Investment Summary

Florac and Altas Partners Exits PADI

On January 1, 2025, invested in education company PADI from Florac and Altas Partners

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in California.

Investment Summary

Date 2025-01-01
Target PADI
Sector Education
Sellers(s) Florac
Altas Partners
Deal Type Unknown

Target

PADI

Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States
PADI is a scuba diving certification, training and publishing company, serving diving instructors, retailers and individual scuba divers. PADI was founded in 1966 and is based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Florac

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Family Office
Founded 2009
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Florac is a family office focused on a variety of investments and acquisitions across the US and Western Europe (France, Belgium, Italy and Switzerland). Florac looks to commit €20 to €100 million per transaction to support a variety of transaction situations, including growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and buyouts. Florac does not have sector preferences and generally pursues indefinite investment time horizons. Florac was established in 2009 and is headquartered in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 7
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-06 Grandi Stazioni Retail

Rome, Italy

Grandi Stazioni Retail is a management of commercial leasing and advertising spaces of 14 Italian railway stations. Grandi Stazioni Retail was founded in 2016 and is based in Rome, Italy.

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SELLER

Altas Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
PE ASSETS 10.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Atlas Partners is a Canadian private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling stakes in 'high-quality, market-leading' businesses. Atlas Partners does not have any sector preferences and generally pursues companies with strong management, stable cash-flows, and minimal risk of disintermediation. The Firm's target investment size is $400 million to $1 billion. Atlas Partners was formed in 2012 and is based in Toronto, Ontario.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 2
Type: M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 2 of 2
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-12-02 University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

San Marcos, California, United States

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences is a graduate health sciences academic institution. USAHS educates its students through its network of campuses in San Marcos, California; St. Augustine, Florida; Austin, Texas; and Miami, Florida, and through its online programs. University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences was founded in 1979 and is based in San Marcos, California.

Sell $138M