M&A Deal Summary

NLD Investment Acquires EIC Education

On May 5, 2016, private equity firm NLD Investment acquired education company EIC Education from CVC Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is NLD Investment’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is NLD Investment’s 1st transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-05-05
Target EIC Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) NLD Investment
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

EIC Education

Hong Kong, China
EIC Education is a provider of overseas education counselling services to students in China by number of contracts signed in 2014, with a national market share of 13%. The Company is also a major integrated overseas education advisory services provider in China, offering market leading complementary test preparation services as part of the wide range of integrated and complementary overseas education advisory services to students. EIC Education is based in Hong Kong, China.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

NLD Investment is a private equity firm focused on opportunities throughout China. The Firm targets opportunities with strong management and looking for capital to achieve the next level of growth. Sectors of interest include technology, media, telecom, consumer, retail, education, and environmental.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: China M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 122 of 181
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 27 of 43
Country: China M&A 6 of 8
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-04-24 Tipico

St. Julian’s, Malta

Tipico is a provider of sports betting company, that operates a digital multichannel offering with leading online and mobile portals, as well as more than 1,000 betting shops. As a premium brand, Tipico is able to offer a large range of bets while continuing to uphold the highest standards in customer service and consumer protection. Tipico was founded in 2004 and is based in St. Julian’s, Malta.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-30 Sisal

Milan, Italy

Sisal is an operator in the Italian gaming market as a government licensee. Through its capillary network of 47,000 points of sale, the company in excess of 500 payment services to the Italian public which are still primarily reliant on traditional cash payments. Sisal is based in Milan, Italy.

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