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Investment Summary

ESPIRA Investments Invests In JK Education

On November 28, 2018, private equity firm ESPIRA Investments invested in education company JK Education

Investment Highlights
  • This is ESPIRA Investments’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is ESPIRA Investments’ 1st transaction in Czech Republic.

Investment Summary
Date 2018-11-28
Target JK Education
Sector Education
Investor(s) ESPIRA Investments
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

JK Education

Prague, Czech Republic
JK Education operates three private high schools in the Czech Republic: the American Academy in Prague, the American Academy in Brno and the Prague Humanities Gymnasium. JK is also an educational consulting agency placing hundreds of students from Central Europe to the high-quality foreign boarding and public high schools and to universities, primarily in the US, Canada and Western Europe and organizing the largest international high school fair in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Austria. JK Education is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Investor

ESPIRA Investments

Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2016
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

ESPIRA Investments is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in Central and Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on opportunities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Firm targets companies with at least €2 million of revenue and positive EBITDA. Areas of interest include consumer goods, healthcare, education, services, and manufacturing. Investment funds are generally used to support growth opportunities, acquisitions, recapitalizations, and management buyouts. ESPIRA Investments is based in Prague.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Czech Republic M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-16 ICON

Prague, Czech Republic

ICON specializes in tailor-made outsourcing solutions that deliver major communication strategies to connect global brands with local customers. ICON was founded in 2003 and is based in Prague, Czech Republic.

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