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When was SKILL & YOU acquired by ANDERA PARTNERS?

SKILL & YOU was acquired by ANDERA PARTNERS in 2018.

What was the revenue of SKILL & YOU at the time of the deal?

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07/2018

SKILL & YOU acquired by ANDERA PARTNERS

FRANCE Education / EdTech & Content REV 50M - 100M EUR

Context

Andera Partners acquired a majority stake in Skill & You from a pool of selling shareholders including 21 Invest, Access Capital Partners, Jolt Capital, Alma Learning Group, and Capital Transmission. The operation is structured as a Management Buy-Out (MBO) led by Eric Petco and Sonia Levy-Odier, who reinvest alongside the new sponsor. The acquisition is financed through equity from the Winch Capital 4 fund and a unitranche debt facility provided by LGT European Capital. The strategic plan focuses on European expansion and opening new schools (following recent launches like Ecole des Pros and Esecad).

SKILL & YOU, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2021, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , a level to compare with the average currently observed in the Retail & Consumer sector (10.9x).

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Target

Skill & You is a leading vocational e-learning provider in France and Spain. It offers 220 state-diploma courses across sectors like healthcare, childcare, animal health, IT, and construction. The group serves 120,000 students and employs 850 people. It successfully expanded into Spain via the acquisition of Ilerna Online in 2018.

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Other operations with SKILL & YOU

List of similar M&A transactions (Date, Acquirer, Target, Country, Sub-sector)
Date	Acquirer	Target	Country	Sector
02/2021	IK PARTNERS	SKILL & YOU	FRANCE	EdTech & Content
01/2019	SKILL & YOU	ILERNA ONLINE	SPAIN	EdTech & Content

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Revenue range: 50M - 100M EUR

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Press release: view release

Target: skill & you

Acquirer: andera partners