Investment Summary

Marlin Equity Partners Invests In Learning Pool

On June 16, 2021, private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners invested in education company Learning Pool from The Carlyle Group and Cardinal Capital Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is Marlin Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Marlin Equity Partners’ 6th transaction in the United Kingdom.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-06-16
Target Learning Pool
Sector Education
Investor(s) Marlin Equity Partners
Sellers(s) The Carlyle Group
Cardinal Capital Group
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

Learning Pool

Derry, United Kingdom
Learning Pool is a provider of online training and learning management systems. Every day a community of 1.25 million learners across 350 companies and government bodies uses Learning Pool’s products and services to meet compliance requirements and drive performance improvement. Learning Pool was founded in 2006 and is based in Derry, United Kingdom.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Marlin Equity Partners

Hermosa Beach, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2005
PE ASSETS 8.5B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.
Marlin Equity's headquarters in Hermosa Beach, California.

Marlin Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on acquiring distressed businesses with sales of $10 million to $2 billion. Marlin has a special interest in non-core or underperforming divisions of larger corporations, as well as companies facing some sort of financial, operational or market-related transition. Marlin is a generalist investor and will consider opportunities in technology (software, IT, payment systems, hardware, communications, internet), healthcare, consumer (apparel, retail, consumer products, food/beverage), services (business, financial, consumer, education), manufacturing (automotive, industrial, metals, plastics), aerospace, defense, and media. Marlin prefers businesses with scalable business models, strong installed customer bases, defensible market positions, and barriers to entry. Marlin Equity Partners was formed in 2005 and is based in Hermosa Beach, California with an additional office in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 96 of 116
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 2 of 3
Country (United Kingdom) 6 of 10
Year (2021) 6 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-27 iBanFirst

Brussels, Belgium

iBanFirst is a cloud-based, financial services provider delivering solutions across banking borders. iBanFirst was founded in 2013 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-07-01 Hospedia

Slough, United Kingdom

Hospedia is a provider of point of care hardware and software to hospitals. Hospedia was founded in 1993 and is based in Slough, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 2

SELLER

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 422 of 480
Sector (Education) 5 of 5
Type (Stake Purchase) 12 of 13
Country (United Kingdom) 33 of 36
Year (2021) 14 of 30
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-09 1E

London, United Kingdom

1E provides real-time diagnosis, remediation, and automation that fixes issues, fast and without interruption. It puts employees in control, through self-service, self-heal, and sentiment monitoring to understand how they really feel and reduces help desk calls and ultimately costs. 1E was founded in 1997 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-06-21 Agilox

Neukirchen bei Lambach, Austria

Agilox is a provider of intelligent autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for the automation of intralogistics and material handling processes. AGILOX’s AMRs drive major productivity gains, increase safety and reliability, and help address staff shortages in intralogistics and material handling processes. Agilox was founded in 2017 and is based in Neukirchen bei Lambach, Austria.

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SELLER

Cardinal Capital Group

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2002
PE ASSETS 292M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Cardinal Capital Group is an investment group principally focused on providing alternative financing solutions to small and mid-sized companies throughout Ireland. Cardinal Capital looks to invest €5 to €50 million per transaction and will consider direct investments as well as mezzanine financing commitments. Cardinal Capital Group was formed in 2003 and is based in Dublin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 7
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Stake Purchase) 1 of 1
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 2
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-02 Luzern eCommerce

Dublin, Ireland

Luzern eCommerce provides a one-stop-shop platform and services for brands that sell online, both through their own -branded direct-to-consumer websites and through online marketplaces such as Amazon. International consumer brands that use Luzern to manage online sales and cross-border transactions include Nestle, Signify/Philips, Bayer, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Fossil and Victorinox. Luzern eCommerce was founded in 2004 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-08-01 Sim Local

Dundrum, Ireland

Sim Local is a provider of SIM card and eSIM retail. Sim Local business caters to global travellers so they can stay connected and avoid expensive roaming charges. Sim Local sells local SIM cards and eSIM Profiles direct to customers through our Sim Local retail stores, kiosks, vending machines, mobile app, and eShop. Sim Local was founded in 2011 and is based in Dundrum, Ireland.

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