Investment Summary

Advent Partners and Quadrant Private Equity Invest In Junior Adventures Group

On September 1, 2015, private equity firms Advent Partners and Quadrant Private Equity invested in education company Junior Adventures Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Advent Partners’ 1st and Quadrant Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Advent Partners’ 18th and Quadrant Private Equity’s 24th transaction in Australia.

Investment Summary

Date 2015-09-01
Target Junior Adventures Group
Sector Education
Investor(s) Advent Partners
Quadrant Private Equity
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Junior Adventures Group

Camberwell, Australia
Junior Adventures Group is a multi-brand Education provider with major Before and After School Care brands OSHClub and Helping Hands Network. Junior Adventures is a premium provider of outside school hours care (OSHC) and school holiday programs. Junior Adventures Group is based in Camberwell, Australia.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

Advent Partners

Melbourne, Australia

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 700M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent Private Capital is an Australian private equity firm focused on investing in privately owned, growing businesses, with strong management and sustainable competitive advantages. Advent looks to invest in businesses valued between $15 and $100 million AUS with operating profits of at least $4 million. Advent considers itself a generalist private equity firm with an expansive industry focus, however, the Firm has a history of targeting manufacturing and service-based businesses. Advent will not invest in property development, resources, primary production, listed companies, start-ups or early-stage transactions. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Melbourne.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 18 of 28
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 8 of 14
Country: Australia M&A 18 of 25
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-01 Integral Diagnostics

Melbourne, Australia

Integral Diagnostics is a provider of diagnostic imaging services such as x-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI via its network of hospital sites and clinics across Australia. Integral Diagnostics was founded in 2008 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-09-30 Integral Diagnostics

Melbourne, Australia

Integral Diagnostics is a provider of diagnostic imaging services such as x-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI via its network of hospital sites and clinics across Australia. Integral Diagnostics was founded in 2008 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.

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Investor

Quadrant Private Equity

Sydney, Australia

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 7.0B AUD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Quadrant Private Equity is a generalist Australian private equity firm focused on management buyouts, buy-ins, and growth capital investments in a broad range of industries. Quadrant prefers profitable businesses and looks to commit AU$70 to AU$150 million per transaction. The Firm will not consider investments in mineral exploration or primary agriculture. Quadrant Private Equity is based in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 52
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 6 of 13
Country: Australia M&A 24 of 47
Year: 2015 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-01 Real Pet Food

Crows Nest, Australia

Real Pet Food is a supplier of chilled petfood. Real Pet Food was founded in 1994 and is based in Crows Nest, Australia.

Buy $314M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-01-01 Amart Furniture

Rochedale South, Australia

Amart Furniture is a discount furniture and bedding retailer. Amart Furniture was founded in 1970 and is based in Rochedale South, Australia.

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