Investment Summary

Cathay Capital Private Equity Invests In Meta Data

On September 1, 2017, private equity firm Cathay Capital Private Equity invested in education company Meta Data

Investment Highlights
  • This is Cathay Capital Private Equity’s 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Cathay Capital Private Equity’s 20th transaction in China.
Investment Fate
  • Meta Data went bankrupt in 2024.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-09-01
Target Meta Data
Sector Education
Investor(s) Cathay Capital Private Equity
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Meta Data

Sha Tin, China
Meta Data is a diversified K-12 education company. The company vision is to build the most trusted "Third Classroom" outside of home and school and mission is to bring out the utmost learning power in each student by cultivating his or her study motivation, capability and perseverance, and enable our students to pursue their life-long success. Meta Data was founded in 2007 and is based in Shanghai, China.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Cathay Capital Private Equity

Paris, France

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 5.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS is a French Chinese private equity firm focused on acquiring businesses in France, Hong Kong, and China. Cathay looks to help Western companies leverage opportunities in China and help Chinese companies leverage Western best practices and partnerships. The Firm looks to invest in businesses generating €5 to €150 million in revenues. Areas of interest include retail, consumer goods, electrical equipment, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, animal healthcare, translation, food, consumer services, and software. Cathay Capital Private Equity SAS was formed in 2007 and is based in Paris. The firm has additional offices in New York and Shanghai.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 51 of 100
Sector (Education) 3 of 4
Type (Stake Purchase) 7 of 9
Country (China) 20 of 39
Year (2017) 5 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-04 Yimi Dida

Shanghai, China

Yimi Dida is a logistics company operating in 19 Chinese provinces through both inter- and intra-provincial routes. Yimi Dida is based in Shanghai, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-07 Independents

Paris, France

Independents is a global marketing and communications group for industry leaders across luxury and lifestyle. The agency collective offers streamlined strategy, creative, talent, influencer marketing, experiences and communications services for leading brands in luxury, fashion, design, lifestyle, hospitality, and the arts. Independents was founded in 2017 and is based in Paris, France.

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