Oakley Capital invests in Affinitas Education

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Oakley Capital Investments Limited

25 August 2022

 

25 August 2022

Oakley Capital Investments Limited

Oakley Capital Investments Limited¹ ("OCI") is pleased to announce that Oakley Capital Fund IV² ("Fund IV") has invested in Affinitas Education ("Affinitas"), a company established by education entrepreneur Victor Lundsten with the intention of building a new global K12 schools group.

OCI's indirect contribution via Fund IV will be c.£10 million.

Note that the above figure only relates to OCI's share of Oakley's overall investment in Affinitas.

Further details on the transaction can be found in the below announcement from Oakley Capital^3.

Oakley Capital invests in Affinitas Education

Oakley Capital ("Oakley") is pleased to announce that Oakley Capital Fund IV² ("Fund IV") has invested in Affinitas Education ("Affinitas"), a company established by education entrepreneur Victor Lundsten with the intention of building a new, global K12 (kindergarten to 12^th grade) schools group.

Affinitas has completed its first three acquisitions in Spain and Mexico together comprising nine premium, private schools with more than 8,500 students combined. Affinitas maintains a large and growing pipeline of active K12 opportunities focusing on Europe and the Americas.

K12 education is an attractive c.$3.5 trillion international market with strong, long-term growth drivers. Global private-pay schooling represents c.11% of this spend, and is expected to grow 7% p.a. through to 2030 as families prioritise education spending. At the same time, globalisation is driving demand for English speaking education as a path to international universities and high-paying professions. Many K12 schools are owned and operated on a single site basis, providing opportunities for consolidation.

The investment in Affinitas is Oakley's seventh platform deal in the education sector. Leveraging the Firm's experience in M&A, internationalisation and technology, Oakley has helped grow offline and online platforms across pre-K, K12, Higher Education, after-school tutoring, corporate training and edtech markets.

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For further information please contact:

Oakley Capital Limited

[phone]

Steven Tredget

Greenbrook Communications Limited

[phone]

Rob White / Michael Russell

Liberum Capital Limited (Financial Adviser & Broker)

[phone]

Chris Clarke / Darren Vickers / Owen Matthews

Notes:

LEI Number: 213800KW6MZUK12CQ815

¹  About Oakley Capital Investments Limited ("OCI")

OCI is a  Specialist Fund Segment ("SFS")  traded investment vehicle that aims to provide shareholders with consistent long-term capital growth in excess of the FTSE All-Share Index by providing liquid access to private equity returns through investment in the Oakley Funds.

A video introduction to OCI is available at  https://oakleycapitalinvestments.com/videos/

The contents of the OCI website are not incorporated into, and do not form part of, this announcement.

² The Oakley Funds

Oakley Capital Private Equity L.P. and its successor funds, Oakley Capital Private Equity II, Oakley Capital Private Equity III, Oakley Capital IV, Oakley Capital V and Oakley Capital Origin Fund are unlisted lower-mid to mid-market private equity funds that aim to provide investors with significant long-term capital appreciation. The investment strategy of the Funds is to focus on buy-out opportunities in industries with the potential for growth, consolidation and performance improvement.

³ Oakley Capital, the Investment Adviser

Founded in 2002, Oakley Capital Limited has demonstrated the repeated ability to source attractive growth assets at attractive prices. To do this it relies on its sector and regional expertise, its ability to tackle transaction complexity and its deal generating entrepreneur network.

Important information

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