M&A Deal Summary

Galileo Global Education Acquires Studialis

On August 21, 2015, Galileo Global Education acquired education company Studialis from Bregal Investments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Galileo Global Education’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Galileo Global Education’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-08-21
Target Studialis
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Galileo Global Education
Sellers(s) Bregal Investments
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Studialis

Paris, France
Studialis is a group of 23 higher education institutions, that provide recognized undergraduate and graduate courses to a total of 16,000 students in the fields of management, marketing & communication, journalism, finance and accounting, graphic, industrial and web design, acting and cinema, as well as in arts and culture. Studialis is based in Paris, France.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Galileo Global Education

Paris, France

Category Company
Founded 2007
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Galileo Global Education is an international provider of higher education and Europe's largest higher education group. The company brings together 42 benchmark schools on 80 campuses in 13 countries around the world, united around unique know-how: to enable its 110,000 students to be connected to the entire world, and to decompartmentalize the teaching of the major disciplines of management, arts, and creation, marketing and technology in order to foster innovation in every field. Galileo Global Education was founded in 2007 and is based in Paris, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: France M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-14 Istituto Marangoni

London, United Kingdom

Istituto Marangoni offers diploma and certificate programs in fashion design and other related fields such as fashion styling, fashion business, fashion promotion, furniture design, product design, interior design and graphic design. Istituto Marangoni was founded in 1935 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-03-01 AKAD University

Stuttgart, Germany

AKAD University is a provider of distance learning degree courses. With its extensive range of different specializations, all bachelor's and master's courses and further training courses can be tailored to the individual situation. AKAD University was formed in 1959 and is based in Stuttgart, Germany.

Buy €45M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Bregal Investments

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 7.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Bregal Investments LLP is a private equity firm focused on buyouts and growth capital financings of middle-market companies. Bregal Investments targets equity investments between €30 and €150 million in companies valued in excess of €75 million. Bregal is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 16
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 7
Country: France M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-02 Whittan

Shropshire, United Kingdom

Whittan is a manufacturer of steel storage products. Whittan manufactures, sells, and distributes three core products pallet racking, shelving, and lockers, to a wide range of customers. Whittan was founded in 1951 and is based in Shropshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-21 M Group Services

Stevenage, United Kingdom

M Group Services is a service provider to the regulated infrastructure markets in the UK and Ireland through its utilities, transport, telecom, and data divisions. The Company operates through its subsidiaries that include Morrison Utility Services, Morrison Data Services, Dyer & Butler, Magdalene, PMP Utilities and M Group Services Plant & Fleet Solutions. M Group Services was formed in 1847 and is based in Hertfordshire, England.

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