M&A Deal Summary

Midlothian Capital Partners Acquires HB Education

On October 29, 2018, private equity firm Midlothian Capital Partners acquired education company HB Education from Cox And Kings for 467M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Midlothian Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Midlothian Capital Partners’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Midlothian Capital Partners’ 3rd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-10-29
Target HB Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Midlothian Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Cox And Kings
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 467M GBP

Target

HB Education

United Kingdom
HB Education is a provider of residential adventure and study trips for schools, youth organizations and young people through the PGL brand, along with educational travel tours for schools and further/higher education students through NST, EST, and Studylink. HB Education was founded in 2017 and is based in United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Midlothian Capital Partners

Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2015
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Midlothian Capital Partners is a private investment firm focused on consumer focused opportunities in the UK. Midlothian Capital Partners was formed in 2015 and is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-05 Park Leisure

Poppleton, United Kingdom

Park Leisure owns and operates holiday home parks throughout the UK in the country and coastal locations, with facilities and standards of service that are famous for five-star quality. Park Leisure is based in Poppleton, United Kingdom.

Buy £103M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Cox And Kings

Mumbai, India
Category Company
Founded 1758
Sector Consumer Services
DESCRIPTION

Cox & Kings is the longest established travel company in the world.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 3 of 3
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-05 Greenbank Holidays

Northwich, United Kingdom

Greenbank Holidays Ltd. (Eurocamp) is an operator of restaurants in UK.

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