M&A Deal Summary

UP Education Acquires Endeavour Learning Group

On July 1, 2023, UP Education acquired education company Endeavour Learning Group from Allegro Funds

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UP Education’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is UP Education’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-07-01
Target Endeavour Learning Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) UP Education
Sellers(s) Allegro Funds
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Endeavour Learning Group

Queensland, Australia
Endeavour Learning Group is an Australia’s higher education provider in natural therapies including Naturopathy, Nutrition, Acupuncture and Myotherapy. The college currently teaches over 3,500 students across six campuses in Adelaide, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Endeavour Learning Group was founded in 1975 and is based in Queensland, Australia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UP Education

Auckland, New Zealand

Category Company
Sector Education
Employees1,200
DESCRIPTION

UP Education is a vocational training provider, educating a mix of local and foreign students coming to New Zealand to attain a globally recognised qualification. UP Education is based in Auckland, New Zealand.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Allegro Funds

Sydney, Australia

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Distressed Investor
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 4.8B AUD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Allegro Funds is an independent private equity firm focused on mid-sized investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand. The Firm will consider investing in businesses needing capital for growth, management buyouts, as well as more complex turnarounds and restructurings. Allegro's target investment size is A$10 to A$100 million in transactions valued up to A$300 million. Allegro is a generalist investor, however the Firm will not invest in property development, agriculture, or mining/exploration. Allegro Funds was formed in 2004 and is based in Sydney.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 16
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 7
Country: Australia M&A 9 of 13
Year: 2023 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-06-07 Pizza Hut

New South Wales, Australia

Pizza Hut (Australia) is a pizza chain in the world with more than 12,000 pizza hut restaurants and delivery units operating worldwide. Pizza Hut (Australia) is based in New South Wales, Australia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-08 Scyne Advisory

Canberra, Australia

Scyne Advisory is a public sector specialist advisory firm focused on helping governments and their agencies build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities. Scyne Advisory is based in Canberra, Australia.

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