M&A Deal Summary

Apax Acquires Huayue Education

On June 1, 2019, private equity firm Apax acquired education company Huayue Education

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Apax’s 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Apax’s 5th transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-01
Target Huayue Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Apax
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Huayue Education

Beijing, China
Huayue Education is a provider of Chinese language learning and teaching solutions with a national presence. It offers Chinese language curriculum development through reading products and services to students and teachers to improve students’ language abilities and exam outcomes. Through a subscription model, the company offers both an online reading app and physical books to students as well as integrated trainings and solutions to teachers and schools. Huayue Education is based in Beijing, China.

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Buyer

Apax

London, United Kingdom

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 77.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Apax Partners is a mega-sized private equity investment group, operating across the United States, Europe, Israel and Asia. Broad industry sectors of interest include tech & telecom, media, retail & consumer, healthcare, financial services, and business services. Apax will consider both minority and majority investment positions and prefers companies with strong market positions and growth potential. The Firm generally pursues platform acquisitions valued from $1 to $5 billion. Apax Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 214 of 266
Sector: Education M&A 3 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 55 of 62
Country: China M&A 5 of 5
Year: 2019 M&A 7 of 13
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