EDUSERVICES
Acquired by
PARQUEST CAPITAL / AMUNDI PRIVATE EQUITY
EDUSERVICES acquired by PARQUEST CAPITAL / AMUNDI PRIVATE EQUITY
Target
EDUSERVICES
Acquirer
PARQUEST CAPITAL / AMUNDI PRIVATE EQUITY
Context
Parquest Capital and Amundi Private Equity acquired minority stakes in Eduservices, allowing the exit of Capzanine (now Capza) from the equity structure. The founder retained a majority stake, continuing the governance model established in previous rounds (where he increased ownership from 40% to ~52%). The deal was competitive, with Montefiore among the interested bidders. Although Capzanine divested its equity, it remained involved by providing financing for the transaction.
EDUSERVICES, which reported an EBITDA margin of LOGIN in 2018, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of LOGIN, representing a LOGIN discount to the 10.9x average currently observed in the Retail & Consumer sector.
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Target
Founded in 2010, Eduservices is a major French private education group focused on employability and work-study programs ("alternance," representing 77% of students). It operates a network of specialized schools (e.g., Pigier, MBway, MyDigitalSchool, IPAC) across 44 cities. The group recently strengthened its digital footprint with the acquisition of L'Ecole Française.
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Other operations with EDUSERVICES
| Date | Acquirer | Target | Country | Sector | Deal Context |
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| 05/2025 | AMUNDI PRIVATE EQUITY / ARKEA CAPITAL / BNP PARIBAS DEVELOPPEMENT | EDUSERVICES | FRANCE | Education Providers | 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. |
| 03/2022 | EDUSERVICES | ECOLE FRANCAISE | FRANCE | EdTech & Content | Eduservices acquired L'Ecole Francaise, beating out another industrial player and two funds. The founders reinvested to keep a minority stake. This transaction follows an aborted Primary LBO process in 2021 where the target sought a very high valuation. The deal allows Eduservices to complete its offer: adding short, online, professionalizing modules to its existing portfolio of long-term diploma courses. The target's revenue surged during the pandemic due to the CPF scheme. |
| 10/2021 | CAPZA | EDUSERVICES | FRANCE | Education Providers | Capza Expansion acquired a minority stake in Eduservices, joining the existing financial pool of Parquest and Amundi PEF. The transaction was structured as a new LBO, including senior bank debt with specific capex lines to fund growth. The founder's family and the management team retained the majority control. The capital injection was aimed at accelerating international expansion in key European markets (Germany, Spain, Italy) and continuing the digitalization of the curriculum. |
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