M&A Deal Summary

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Project Management Academy

On June 18, 2019, private equity firm Morgan Stanley Capital Partners acquired education company Project Management Academy from Leeds Equity Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Morgan Stanley Capital Partners’ 1st transaction in Indiana.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-06-18
Target Project Management Academy
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Sellers(s) Leeds Equity Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)

Target

Project Management Academy

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Project Management Academy provides best-in-class training for project management professionals. The company provides both in-person and online training for individuals and corporations across the U.S. for project management and related career-critical disciplines. Training for the PMP certification, the leading certification for project managers across multiple industries. Courses in related project management disciplines, including Agile, Six Sigma, Scrum, CAPM, and ITIL. Continuing education for the PMP certification. Project Management Academy is based in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) is the private investment arm of financial services firm and investment bank Morgan Stanley. MSCP looks to partner with founders looking to leverage Morgan Stanley's resources, as well as fund corporate carveouts, recapitalizations, buyouts, and industry consolidations. Areas of interest include business services, industrials, education, consumer products/services, food/beverage, retail, healthcare, and packaging. MSCP primarily targets businesses operating in North America valued between $75 and $750 million. Morgan Stanley Capital Partners is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 49
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 9 of 18
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 30 of 46
Year (2019) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-17 Ovation Fertility

Los Angeles, California, United States

Ovation Fertility is a national network of reproductive endocrinologists and scientific thought leaders focused on reducing the cost of live birth through more efficient and effective fertility care. Ovation’s IVF and genetics laboratories and affiliated practices work collaboratively to raise the bar for IVF treatment, with state-of-the-art, evidence-based fertility services that give hopeful parents the best chance for a successful pregnancy. Physicians partner with Ovation to offer their patients advanced preimplantation genetic testing. Ovation also provides donor eggs that come with the world’s first Euploid Embryo Guarantee®, as well as secure frozen egg, embryo, and sperm long-term storage; consultative services to help IVF laboratories improve quality and performance; and fertility preservation programs that enable more women to freeze their eggs and build future families. Ovation Fertility was founded in 2015 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-02 DocuWare

Germering, Germany

DocuWare GmbH office automation solutions deliver smart digital workflow and document control that set a new pace for worker productivity and business performance. DocuWare’s zero-compromise cloud services are a recognized best-fit for digitizing, automating and transforming key processes. DocuWare operates in 90 countries with headquarters in Germany and the U.S.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

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 15 of 21
Sector (Education) 6 of 7
Type (Secondary Buyout) 3 of 8
State (Indiana) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 13 of 19
Year (2019) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-19 LRN

New York, New York, United States

LRN is a provider of ethics and compliance education, learning technology, data analytics and strategic advice that helps companies translate corporate values, operating principles and industry regulations with the objective of driving operational performance, reducing risks and creating sustainable competitive advantages. LRN was founded in 1994 and is based in New York, New York.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-09 Scaled Agile

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Scaled Agile is a provider of SAFe, the framework for business agility. Through learning and certification, a global partner network, and a growing community of over one million trained professionals, Scaled Agile helps enterprises build agility into their culture so they can quickly identify and deliver customer value, capitalize on emerging opportunities, and improve business outcomes. Scaled Agile was formed in 2011 and is based in Boulder, Colorado.

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