M&A Deal Summary

InspirED Acquires International School of Europe

On August 30, 2016, InspirED acquired education company International School of Europe from H.I.G. Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is InspirED’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is InspirED’s 1st transaction in Italy.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-08-30
Target International School of Europe
Sector Education
Buyer(s) InspirED
Sellers(s) H.I.G. Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

International School of Europe

Milan, Italy
The International School of Europe Group is a group of schools in Italy providing an outstanding education to over 1,800 local and expatriate students between the ages of 3 and 18 years old in Milan, Modena, Monza and Siena.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

InspirED

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

InspirED provides a fresh and contemporary approach to education by re-evaluating traditional teaching methods and curriculums and creating a more dynamic, relevant and powerful model reflecting current attitudes. InspirED was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

H.I.G. Private Equity

Miami, Florida, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 65.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

HIG Private Equity is the private equity arm of HIG Capital. The Firm focuses on management buyouts, growth equity investments, and recapitalizations of mid-sized to large companies valued between $50 million and $1 billion. HIG will also consider industry consolidations, going-privates, and corporate divestitures. Sectors of interest include aerospace, building materials, business services, consumer products, distribution, healthcare, infrastructure, contracting, manufacturing, media, oil & gas services, IT, and transportation. HIG was formed in 1993 is based in Miami, Florida.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 79 of 181
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 32 of 72
Country: Italy M&A 1 of 7
Year: 2016 M&A 9 of 9
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