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KKR Acquires MasterD

On July 31, 2020, private equity firm KKR acquired education company MasterD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 6th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is KKR’s 13th transaction in Spain.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-07-31
Target MasterD
Sector Education
Buyer(s) KKR
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

MasterD

Zaragoza, Spain
MasterD is a vocational training company that provides over 280 courses to more than 50,000 learners annually in Spain and Portugal through its proprietary online virtual learning platform, accessible to all students and professors, as well as in-person and hybrid training available across 36 locations. These courses cover vocational training and professional certifications for the private sector and preparation for examinations focused on the public sector across a range of departments. MasterD was founded in 1994 and is based in Zaragoza, Spain.

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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 357 of 499
Sector: Education M&A 6 of 10
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 50 of 71
Country: Spain M&A 13 of 16
Year: 2020 M&A 28 of 39
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-07-29 Papresa

Errenteria, Spain

Papresa is a producer of newsprint in Southern Europe, in order to execute a comprehensive industrial transformation plan towards new growing products, such as fluting paper for packaging. Papresa was founded in 1868 and is based in Errenteria, Spain.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-20 Citation

Wilmslow, United Kingdom

Citation is a partner to UK small and medium-sized enterprises in the areas of employment law, HR, and health & safety compliance. Citation offers a cost-efficient, effective solution that makes even smaller employers compliant with best practices in H&S and HR, with measurable results in improving workplace safety. Citation was established in 1995 and is based in Wilmslow, United Kingdom.

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