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BPE Acquires DeutschAkademie

On May 1, 2022, private equity firm BPE acquired education company DeutschAkademie

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BPE’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is BPE’s 25th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-05-01
Target DeutschAkademie
Sector Education
Buyer(s) BPE
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

DeutschAkademie

Hamburg, Germany
DeutschAkademie is a private language school for German courses (German as a foreign language) in the DACH region. The Group teaches approximately 40,000 participants annually (mainly foreign students and expats) at 14 locations in Germany and Austria. The lessons take place either on-site at the language schools or as online courses. In addition, the DeutschAkademie successfully uses digital learning concepts to support participants in their learning process. DeutschAkademie was formed in 1999 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

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Buyer

BPE

Hamburg, Germany

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 360M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BPE is a generalist private equity firm focused on acquiring small and medium-sized companies located in German speaking countries. Generally, BPE looks for situations allowing for control and seeks businesses with sales of €10 to €100 million. BPE's investment horizon is five to ten years. BPE was formed in 1998 and is based in Hamburg, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 26 of 28
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 20 of 22
Country: Germany M&A 25 of 27
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 farmermobil

Laer, Germany

farmermobil is a manufacturer of mobile chicken coops for conventional and ecological laying and broiler farming. farmermobil's products and technological know-how helps in the field of laying hen husbandry, and enables farmers to adopt a progressive and sustainable form of animal husbandry with a particularly high level of animal welfare. farmermobil was founded in 2014 and is based in Laer, Germany.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-25 OPEN

Cologne, Germany

OPEN is a tech-oriented digital group in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Kassel and Frankfurt with the focus on supporting its customers in optimizing and digitizing sales through IT technology and digital agency services. As a full-service provider, OPEN is a specialist in web development, CRM, digital strategies, storytelling, communication and digital sales for customers such as Mercedes, HDI.global, Fraport, SAMSUNG, AUDI and RTL. OPEN is based in Cologne, Germany.

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