M&A Deal Summary

International Schools Partnership Acquires Colleges Laude

On June 2, 2014, International Schools Partnership acquired education company Colleges Laude from Alantra Private Equity and Dinamia Capital Privado SCR SA for 3M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is International Schools Partnership’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is International Schools Partnership’s 0th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is International Schools Partnership’s 1st transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-06-02
Target Colleges Laude
Sector Education
Buyer(s) International Schools Partnership
Sellers(s) Alantra Private Equity
Dinamia Capital Privado SCR SA
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 3M EUR

Target

Colleges Laude

Madrid, Spain
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Since it was formed, Colegios Laude has been one of the largest chains of private, bilingual schools in Spain. Pupils are aged between two and 18. The chain currently includes seven schools and nine centers in different Spanish towns, in addition to a school in the United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

International Schools Partnership

London, United Kingdom

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Category Company
Founded 2013
Sector Education
Employees8
DESCRIPTION

International Schools Partnership operates 50 schools across 15 countries, serving more than 45,000 students aged 2-18 years. ISP's growing group of private schools have over 8,000 staff and are located in USA, Canada, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, UK, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, UAE, Qatar, Malaysia, Mexico, and Peru. International Schools Partnership was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
Country (Spain) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Alantra Private Equity

Madrid, Spain

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 800M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Alantra Private Equity is a private equity firm focused on mid-sized buyout investments in Spain and Portugal. Thematic Investment approach focused in 4 sectors Food & Nutrition, Health & Wellness, Industry and TMT. Alantra Private Equity was formed in 1986 and is based in Madrid.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 38
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 15
Country (Spain) 23 of 34
Year (2014) 1 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 10 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-06 High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A.

Madrid, Spain

High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A. is an owner and operates a chain of hotels.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-10 Xanit International Hospital

Málaga, Spain

Xanit is a healthcare project that aims to create one of the benchmark hospital groups in Spain. The Group is currently made up of Hospital Xanit Internacional, located in Benalmadena (Malaga).

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SELLER

Dinamia Capital Privado SCR SA

Madrid, Spain

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Category Private Equity Firm
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 21
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 12
Country (Spain) 12 of 16
Year (2014) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-06 High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A.

Madrid, Spain

High Tech Hotels & Resorts S.A. is an owner and operates a chain of hotels.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-10 Xanit International Hospital

Málaga, Spain

Xanit is a healthcare project that aims to create one of the benchmark hospital groups in Spain. The Group is currently made up of Hospital Xanit Internacional, located in Benalmadena (Malaga).

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