M&A Deal Summary

Agilitas Private Equity Acquires Learning Curve Group

On March 13, 2020, private equity firm Agilitas Private Equity acquired education company Learning Curve Group from MML

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Agilitas Private Equity’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Agilitas Private Equity’s 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2020-03-13
Target Learning Curve Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Agilitas Private Equity
Sellers(s) MML
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Learning Curve Group

County Durham, United Kingdom
Learning Curve Group is a provider of training services and further education providers, as well as working directly with learners and employers offering high-quality education and training. Learning Curve Group was established in 2004 and is based in County Durham, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Agilitas Private Equity is a private investment group focused on acquiring European businesses exhibiting significant barriers to entry, long-term customer relationships, and differentiated resources. Agilitas will consider businesses with complex business models or transaction structures. Agilitas Private Equity was established in 2011 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 15
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 6
Year: 2020 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Oslo, Norway

Recover Group is a provider of property remediation and environmental services in the Nordics. Recover Nordic serves insurance companies, municipalities, industrial and commercial companies across the Nordics, helping end-customers return to everyday life as quickly as possible following property damages and unexpected events. Recover Group was founded in 2013 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-11-01 Exemplar Health Care

Rotherham, United Kingdom

Exemplar Health Care provides person-centered, specialist nursing care, offering support to individuals in the UK living with complex physical and mental health needs, where the quality of care is paramount. The company’s homes, which are based across Yorkshire, Humberside, the Midlands, the North East, and the North West, focus on improving the lives of adults living with mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities, complex dementia, autism, and learning disabilities, as well as those suffering from brain injury, spinal injury, and stroke. It provides customized, person-centered nursing care facilitates therapeutic engagement and aims to succeed where other care providers have failed. Exemplar Health Care was founded in 2003 and is based in Rotherham, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

MML

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 2.0B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

MML Capital Partners is an investment firm that targets subordinated debt and traditional private equity investments across the US and Europe. MML Capital looks for transactions requiring €5 million and €200 million of capital to support expansion financing, management buyouts, recapitalizations, leveraged buyouts, and take privates. MML Capital invested more than €2 billion across 11 countries. MML Capital was formed in 1988 and has offices in London, Paris, and Stamford, Connecticut.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 30 of 38
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 15 of 19
Country: United Kingdom M&A 14 of 18
Year: 2020 M&A 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-09 Altius Consulting

London, United Kingdom

Altius Consulting Ltd. is a UK based company specializing in data performance management and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. With additional offices in The Netherlands and India, and a team of 300+ cloud and data specialists, Altius brings industry expertise in solutions for the retail, travel and transport, infrastructure and public sectors.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-01 Universal Plant Services

Deer Park, Texas, United States

Universal Plant Services is a service provider for the energy industry, providing project management, installation, maintenance and repair services for rotating and fixed equipment for daily maintenance requirements, turnarounds, and capital projects. Universal Plant Services was founded in 1986 and is based in Deer Park, Texas.

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