M&A Deal Summary

Gaja Capital Acquires EuroKids India

On March 1, 2013, private equity firm Gaja Capital acquired education company EuroKids India from Educomp Solutions

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Gaja Capital’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Gaja Capital’s 11th transaction in India.
Investment Fate
  • EuroKids India was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-03-01
Target EuroKids India
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Gaja Capital
Sellers(s) Educomp Solutions
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

EuroKids India

Mumbai, India
EuroKids India is a private education services providers serving 120,000 students served across 1,100+ pre-schools and 35 K-12 schools. They target mass-premium and prestige segments across 4 brands - EuroKids, EuroSchools, Kangaroo Kids, and Billabong High. EuroKids India was founded in 1993 and is based in Mumbai, India.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Gaja Capital

Mumbai, India

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gaja Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm focused on mid-market investment opportunities in India. Gaja looks to act as a minority investor in buy-outs, turnarounds and pre-IPO situations, with a general strategy of using investment capital to fund growth. The firms invests in the range up to $1 billion per transaction. Gaja is a generalist firm that will consider investments across many sectors inclding education, financial Services, IT, pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. Gaja Capital Partners was formed in 2004 and is located in Mumbai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 21
Sector: Education M&A 4 of 5
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 11 of 20
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-01 Carnation Auto India

Noida, India

Carnation Auto India is a provider of largest multi-brand, independent services player, offering the entire range of automotive services from preventive maintenance services to major collision repairs. Carnation Auto India was founded in 2008 and is based in Noida, India.

Buy $17M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-01-01 Bakers Circle

New Delhi, India

Bakers Circle is a providing of supplier of frozen bakery and dessert products to the food services industry in India. Bakers Circle was founded in 2006 and is based in New Delhi, India.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Educomp Solutions

Gurgaon, India

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Educomp Solutions is the most valuable company in India's education sector. The firm was founded in 1994 by Shantanu Prakash, an IIM-Ahmedabad graduate who believed that entrepreneurs could improve the quality of education in India. Educomp initially set up computer labs for K-12 schools, but the scope of the Company's activities expanded as the management realized that Indian schools also needed better classroom content and better trained teachers. Today, Educomp's core offerings of multimedia content, computer labs, and teacher training reach over 23,000 schools and 12 million students across India.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2013 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-01 EuroKids India

Mumbai, India

EuroKids India is a private education services providers serving 120,000 students served across 1,100+ pre-schools and 35 K-12 schools. They target mass-premium and prestige segments across 4 brands - EuroKids, EuroSchools, Kangaroo Kids, and Billabong High. EuroKids India was founded in 1993 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Buy Rs39M