M&A Deal Summary

The Carlyle Group and NB Private Equity Partners Acquire Uniasselvi

On February 29, 2016, private equity firm The Carlyle Group and asset manager NB Private Equity Partners acquired education company Uniasselvi

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 12th and NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is The Carlyle Group’s 10th and NB Private Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-02-29
Target Uniasselvi
Sector Education
Buyer(s) The Carlyle Group
NB Private Equity Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Uniasselvi

Indaial, Brazil
Uniasselvi is an distance-learning education company has more than 112,000 students enrolled in its undergraduate and graduate programs. Uniasselvi was founded in 1997 and is based in Indaial, Brazil.

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Buyer

The Carlyle Group

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 435.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.
Carlyle's corporate headquarters on Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, DC.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that pursues private equity, credit, and real estate investments worldwide. Carlyle's private equity practice practice pursues buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, and growth capital financings. With offices in 19 countries, Carlyle can easily target opportunities throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East/North Africa and Latin America. Broad sectors of interest include aerospace, defense, automotive and transportation, consumer, retail, energy and power, financial services, healthcare, industrial, infrastructure, technology services, business services, telecommunications and media. The Carlyle Group was formed in 1987 and is based in Washington DC.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 555 of 749
Sector: Education M&A 12 of 14
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 174 of 221
Country: Brazil M&A 10 of 12
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 29
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-29 Plateno Hotels Group Co .

Guangzhou, China

Plateno Hotel Group is a economy and mid-tierhotel chain operator in China.

Sell $1.5B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-01 B&B Hotels

Paris, France

B&B Hotels is a budget hotels chain in Europe operating a network of more than 486 budget hotels, across 12 countries with a total of 42,832 rooms. B&B is at the "high-end" of the budget hotel segment, offering high quality at a competitive price, to meet the needs of both business and leisure travelers. B&B Hotels was founded in 1990 and is based in Paris, France.

Sell -
DESCRIPTION

NB Private Equity Partners is a publicly traded asset manager focused on acquiring direct investments in privately held companies. The Firm principally targets businesses in the US and looks to invest alongside other private equity managers when considering opportunities. NB Private Equity Partners is headquartered in the UK, with an additional office in the US.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 39
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 2
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 5 of 6
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 4 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-02-25 A&E Medical

Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States

A&E Medical Corp. is a designer and manufacturer of a high strength sternum closure system along with a wide variety of temporary cardiac pacing wires and extension leads, stainless steel sutures, surgical punches, electrosurgical instruments, and neurosurgical scalp clips. A&E Medical was founded in 1968 and is based in Farmingdale, New Jersey.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-07-22 Universal Turbine Parts

Prattville, Alabama, United States

Universal Turbine Parts LLC is a provider of turboprop aircraft engine products and related services to maintenance repair and overhaul facilities, fleet operators and engine parts dealers across the globe. Universal Turbine Parts was founded in 1993 and based in Prattville, Alabama.

Buy -