Secondary Buyout • Publishing

Central Group Acquires WSiP

On August 7, 2018, private equity firm Central Group acquired publishing company WSiP from Advent International

Acquisition Context
  • This is Central Group’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Central Group’s 1st transaction in Poland.
Investment Fate
  • WSiP was sold to a strategic buyer in 2024.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 7, 2018
Target WSiP
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Central Group
Sellers(s) Advent International
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target Company

WSiP

Warsaw, Poland
WSiP is an educational publisher offering a complete range of textbooks, supplementary books and multimedia for all types of schools and all school levels. WSiP was founded in 1945 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.
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Buyer Overview 1

DESCRIPTION

Central Group is a private equity firm that invests in a variety of industries and situations across Eastern Europe. Central Group is based in Hungary.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Publishing 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 1 of 1
Country: Poland 1 of 1
Year: 2018 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-18 WSiP

Warsaw, Poland

WSiP is an educational publisher offering a complete range of textbooks, supplementary books and multimedia for all types of schools and all school levels. WSiP was founded in 1945 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Advent International

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 91.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Advent is a global private equity firm that targets investments in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Advent's emerging market efforts are concentrated in Central Europe and Latin America. Advent seeks transactions valued between $50 million and $5 billion and can commit up to $2 billion of equity capital per investment. Broad areas of interest include business & financial services, retail & consumer, technology, media, & telecoms, healthcare & life sciences, and industrial. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, growth capital financings, take privates, and recapitalizations. Advent was formed in 1984 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 179 of 236
Sector: Publishing 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout 45 of 61
Country: Poland 7 of 8
Year: 2018 6 of 10
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Maxam specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and application of energetic materials. It structures its activity into four business units: blasting solutions for mining, quarries, and civil works; cartridges and gun powders for use in hunting and recreational shooting; products and systems for the defense and security sector; and key raw materials for the nitro chemical industry. Maxam was founded in 1872 and is based in Madrid, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-08 Genoa Healthcare

Tukwila, Washington, United States

Genoa Healthcare LLC is a behavioral health specialty pharmacy company. Dedicated to serving the needs of those in the behavioral health and addiction treatment communities, and others who have complex, chronic health conditions, Genoa Healthcare is the largest provider of pharmacy, outpatient telepsychiatry and medication management services

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