M&A Deal Summary

Seven2 Acquires Career Education - European Operations

On December 5, 2013, private equity firm Seven2 acquired education company Career Education - European Operations from Perdoceo Education for 305M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Seven2’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Seven2’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Seven2’s 3rd transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-05
Target Career Education - European Operations
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Seven2
Sellers(s) Perdoceo Education
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 305M USD

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Career Education - European Operations

Paris, France
The European Operations of Career Education include Paris-based INSEEC Group and the International University of Monaco. Career Education's European Operations is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Seven2

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1972
PE ASSETS 4.8B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Seven2 is a private equity firm focused on investments in listed and unlisted small and midcap companies located in Continental Europe. The Firm targets growing businesses in the tech and telecom, consumer, and healthcare services sectors valued between €10 million and €1 billion. Seven2 generally has a five year investment horizon and considers minority and majority positions. Seven2 was established in 1972 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 33
Sector (Education) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 5
Country (France) 3 of 25
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-22 Europe Snacks

Saint-Denis-la-Chevass, France

Europe Snacks provides private label salted snacks, but also operates in the entry price and hard discount sectors. Europe Snacks develops, produces and markets many product references of savoury snacks, across 6 product ranges: extruded products, crisps, stacked crisps, crackers, popcorn and corn-based snacks. Europe Snacks was founded in 1991 and is based in Saint-Denis-la-Chevass, France.

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2016-03-23 InfoVista

Massy, France

InfoVista is a software provider of network / application performance solutions. InfoVista was founded in 1995 and is based in Massy, France.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Perdoceo Education

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Education
Employees2,040
Revenue 693M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Perdoceo Education is an education company that offers schooling to a diverse student population across the world in a variety of career-oriented disciplines through online, on-ground and hybrid learning program offerings. Perdoceo Education Corporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-14 Istituto Marangoni

London, United Kingdom

Istituto Marangoni offers diploma and certificate programs in fashion design and other related fields such as fashion styling, fashion business, fashion promotion, furniture design, product design, interior design and graphic design. Istituto Marangoni was founded in 1935 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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