M&A Deal Summary

Three Hills Capital Partners and BGF Acquire Operam Education Group

On November 14, 2024, private equity firm Three Hills Capital Partners and growth capital firm BGF acquired staffing company Operam Education Group from BGF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Three Hills Capital Partners’ 2nd and BGF’s 5th transaction in the Staffing sector.
  • This is Three Hills Capital Partners’ 12th and BGF’s 339th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2024-11-14
Target Operam Education Group
Sector Staffing
Buyer(s) Three Hills Capital Partners
BGF
Sellers(s) BGF
Deal Type Secondary Buyout

Target

Operam Education Group

Manchester, United Kingdom
Operam Education Group is a forward-thinking company specializing in the acquisition and development of education recruitment agencies. Operam Education Group was founded in 2017 and is based in Manchester, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer
DESCRIPTION

Three Hills Capital Partners is a generalist private equity firm focused on growth-oriented company investments across Europe. Three Hills looks to commit €50 to €150 million per transaction in companies with healthy balance sheets, strong competitive positions in stable markets. Sectors of interest include retail, consumer products, leisure, niche manufacturing, and services. Three Hills Capital Partners was formed in 2013 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 28 of 28
Sector: Staffing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 3 of 3
Country: United Kingdom M&A 12 of 12
Year: 2024 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-29 Hispatec

Almería, Spain

Hispatec provides software and agrifood technology (“AgriFood Tech”) for the specialty crops segment. The Company offers a suite of innovative products which collectively spans the entire agrifood value chain, from seed to point of sale, making it one of the most complete and specialised range of solutions focused on the specialty crops market. Hispatec was formed in 1986 and is headquartered in Almería, Spain.

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Buyer

BGF

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is a private investment firm focused on early and growth-stage investing across the UK. The Firm also invests in publicly traded companies. BGF's growth team looks to invest £1 to £15 million in small to mid-sized companies looking for additional capital to pursue growth. BGF was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 364 of 370
Sector: Staffing M&A 5 of 5
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 8 of 8
Country: United Kingdom M&A 339 of 345
Year: 2024 M&A 24 of 28
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-13 Proventeq

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Proventeq is a digital transformation specialist that supports businesses in modernising legacy ECM (Enterprise Content Management) platforms, implementing compliance and governance solutions, and accelerating AI-led innovation. Proventeq was founded in 2007 and is based in Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-19 ITC Service

Hebburn, United Kingdom

ITC Service is a provider of innovative technology solutions, delivering business-critical IT services to more than 400 SMEs across the North East of England, including cyber security, digital transformation and cloud services. ITC Service was founded in 2006 and is based in Hebburn, United Kingdom.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

BGF

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2011
PE ASSETS 2.5B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Business Growth Fund (BGF) is a private investment firm focused on early and growth-stage investing across the UK. The Firm also invests in publicly traded companies. BGF's growth team looks to invest £1 to £15 million in small to mid-sized companies looking for additional capital to pursue growth. BGF was established in 2011 and is headquartered in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 127 of 131
Sector: Staffing M&A 2 of 2
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 31 of 32
Country: United Kingdom M&A 121 of 125
Year: 2024 M&A 16 of 17
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-13 Proventeq

Berkshire, United Kingdom

Proventeq is a digital transformation specialist that supports businesses in modernising legacy ECM (Enterprise Content Management) platforms, implementing compliance and governance solutions, and accelerating AI-led innovation. Proventeq was founded in 2007 and is based in Berkshire, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-19 ITC Service

Hebburn, United Kingdom

ITC Service is a provider of innovative technology solutions, delivering business-critical IT services to more than 400 SMEs across the North East of England, including cyber security, digital transformation and cloud services. ITC Service was founded in 2006 and is based in Hebburn, United Kingdom.

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