M&A Deal Summary

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires CeriFi

On May 1, 2017, private equity firm Leeds Equity Partners acquired education company CeriFi

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 10th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 20th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Leeds Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Georgia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-05-01
Target CeriFi
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

CeriFi

Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
CeriFi is a diversified education, training and certification provider serving firms and professionals across the financial services market. CeriFi is based in Alpharetta, Georgia.

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Buyer

Leeds Equity Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1993
PE ASSETS 3.3B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Leeds Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in middle-market companies operating in knowledge industries. Specific areas of interest include education (K-12, postsecondary, at-risk/special education, instruction materials, testing), training (corporate training, professional certification/continuing education, language training), and information/business services (b2b publishing, information databases/research, tradeshows/conferences, business process outsourcing, consulting, staffing, marketing). Leeds prefers investing in established companies that are leaders in their respective markets. Leeds Equity Partners was formed in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 42
Sector (Education) 10 of 18
Type (Consolidation) 2 of 2
State (Georgia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 20 of 39
Year (2017) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-12-22 Prosci

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Prosci is a provider of change management training, products and digital solutions. Prosci partners with corporations, governments and not-for-profit organizations around the world to help them implement change more successfully. Prosci was formed in 1994 and is based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-11 Fusion Education Group

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Fusion Education Group operates private middle and high schools that offer individualized instruction. Classes at Fusion are delivered by one teacher to one student through a mastery-based learning model, which enables each session to be attuned to that student's specific learning cadence and style. The Fusion approach to learning is effective for all students, however, it is used most frequently by students who did not achieve full potential at his or her prior school due to, among other factors, challenges with group instruction stemming from anxiety, depression, ADHD or different learning styles. Fusion Education Group is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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