M&A Deal Summary

Cinven Acquires Acadomia

On August 14, 2024, private equity firm Cinven acquired education company Acadomia from IK Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Cinven’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Cinven’s 16th transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-08-14
Target Acadomia
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Cinven
Sellers(s) IK Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Acadomia

Paris, France
Acadomia is a provider of supplementary education in France. The Company provides educational services for over 50,000 students through more than 20,000 teaching professionals annually. Acadomia provides both home-based tutoring services as well as classroom based education. Acadomia was founded in 1989 and is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Cinven

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1977
PE ASSETS 39.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cinven is a private equity firm focused on buyout investments in growing, profitable businesses located throughout Europe and North America. Sectors of interest include business and financial services, healthcare, industrial, retail, leisure, consumer, technology, media, and telecommunications. Cinven looks to invest a minimum of €200 million in companies with minimum enterprise values of €400 million. Cinven does not invest in start-ups or development phase companies. Cinven was established in 1977 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 184 of 184
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 56 of 56
Country (France) 16 of 16
Year (2024) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-13 Jaggaer

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Jaggaer is a provider of procurement software for large and medium-sized enterprises. Jaggaer provides cloud-based Source-to-Pay eProcurement solutions for spend management, which enables a fluid supply chain for its customers, driven by powerful spend analytics, vendor sourcing, contract lifecycle management, savings tracking, and efficient accounts payable systems on a single platform. Jaggaer was founded in 1995 and is based in Durham, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

IK Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 14.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ik Investment Partners Ltd. (Formerly Industri Kapital) is a private equity firm that targets control investments in mid-sized manufacturing and service companies located in select European countries. IK focuses on growth businesses located in the Benelux region, as well as Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. The firm looks to commit €50 to €150 million of equity capital per transaction and targets companies with 'a proven ability to generate significant cash flow' as well as an ability to 'sustain growth through various economic cycles'. IK Investment Partners was formerly known as Industry Kapital. IK Investment Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Hamburg, London, Paris, and Stockholm.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 116 of 117
Sector (Education) 3 of 3
Type (Secondary Buyout) 48 of 49
Country (France) 25 of 26
Year (2024) 6 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-25 Sansidor

Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands

Sansidor is a fast-growing network of testing, inspection and services companies. Sansidor provides one-stop-shop for small and medium-sized enterprises in the built environment, offering a range of inspection-related services and advice pertaining to water safety, fire protection, electronical installations and building integrity. Sansidor was founded in 2018 and is basd in Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-10-07 Pinard Beauty Pack

Martignat, France

Pinard Group specializes in the design and manufacture of packaging solutions for prestige and luxury brands in the BPC space through the Pinard Beauty Pack (PBP) subsidiary and for pharmaceutical customers through its Lablabo subsidiary. The Group addresses prestige and masstige brands while serving a long-standing clientele. Distribution is primarily focused in France (60%) where most trades are, followed by the Rest of Europe (30%) and the US (10%). Pinard Beauty Pack was founded in 1970 and is based in Martignat, France.

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