M&A Deal Summary

TPG Acquires XCL Education

On January 1, 2020, private equity firm TPG acquired education company XCL Education

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is TPG’s 9th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is TPG’s 5th transaction in Singapore.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-01-01
Target XCL Education
Sector Education
Buyer(s) TPG
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

XCL Education

Singapore, Singapore
XCL Education is one of the largest, fastest growing K-12 education platforms in Southeast Asia. XCL serves more than 29,000 students across K-12 schools, Preschools and English Language Centers. XCL Education is headquartered in Singapore.

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TPG

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1992
PE ASSETS 137.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

TPG Capital is a global, mega-sized private investment firm that manages a family of funds focused on private equity, real estate, venture capital, public equity and debt investing. TPG invests in opportunities across a broad range of industries and geographies. TPG generally seeks to invest in established businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operational experience and connections. Industries of interest include consumer, retail, healthcare, industrials, digital media, natural resources, energy, real estate, technology, and software. TPG was formerly known as Texas Pacific Group and was originally established in 1992 by David Bonderman, James Coulter and William Price. The Firm is based in Forth Worth, Texas with additional offices in Europe, Asia, and Australia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 364 of 421
Sector (Education) 9 of 10
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 42 of 47
Country (Singapore) 5 of 6
Year (2020) 3 of 16
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-01 Frank Group

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Frank Group is a global niche IT recruitment business that focuses exclusively on the enterprise software market. Frank Group was founded in 2007 and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-01-23 Denali

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Denali is a provider of specialty waste and environmental recycling and disposal services in the United States, performing mission-critical daily organic waste collection, processing, recycling, and disposal for municipal, industrial food processing and downstream industrial customers. Denali is based in Russellville, Arkansas.

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