Investment Summary

Next Wave Partners Invests In SAM Labs

On October 1, 2018, growth capital firm Next Wave Partners invested in education company SAM Labs

Investment Highlights
  • This is Next Wave Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Next Wave Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Next Wave Partners’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-10-01
Target SAM Labs
Sector Education
Investor(s) Next Wave Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

SAM Labs

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
SAM Labs offers innovative courses to teach STEAM and coding with confidence. SAM Labs producing hands-on, coding kits and educational technology that helps children learn how to code in a fun and interactive way. SAM Labs was founded in 2014 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Next Wave Partners

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2007
PE ASSETS 90M GBP
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Next Wave Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower mid-market management buyouts, carve-outs, and growth capital buy-and-build transactions. Next Wave looks for businesses generating at least £1 million in EBITDA requiring £15 to £75 million of capital. Next Wave prefers companies located in the UK, but will consider opportunities in greater Europe. Next Wave was formed in 2002 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 14
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 7 of 10
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-08-02 FOX International Group

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