EDRUPT acquired by LUMI GRUPPEN

This transaction represents a secondary leveraged buyout wherein ECI Partners acquires a controlling majority stake in Paragin Group. The operation successfully orchestrates a full realization and complete exit for the historical financial sponsor, Main Capital Partners, which had robustly scaled the enterprise during its tenure. Crucially, the incumbent executive management team of Paragin Group is significantly reinvesting to retain a substantial minority stake, ensuring total strategic alignment and operational continuity

Berlin-based EdTech leader sofatutor has completed the full acquisition of its French peer SchoolMouv, marking its inaugural international acquisition. The transaction is a strategic milestone in sofatutor's evolution from a regional German-language provider into a diversified European education group. SchoolMouv will continue to operate as an independent brand under its existing management team in Toulouse, ensuring continuity of the localized French curriculum. The partnership aims to combine sofatutor’s extensive resources and AI-powered platform technology with SchoolMouv’s market expertise to accelerate growth in France

Swiss Life Asset Managers has acquired a 75% stake in Educare, a leading Spanish private education group, from Alma Terra Mater and the company's founder. Operating eight schools with 10,000 students, Educare will benefit from this long-term infrastructure partnership to consolidate its market position. This strategic investment marks a significant entry into the education sector for the Swiss fund, focusing on high-quality assets with stable, long-term growth prospects.

CVC Strategic Opportunities has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in International Schools Partnership (ISP), a leading global K-12 school platform. This transaction introduces CVC as a new strategic partner to support the company's next phase of growth. Following the investment, Partners Group, which founded ISP in 2013, will remain the majority shareholder. OMERS, which acquired its own minority stake in 2021, and the senior management team will also continue as shareholders. The rationale for the transaction is to leverage the combined expertise and capital of the new shareholder group to accelerate ISP's successful expansion strategy

Dukes Education, a leading independent education provider, has acquired Thames British School, marking a significant expansion of its European footprint into Poland. This strategic move aligns with Dukes' mission to grow its family of schools across the continent, which already includes institutions in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, and several other countries. The transaction is presented as a partnership that will unlock substantial benefits for the Thames British School community. For the target school, joining the Dukes Education group provides access to a global network of resources, including a large pool of high-caliber educators, opportunities for international student and teacher exchange programs, and a collaborative platform for sharing educational best practices

Peugeot Invest and Hayfim acquires a majority stake in Novetude Sante from Latour Capital. This secondary LBO values the education group at nearly EUR750 million. Under Charterhouse's ownership, the group significantly expanded through buy-and-build strategies. With this operation Novetude aims to accelerate its European expansion (targeting countries like Spain and Italy) and diversify its training offerings in the booming healthcare education market.

Eduservices completed its fifth LBO, bringing in a new pool of minority financial investors led by Amundi PEF, alongside Arkea Capital and BNP Paribas Developpement. The founder and his family retain a strong majority stake (~75%), while the new investors acquire approximately 20%. The group aims to consolidate the market despite regulatory changes in apprenticeship funding.

IEF2I Education has completed a new buy-out led by its founder in partnership with Andera Acto. The transaction was structured as a sponsorless deal, allowing the founder to significantly strengthen her majority control. This strategic shift follows a period of political uncertainty in France regarding apprenticeship subsidies, leading the group to favor a flexible equity solution over a full trade sale. Historical minority shareholders MBO+ and Naxicap Partners have partially exited but reinvested to maintain a minority stake

Cinven has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Domia Group. The transaction was financed through a 165 million euro unitranche facility arranged by Tikehau Capital. The strategic rationale for the deal focuses on accelerating the growth of the Shiva brand and its home-care subsidiary, "Nos Aimés," to capitalize on the increasing demand for elderly and household services in France. The acquisition allows the group to exit its previous ownership cycle with the support of a major international sponsor capable of funding large-scale organic and inorganic expansion

A consortium led by Neuberger Berman Private Markets, alongside existing shareholders EQT and CPP Investments, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nord Anglia Education. The transaction values the company at an enterprise value of $14.5 billion, making it one of the largest deals in the history of the private education sector. The strategic rationale is to strengthen the company's mission of delivering world-class education while accelerating research into new teaching practices and curricula innovation