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OMNES EDUCATION (EX INSEEC)

Acquired by

SEVEN2

FRANCE Education EV [100m EUR - 500m EUR] 10/2013

Target

OMNES EDUCATION (EX INSEEC)

Acquirer

SEVEN2

Context

Apax Partners (now Seven2) acquired the French private higher education group Inseec from its American parent company, Career Education Corporation (CEC). This transaction is a corporate carve-out, allowing Inseec to regain its independence from the US strategic player. The deal positions Apax to support the group's development and consolidation strategy in the fragmented education market.

The transaction values OMNES EDUCATION (EX INSEEC) at an EV/Revenue multiple of LOGIN.

This transaction is part of the Retail & Consumer industry, which currently tracks an average EBITDA multiple of 10.9x since the beginning of 2026, 11.3% decrease compared to 2025. This data is based on contribution from our growing community, composed of M&A and Private Equity professionals, and has been verified by our team to ensure its accuracy.

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Target

Omnes Education, formerly INSEEC U is a private university in France, with French, European and international campuses in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Chambéry, London, Monaco, Geneva, Abidjan and Shanghai as well as San Francisco. OMNES Education provides bachelor's degree, Grande École and non-Grande École Master's degrees, MBAs, PhDs and Diploma.

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Other operations with OMNES EDUCATION (EX INSEEC)

DateAcquirerTargetCountrySectorDeal Context
03/2019CINVENOMNES EDUCATION (EX INSEEC)FRANCEEducation Providers

Cinven acquired Inseec U. from Apax Partners following a highly competitive auction process managed by Rothschild & Cie. This Secondary LBO concludes a six-year holding period for Apax Partners, who had originally carved out the asset from the American group CEC in 2013. Under Apax's ownership, the group transformed significantly through acquisitions (CREA Geneve, 5 schools from Laureate France) and international expansion (San Francisco, Shanghai). Cinven aims to continue this consolidation strategy and further diversify the educational offerings.

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