M&A Deal Summary

KKR Acquires Taylor’s Education

On November 25, 2021, private equity firm KKR acquired education company Taylor’s Education

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KKR’s 10th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is KKR’s 3rd transaction in Malaysia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-11-25
Target Taylor’s Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) KKR
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Advisor(s) Rothschild Global Advisory (Financial)

Target

Taylor’s Education

Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Taylor's Education is one of the largest private education groups in Malaysia with 20,000 students. It has established itself as a provider of highly regarded quality education and in the last decade has grown its operations to Singapore and Vietnam.

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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 510.0B 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 411 of 476
Sector (Education) 10 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 58 of 64
Country (Malaysia) 3 of 4
Year (2021) 44 of 49
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