M&A Deal Summary

Inflexion Acquires Times Higher Education

On February 1, 2019, private equity firm Inflexion acquired information services company Times Higher Education from Tes Global

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Inflexion’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Inflexion’s 66th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-02-01
Target Times Higher Education
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Inflexion
Sellers(s) Tes Global
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Times Higher Education

London, United Kingdom
Times Higher Education is a provider of university data, rankings, and content, with institutions, academics, students, industry and governments utilizing the information to gain insight, inform strategic priorities, benchmark, assess and select higher education institutions. Times Higher Education was founded in 1971 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Inflexion

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 10.0B GBP
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Inflexion is a private equity firm that specializes in investments in UK-based founder and family-owned businesses. Broad areas of interest include consumer products/services, business services, healthcare, industrials, technology, and financial services. The Firm's target investment size is £10 to £500 million. Inflexion was formed in 1999 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 70 of 116
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 66 of 101
Year (2019) 2 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-07 Granite Underwriting

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Granite Underwriting is a motor insurance service provider. Granite comprises a number of brands which distribute specialist motor insurance, catering to drivers of private hire taxis, black taxis, Uber and other large operators in the sector as well as specialist cover for private car and light commercial vehicles. Granite Underwriting was founded in 1982 and is based in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-03-25 CCP

London, United Kingdom

CCP is a provider of car park management solutions for small businesses. CCP offers a fully automated number plate recognition technology enforcement service. The firm’s offering ensures CCP’s clients’ customers can park easily by preventing misuse as well as freeing up staff time from monitoring parking. CCP was founded in 1995 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Tes Global

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1910
Sector Software
DESCRIPTION

Tes Global is an international provider of software services to make life easier for schools and teachers. All products and services are built with teachers and schools needs at the core, ensuring they are innovative, trusted education solutions. Tes Global products play a critical role helping teachers and school leaders deal with the challenges of teaching, including safeguarding and compliance, smart pupil management, and staff management. This dedication and focus supports educators across the globe in providing high quality education to millions of children using smart, flexible, and cost-effective solutions. A global Company, Tes Global was formed in 1910 and and operates across 10 offices, including in London, Sheffield, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Sydney, and Dubai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 3
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-11 TES SEN Show

United Kingdom

TES SEN Show is a 2 day event receives an audience of leaders, teachers, support staff and parents with a specific interest in SEN.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-12-23 Tes Global’s Supply Agencies

London, United Kingdom

Tes Global’s Supply Agencies are a group of businesses that recruit and supply teachers and support staff for primary, secondary, and special educational needs and disability (SEND) schools and other learning institutions. Tes Global’s Supply Agencies was founded in 2008 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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