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Wendel completes acquisition of c.50% of Globeducate, a leading international K-12 education group

Oct 16, 20249 months ago

Acquiring Company

Wendel

Acquired Company

Globeducate

ParisLanguage LearningEducation

Description

Wendel, a premier private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education, and technology, has successfully completed the acquisition of approximately 50% of Globeducate, one of the world’s leading international K-12 education groups. This strategic investment is aligned with Wendel’s values and aims to support Globeducate in its mission to provide top-quality education and innovative educational experiences to students worldwide.

Company Information

Company

Wendel

Location

Paris, Texas, United States

About

Wendel is one of Europe's leading listed investment firms, operating at the crossroads of industry and finance. Wendel’s know-how consists in selecting leading companies, making a long-term investment and helping to define ambitious strategies, while implementing a clear, explicit shareholder approach. Since 1977, Wendel’s international investment teams, with their complementary profiles and expertise, have invested in a great number of successful companies, including Capgemini, BioMérieux, Reynolds, Stallergenes, Wheelabrator, Valeo, Afflelou, Editis, Deutsch and Legrand. To successfully execute its long-term investment strategy, Wendel has several strengths: a stable, family shareholder base, permanent capital and a portfolio of companies that lends the Group a very broad geographical and sectoral view. Wendel’s investment and business development strategy is based on close communication with the managers of the companies it invests in. This partnership is central to the process by which value is created. Wendel provides constant and active support, shares risks and contributes its experience, financial and technical expertise.

M&A Insights

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Integration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed

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