Deal activity in the UK education industry in 2013 by value was once again dominated by private equity buyers, with TPG Capital’s reported £400m acquisition of TSL Education taking top spot from OMERS Private Equity’s £390m acquisition of Civica. In both cases the vendor was another private equity firm. The largest disclosed trade deal – excluding the Baring Private Equity Asia backed Nord Anglia Education’s acquisition of WCL Group  – was Fitch Group’s £90m purchase of 7City Learning. The total value of the top ten UK education industry deals in 2013, where the financial terms...


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