Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Education

Southern Capital Group Acquires HELP International

On December 5, 2013, private equity firm Southern Capital Group acquired education company HELP International for 111M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Southern Capital Group’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
This is Southern Capital Group’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Southern Capital Group’s 1st transaction in Malaysia.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	December 5, 2013
Target	HELP International
Sector	Education
Buyer(s)	Southern Capital Group
Deal Type	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value	111M USD

Target Company

HELP International

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

HELP International is a top-tier private educational institution. HELP International caters to K-to-12, pre-university, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes, and vocational and continuous professional development courses. HELP International was founded in 2005 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Southern Capital Group

Category	Private Equity Firm
Size	Small
Type	Sector Agnostic

DESCRIPTION

Southern Capital Group is a private equity firm focused on acquiring middle-market companies throughout Southeast Asia. The Firm pursues companies valued between $20 and $200 million and does not have any stated sector preferences. Preferred business characteristics typically include strong growth, healthy margins, market leadership, and strong management. Southern Capital Group is headquartered in Singapore.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	4 of 6
Sector: Education	1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	3 of 4
Country: Malaysia	1 of 2
Year: 2013	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	2 of 2

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2012-01-01	Jing King China Jing King producers of smart cards serving mobile telephone and financial services industries. Jing King is based in China.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2012-01-01

Jing King

China

Jing King producers of smart cards serving mobile telephone and financial services industries. Jing King is based in China.

Buy

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2014-04-29	Jing King China Jing King producers of smart cards serving mobile telephone and financial services industries. Jing King is based in China.	Sell	-