M&A Deal Summary

Oakley Capital Acquires Career Partner

On November 6, 2017, private equity firm Oakley Capital acquired education company Career Partner from University of Phoenix

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Oakley Capital’s 8th transaction in Germany.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2017-11-06
Target Career Partner
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Oakley Capital
Sellers(s) University of Phoenix
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Career Partner

Munich, Germany
Career Partner GmbH is a provider of private education and personnel development. CPG offers academic state-approved study programs, certified trainings, and innovative continuous education programs for experts and managers of all industries. CPG is one of the largest e-learning providers in Germany offering a multitude of courses, distance learning modules, company-specific solutions, and services in the field of digital learning.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Oakley Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 8.2B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Oakley Capital is a mid-market, generalist private equity firm focused on investing in opportunities across Europe. Oakley targets a variety of investment situations, including traditional buyouts, take privates, growth capital financings, secondary buyouts, and turnarounds. Oakley prefers controlling situations and seeks businesses valued between €100 million and €1 billion. Oakley Capital was formed in 2002 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 41
Sector (Education) 4 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 5 of 7
Country (Germany) 8 of 12
Year (2017) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-16 Schülerhilfe

Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Schülerhilfe GmbH is a provider of education and tutoring services in Germany and Austria. For over 35 years, students have been educated and coached across all school subjects, types and grades. Qualified and motivated tutors are working with students individually in tailored programs to improve the students’ performance. Every year, teaching to 70,000, students in more than 1,100 locations receive tutoring by Schülerhilfe. About 75% of the locations are managed by franchisees, making Schülerhilfe the third largest franchise-system in Germany.

Buy €42M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-23 Facile.it

Milan, Italy

Facile.it is an online destination for consumers to compare prices for motor insurance, energy, telecoms, and personal finance products. Facile.it was founded in 2008 and is based in Milan, Italy.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

University of Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1976
Sector Education
Revenue 2.6B USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION
University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix is an educational institution that offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs.The University of Phoenix commitment to provide working adults with higher education at times convenient to them. University of Phoenix was founded in 1976 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Education) 1 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 3
Country (Germany) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-11 Career Partner

Munich, Germany

Career Partner GmbH is a provider of private education and personnel development. CPG offers academic state-approved study programs, certified trainings, and innovative continuous education programs for experts and managers of all industries. CPG is one of the largest e-learning providers in Germany offering a multitude of courses, distance learning modules, company-specific solutions, and services in the field of digital learning.

Buy €107M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 Carnegie Learning

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Carnegie Learning is a comprehensive, dynamic, and progressive learning technology company. Advocating a belief in teaching and determination to help students develop as learners and thinkers, Carnegie Learning is seeking to re-define the role of technology across the K-16 landscape. Its mathematics and STEM division delivers a research-proven mathematics curriculum and the MATHia platform for grades 6-12, developmental math support for 2- and 4-year colleges, project-based digital solutions for STEM, and best-in-class K-12 professional learning services. Carnegie Learning was formed in 1997 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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