M&A Deal Summary

KKR and Five V Capital Acquire Education Perfect

On June 22, 2021, private equity firm KKR and growth capital firm Five V Capital acquired education company Education Perfect from Five V Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 8th and Five V Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is KKR’s 3rd and Five V Capital’s 2nd transaction in New Zealand.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-06-22
Target Education Perfect
Sector Education
Buyer(s) KKR
Five V Capital
Sellers(s) Five V Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Education Perfect

Dunedin, New Zealand
Education Perfect offers a world-class set of tools for learning, revision, and assessment, enabling 21st-century practices for school years 5 to 12, across all subject areas. Education Perfect is based in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

KKR

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1976
PE ASSETS 267.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.
KKR's office in Menlo Park, California.

KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 398 of 499
Sector: Education M&A 8 of 10
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 80 of 113
Country: New Zealand M&A 3 of 4
Year: 2021 M&A 30 of 52
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-21 Vini Cosmetics

Ahmedabad, India

Vini Cosmetics is a personal care and beauty products company. Vini Cosmetics was founded in 2010 and is based in Ahmedabad, India.

Buy $625M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-30 Cementos Balboa

Alconera, Spain

Cementos Balboa is a cement plant located in the Extremadura region in Spain with a state-of-the-art facility finalized in 2005.

Sell -
Buyer

Five V Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2016
PE ASSETS 550M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five V Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring mid-sized companies in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm will consider businesses in the healthcare, retail, media, consumer, technology and financial services valued from $20 to $200 million. Five V prefers established companies that lead their respective markets, with positive cash flow and strong growth potential. Five V Capital was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 25
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 4
Country: New Zealand M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2021 M&A 2 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 APP

Sydney, Australia

APP is an integrated infrastructure and property consultancy that offers services across all phases of the capital investment lifecycle - strategy, definition, delivery, and transition - to both government and private clients on major infrastructure and property projects across the defense, health, education, retail, transport, utilities, and industrials sectors. APP was established in 1989 and is based in Sydney.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-15 Penten

Braddon, Australia

Penten is a cyber security technology company that solves global cyber problems others have avoided by focusing on three main challenge themes including Secure Mobility (enabling users to access sensitive information when and where they need it), Applied AI (using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning to detect and trap adversaries) and Tactical Communications Security (creating secure tactical systems for Defence and partners). Penten was formed in 2014 and is based in Braddon, Australia.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Five V Capital

Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2016
PE ASSETS 550M AUD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five V Capital is a private equity firm focused on investing in and acquiring mid-sized companies in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm will consider businesses in the healthcare, retail, media, consumer, technology and financial services valued from $20 to $200 million. Five V prefers established companies that lead their respective markets, with positive cash flow and strong growth potential. Five V Capital was formed in 2016 and is headquartered in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 3
Country: New Zealand M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-04 APP

Sydney, Australia

APP is an integrated infrastructure and property consultancy that offers services across all phases of the capital investment lifecycle - strategy, definition, delivery, and transition - to both government and private clients on major infrastructure and property projects across the defense, health, education, retail, transport, utilities, and industrials sectors. APP was established in 1989 and is based in Sydney.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-15 Penten

Braddon, Australia

Penten is a cyber security technology company that solves global cyber problems others have avoided by focusing on three main challenge themes including Secure Mobility (enabling users to access sensitive information when and where they need it), Applied AI (using Artificial Intelligence and machine learning to detect and trap adversaries) and Tactical Communications Security (creating secure tactical systems for Defence and partners). Penten was formed in 2014 and is based in Braddon, Australia.

Buy -