M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2017-11-27 |
| Target | Wall Street English |
| Sector | Education |
| Buyer(s) |
EQT Private Capital Asia
Trustar Capital |
| Sellers(s) | Pearson Education |
| Deal Type | Divestiture |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| PE ASSETS | 125.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
EQT Private Capital Asia is an Asia-focused private equity group specializing in growth equity investments and buyouts of companies valued between $300 million and $1.5 billion. Baring looks for companies that require capital for organic expansion, recapitalizations, or to fund acquisitions. The Group's geographic coverage spans China, India, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. EQT Private Capital Asia was formed in 1997 and is based in Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 35 of 69 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 4 of 8 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 5 of 9 |
| Country: China M&A | 9 of 13 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 4 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-26 |
SAI Global
Sydney, Australia SAI Global provides organizations around the world with information services and solutions for managing risk, achieving compliance and driving business improvement. The company provides legal, compliance and risk management professionals with a broad range of technology-enabled programs and consulting services that facilitate good governance and awareness of compliance, ethics and policy issues. SAI Global was founded in 1922 and is based in Sydney, Australia. |
Buy | AU$1M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |
Prometric
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Prometric provides technology-enabled assessment services, providing paper-and-pencil, Internet and computer-based testing solutions. It offers a fully integrated testing system that includes test development, test delivery and data management capabilities. Prometric was founded in 1990 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978 |
| PE ASSETS | 8.7B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Trustar Capital is the private equity arm of financial services/asset manager CITIC Group. Trustar Capital separates its private equity investment activity into three groups; China, Japan, and the US. In general, Trustar looks to invest in companies with 'strong franchises', with established brands and high barriers to entry. For US-based opportunities, the firm looks to leverage its connections in China. Broad areas of interest include niche manufacturing, consumer products, and business services. The Firm does not invest in start-ups or distressed businesses. Trustar Capital is based in Hong Kong.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 35 of 64 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 3 of 3 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 2 of 5 |
| Country: China M&A | 12 of 31 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 6 of 6 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-01 |
McDonald s China
Shanghai, China McDonald's is a chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. McDonald's China was founded in 1975 and is based in Shanghai, China. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-01 |
ByteDance
Beijing, China ByteDance is an Internet technology company operating several machine learning-enabled content platforms. ByteDance was founded in 2012 and is based in Bejing, China. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Sector | Education |
Pearson Education is an education services company that provides assessment and training products and services.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 3 |
| Sector: Education M&A | 2 of 2 |
| Type: Divestiture M&A Deals | 3 of 3 |
| Country: China M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Year: 2017 M&A | 1 of 1 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-10 |
Fronter AS
Oslo, Norway Fronter AS is a cloud based learning platform. |
Sell | - |
