Investment Summary

CVC Capital Partners Invests In GEMS Education

On July 10, 2019, private equity firm CVC Capital Partners invested in education company GEMS Education

Investment Highlights
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is CVC Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in United Arab Emirates.

Investment Summary

Date 2019-07-10
Target GEMS Education
Sector Education
Investor(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

GEMS Education

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
GEMS Education is a large K-12 private school operator in the MENASA region and has 48 years of direct experience in managing and operating schools across various curricula. GEMS operates a growing network of international schools in the UAE, Qatar, India, Jordan, Kuwait, KSA and Libya, delivering education to over 77,000 students from 124 nationalities. GEMS Education is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 242 of 328
Sector: Education M&A 4 of 6
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 28 of 42
Country: United Arab Emirates M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2019 M&A 6 of 13
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 Unily

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Unily is a digital workplace platform enabling employees to discover, communicate, and collaborate within an effective digital intranet environment. Unily was founded in 2005 and is based in Surrey, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-12 Syntegon

Waiblingen, Germany

Syntegon is a supplier of process and packaging technology that develops and produces complete solutions for the pharmaceuticals, food, and confectionery industries. These solutions are complemented by a comprehensive after-sales service portfolio. A global service and sales network provides customers with local points of contact. Syntegon is based in Waiblingen, Germany.

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