M&A Deal Summary

Bridgepoint Acquires Cambridge Education Group

On December 4, 2013, private equity firm Bridgepoint acquired education company Cambridge Education Group from Palamon Capital Partners for 185M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 28th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bridgepoint’s 40th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-12-04
Target Cambridge Education Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Bridgepoint
Sellers(s) Palamon Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 185M GBP
Advisor(s) Macfarlanes (Legal)

Target

Cambridge Education Group

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge Education Group is a provider of pre-university and English language teaching in the UK. The group teaches a mix of overseas and UK students at Foundation, GCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate levels. Cambridge Education Group was founded in 1952 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Bridgepoint

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 28.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bridgepoint is a large European private equity firm that invests in middle-market companies across a broad range of industries with an enterprise value of €200 - €1000 million. Prospective transaction situations include buyouts, buy-ins, growth financings, consolidations, and take privates. The firms invest in the range of €75 - €400 million transaction. Bridgepoint Development Capital specializes in investments in businesses valued up to a €150 million, taking equity stakes of between €10 million and €75 million. General sectors of interest include consumer products and services, retail, financial services, healthcare, media, technology, industrials, and business services. Bridgepoint was formed in 1984 and has offices in London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Stockholm and Warsaw.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 90 of 176
Sector (Education) 2 of 5
Type (Secondary Buyout) 30 of 70
Country (United Kingdom) 40 of 76
Year (2013) 8 of 9
Size (of disclosed) 28 of 59
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-31 LOC Group

London, United Kingdom

LOC Group is an international provider of marine and engineering assurance services to the offshore oil & gas and marine markets. LOC Group was founded in 1979 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-11 Quotient Sciences

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Quotient Sciences is a provider of outsourced, early-stage drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry. Quotient Sciences has brought innovation to the pharmaceutical services sector through its unique Translational Pharmaceutics® platform, which is proven to accelerate development timelines, reduce development costs, and drive improvement in R&D productivity. Quotient Sciences is based in Nottingham, England.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Palamon Capital Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 1.4B EUR
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Palamon Capital Partners LP is a private equity firm that targets investments in high-growth service-oriented businesses throughout Europe. Palamon specifically looks for companies operating in business services, financial services, media and communications, leisure and entertainment, information technology, and healthcare. The Firm's target investment size is €30 to €100 million. Funds are generally used to support development needs, however, Palamon will also consider investing in early-stage businesses, recapitalizations, deleveraging transactions, turnarounds, and buyouts. Palamon Capital Partners LP was formed in 1999 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 17 of 30
Sector (Education) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 9
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 11
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-18 DBG

Winsford, United Kingdom

DBG (UK) Ltd. is a provider of services and products into the dental sector, supporting over 5000 practice members, with services that include CPD training, compliance audits, equipment maintenance and inspection and the supply of dental materials.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-17 Vivecti Group

Ulm, Germany

Vivecti Group is a hospital group purchasing organization in the German health care market, it has tapped into the significant opportunity for technology-enabled clinical solutions. Vivecti Group optimises healthcare spend, promotes operating efficiency, strengthens clinical efficiency and improves compliance for its partners through superior technological solutions. Vivecti Group was founded in 1993 and is based in Ulm, Germany.

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