M&A Deal Summary

BGH Capital and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Acquire Navitas

On July 5, 2019, private equity firm BGH Capital and pension Ontario Teachers Pension Plan acquired education company Navitas for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BGH Capital’s 1st and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is BGH Capital’s and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 17th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is BGH Capital’s 1st and Ontario Teachers Pension Plan’s 5th transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-07-05
Target Navitas
Sector Education
Buyer(s) BGH Capital
Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Deal Value 1.2B USD

Target

Navitas

Perth, Australia
Navitas is an education provider that offers an extensive range of educational services through three major Divisions to students and professionals including university programs, creative media education, professional education, English language training and settlement services. Navitas was founded in 1994 and is based in Perth, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

BGH Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2017
PE ASSETS 2.6B AUD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BGH Capital is a private equity firm that partners with entrepreneurs and management teams in Australia and New Zealand to build strong, sustainable, market-leading businesses. The Firm pursues mid-market companies and does not have any sector preferences. BGH Capital was formed in 2017 and is headquartered in Melbourne.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 8
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 1 of 2
Country (Australia) 1 of 7
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 6
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-15 ForHealth

Leichhardt, Australia

ForHealth is a provider of health care services with 69 medical centers, 13 medical practices, and 62 dental clinics. ForHealth is based in Leichhardt, Australia.

Buy AU$500M
Buyer

Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Pension
Founded 1990
PE ASSETS 242.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Teachers' Private Capital is the direct investment arm of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. Teachers' Private Capital considers both private equity and venture related investments in North America, Europe, and Asia. Teachers' can support direct private equity investments between $100 million and $3 billion. Target sectors include business services, consumer products, retail, diversified industrials, financial services, technology, media, and communications. Teachers' Private Capital also makes private equity fund investments between $50 million and $750 million. Teachers' Private Capital was formed in 1991 and is based in Toronto, with additional offices in London and New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 124 of 175
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 38 of 40
Country (Australia) 5 of 9
Year (2019) 5 of 12
Size (of disclosed) 17 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-27 Lendmark Financial Services

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Lendmark Financial Services is a consumer finance company specializing in providing a variety of personal loans, automobile loans, and retail merchant sales finance services. Lendmark Financial Services was founded in 1996 and is based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-15 Trivium Packaging

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Trivium Packaging will serve a diverse range of major multinational, regional and local customers operating in a wide array of end markets, including food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty, and personal care, household care and premium beverages. Trivium Packaging is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sell $2.5B