Investment Summary

Avathon Capital Invests In API

On May 30, 2018, private equity firm Avathon Capital invested in education company API

Investment Highlights
  • This is Avathon Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Avathon Capital’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Avathon Capital’s 1st transaction in Texas.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-05-30
Target API
Sector Education
Investor(s) Avathon Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

API

Austin, Texas, United States
API is a provider of education abroad programs and services for American students. Of the nearly 20 million college-aged students in America, less than 330,000 go to another country each year to study, teach, work, intern, or volunteer. With expanded resources, API can offer universities new technology, innovative programming, and additional education products to help more students have diverse academic and cultural experiences. API was founded in 1997 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Avathon Capital

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Category Private Equity Firm
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Avathon Capital is a private investment firm focused on majority or minority investments in mid-sized US-based companies. The Firm is a generalist investor and seeks businesses with clear growth opportunities and strong product/market fit. Avathon looks to commit $10 to $50 million per transaction. Avathon Capital is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 10
Sector (Education) 2 of 10
Type (Growth Capital) 2 of 4
State (Texas) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 2 of 10
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-24 Amerigo Education

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Amerigo Education partners with elite American high schools to support their international students and prepare them for acceptance into selective U.S. universities. Amerigo uses an approach centered on excellent academic outcomes to ensure international students thrive both in and out of the American classroom. Amerigo Education was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-11-28 Big Blue Marble Academy

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Big Blue Marble Academy provides high-quality, education-based programs for children ranging from infancy through age four, as well as before and after school and summer camp programs. The company offers a unique, proprietary curriculum, a rich language immersion program, and hands-on, student-led philanthropic activities, all of which are core to the organization’s mission of promoting student readiness and success. Big Blue Marble Academy was founded in 2012 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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