At what enterprise value was SKILL & YOU acquired in 2021?

During the acquisition of SKILL & YOU by IK PARTNERS in 2021, the transaction's Enterprise Value is estimated to be in the range of 300M - 700M EUR.

What was the EV/EBITDA of SKILL & YOU when it was acquired by IK PARTNERS?

The estimated EV/EBITDA multiple for SKILL & YOU is in the range of 15x - 25x.

When was SKILL & YOU acquired by IK PARTNERS?

SKILL & YOU was acquired by IK PARTNERS in 2021.

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

The revenue of SKILL & YOU at the time of the deal is estimated to be in the range of 100M - 200M EUR.

What was the EBITDA of SKILL & YOU during the acquisition?

SKILL & YOU's EBITDA is estimated to be in the range of 5M - 25M EUR.

How is the data for the SKILL & YOU acquisition sourced and is it reliable?

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What is the average EV/EBITDA multiple for the Retail & Consumer sector in 2026?

The average EV/EBITDA multiple for the Retail & Consumer sector in 2026 is 11.2x.

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02/2021

SKILL & YOU acquired by IK PARTNERS

FRANCE Education / EdTech & Content EV 300M - 700M EUR

Context

IK Investment Partners entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skill & You from Andera Partners. The management team is reinvesting in the transaction. This follows a period of rapid scaling under Andera's ownership (entry in 2018), characterized by 25% annual sales growth and successful international expansion into Spain. The new roadmap focuses on strengthening B2B and B2G (public sector) segments, digital platform upgrades, and further international growth.

In the past, the company underwent an LBO led by Andera Partners in 2018, and continued an active consolidation strategy by notably acquiring Ilerna Online (2019).

SKILL & YOU, which reported an EBITDA margin of in 2020, is valued in this transaction at an EV/EBITDA multiple of , representing a to the average currently observed in the Retail & Consumer sector (11.2x).

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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
01/2019	SKILL & YOU	ILERNA ONLINE	SPAIN	EdTech & Content
07/2018	ANDERA PARTNERS	SKILL & YOU	FRANCE	EdTech & Content

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Valuation range: EV 300M - 700M EUR

Revenue range: 100M - 200M EUR

EBITDA range: 5M - 25M EUR

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Press release: view release

Target: skill & you

Acquirer: ik partners