 8 of 11
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-29 Lagkagehuset

Copenhagen, Denmark

Lagkagehuset is a premium bakery and food-service chain in Denmark with 67 stores, and a newly established presence in the UK. The company operates a premium concept focusing on high-quality artisanal breads, cakes and pastries as well as other food, teas and coffee. Its unique offering, quality products and proven concept are based on a business model with in-house bakery production and a scalable roll-out strategy. The stores in the UK, trading under the "Ole & Steen" brand, are the first phase of an international roll out and prove that the business model is highly scalable. Lagkagehuset was founded in 1991 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-13 Gram Equipment

Kolding, Denmark

Gram Equipment is a manufacturer and supplier of ice cream equipment & ice cream machines commercial. Gram Equipment was formed in 1999 and is based in Kolding, Denmark.

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