Leeds Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Leeds Equity Partners has acquired 5 companies. It has also invested in 6 others.

Leeds Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment areeducation (40%) and software (23%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (33%) and growth capital (20%). In total, Leeds Equity Partners has invested in 15 US states and 4 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2006 when it acquired Education Management for $3.4B.

In the last 3 years, Leeds Equity Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (39%). Leeds Equity Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2003 when it sold Ross University for $310M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity60
    • M&A Buy Activity39
    • M&A Sell Activity21
  • Total Sectors Invested 8
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 19
  • M&A Advisors 11

Leeds Equity Partners

Leeds Equity Partners, LLC

590 Madison Avenue, 41st Floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 835-2000
www.leedsequity.com
info@leedsequity.com

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Education, Furniture, Information Services, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Marketing, Software, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Going Private, Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - 40
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (2.0/yr) # 29 - 6 1 1 2 39
vol $3.5B $3.5B
Sell (1.2/yr) # 15 3 2 1 - - 21
vol $1.6B $1.6B
  60

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
TouchMath LLC 2024-02-29 - Secondary Buyout
Colorado Springs, Colorado · www.touchmath.com
Big Blue Marble Academy LLC 2024-01-03 - Secondary Buyout
Atlanta, Georgia · www.bbmacademy.com
TalentNeuron 2023-02-02 - Divestiture
Santa Clara, California · www.talentneuron.com
e.Republic LLC 2022-12-16 - Stake Purchase
Folsom, California · www.erepublic.com
Knowledge Factor, Inc. 2022-07-25 - Secondary Sale
Boulder, Colorado · www.amplifire.com
95 Percent Group LLC 2021-12-07 - Growth Capital
Lincolnshire, Illinois · www.95percentgroup.com
Scaled Agile, Inc. 2021-11-15 - Secondary Sale
Boulder, Colorado · www.scaledagile.com
Archive360, Inc. 2021-09-16 - Growth Capital
New York, New York · www.arhive360.com
eLuma, LLC 2021-07-20 - Stake Purchase
Lehi, Utah · www.eluma.com
Genius SIS LLC 2021-06-16 - Growth Capital
Miramar, Florida · www.geniussis.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Engage! Learning, Inc. 2021-05-12 ReadyCoach - Coaching Assessment Effectiveness Suite 2023-09-29 1
Austin, Texas · www.engage2learn.org Westfield, New Jersey
CeriFi LLC 2017-05-01 Checkpoint Learning 2022-12-01 12
Alpharetta, Georgia · www.cerifi.com , United States
Simplify Compliance LLC 2016-12-08 Human Capital Institute 2022-02-14 5
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.simplifycompliance.com Cincinnati, Ohio · www.hci.org
Fusion Education Group 2017-12-11 Futures Academy 2019-05-20 1
Grand Rapids, Michigan · www.fusionacademy.com Irvine, California · www.futures.edu
Simplify Compliance LLC 2016-12-08 Buyouts Insider 2019-04-08 1
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.simplifycompliance.com New York, New York

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Education 8 (42%) - 16 (40%) 3.4B (97%)
Software 4 (21%) - 9 (23%) -
Information Services 4 (21%) - 5 (13%) -
Business Services 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) 89M (3%)
Internet Software and Services 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
Staffing - - 2 (5%) -
Furniture - - 1 (3%) -
Publishing 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 19 - 40 $3.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 18 (95%) - 37 (93%) 3.5B (100%)
  Colorado 3 (16%) - 5 (13%) -
  Illinois 1 (5%) - 5 (13%) -
  New York 3 (16%) - 4 (10%) -
  Texas 1 (5%) - 4 (10%) -
  Florida 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
  Georgia 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  California 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  Utah 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  Oregon 1 (5%) - 2 (5%) 89M (3%)
  Pennsylvania - - 2 (5%) 3.4B (97%)
  Kansas - - 2 (5%) -
  Tennessee 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Michigan 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
  Indiana - - 1 (3%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (3%) -
United Kingdom 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Israel - - 1 (3%) -
Puerto Rico - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 18 (95%) - 37 (93%) 3.5B (100%)
Cross-border 1 (5%) - 3 (8%) -
Total 19 - 40 $3.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (11%) - 13 (33%) -
Growth Capital 6 (32%) - 8 (20%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (21%) - 7 (18%) -
Divestiture 2 (11%) - 4 (10%) 89M (3%)
Going Private - - 2 (5%) 3.4B (97%)
Consolidation 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
Stake Purchase 2 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) - 1 (3%) -
Venture - - 1 (3%) -
Total 19 - 40 $3.5B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 9 (43%) 300M (31%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 6 (29%) 657M (69%)
Trade Sale 3 (14%) -
IPO 2 (10%) -
Recapitalization 1 (5%) -
Total 21 $957M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Alvarez & Marsal
1
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
1
Goldman Sachs
1
Legal Deals
Latham & Watkins
6
Reed Smith LLP
4
Polsinelli PC
3

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $3.4B
< $100M 1 $89M
TOTAL $3.5B
Largest Education Management Corp.
$3.4B (2006-03-06)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 5 $1.5B
< $100M 1 $72M
TOTAL $1.6B
Largest Seaton Corp.
$310M (2014-06-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
20%
8 (20%)
Strategic(s)
10%
4 (10%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
43%
9 (43%)
Strategic(s)
38%
8 (38%)

FAQ

When was Leeds Equity Partners founded?

Leeds Equity Partners was founded in 1993.

What type of investor is Leeds Equity Partners?

Leeds Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Leeds Equity Partners headquartered?

Leeds Equity Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Leeds Equity Partners have under management?

Leeds Equity Partners has 3.3B USD under management.

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