IK Investment Partners joins Amin KHIARI and QUILVEST by investing in GEDH to accelerate its development
A pioneer in the field of communication (EFAP), cultural management (ICART) and journalism (EFJ), the Group, managed by Amin KHIARI since 2014, received investment from Quilvest in 2017 in order to support its growth plan and in particular its external growth operations. GEDH has since completed the acquisitions of the Brassart and Aries schools, both specialised in the field of digital creation, now combined under the BRASSART brand with a presence in 13 cities in France. More recently, the Spanish communication and design university CESINE, based in Santander joined the Group.
"Our Group has undergone a significant development phase over the past five years through a combination of organic growth, geographic expansion and external growth, increasing from 2,000 to nearly 7,000 students, from three to five schools and from five to twenty campuses. We are proud of these results, rewarding a continuous improvement strategy of both our programs and educational methods to offer an ever better service and professional insertion to our students. The investment from IK will provide us with the necessary resources to pursue a next phase of growth in the coming years, in keeping with the identity and values of our schools," said Amin KHIARI, Chairman of GEDH
IK' investment will allow the Group to keep up with the financing requirements in its existing schools and through their geographic roll-out, as well as for the acquisition and integration of new campuses in France and abroad, strengthening the position of GEDH as a leader in private higher education in France.
"We are delighted that the management of GEDH and Quilvest have decided to place their trust in us and to be able to contribute to the wider development of these schools. Our approach is based on a clear ambition : to build a champion in higher education in the fields of communication, culture and creation, in France and abroad," added Thomas GROB, Partner at IK Investment Partners.
QUILVEST Capital Partners retains its reference shareholding position in Groupe EDH, alongside Amin KHIARI.
"We are familiar with the professionalism and quality of IK Investment Partners' team and we look forward to building this new team alongside the management of Groupe EDH and continue the fantastic development that we have experienced for several years," stated Thomas VATIER, Partner at QUILVEST Capital Partners.
Participants list:
Quilvest Capital Thomas Vatier, Loeiz Lagadec, Hichem Hadjoudj
Partners:
IK Investment Thomas Grob, Thibaut Richard, Florent Labiale,
Partners: Adrien Normand
Management Amin Khiari, CEO
Private lenders
- CIC Private Debt (Pierre-Jean Mouesca,
- Idinvest (Eric Gallerne, Maxime de
Sell-side M&A advisor: Eurvad Finance (Charles Guigan, Yassine Jnan,
Martin Klotz)
Sell-side legal Mayer Brown :
advisor: · Corporate (Olivier Aubouin, Patrick
Loiseau Renan Lombard-Platet, Alexandre de
Puysegur)
- Financing (Patrick Teboul, Marion Minard,
- Tax structure (Elodie Deschamps, Pauline
Financing advisor: Finaxeed (Vincent Rivaillon, Matthieu Lecomte)
Sell-side financial Exelmans (Stéphane Dahan, Richard Dahan,
advisor: Chenwei Xu, Géraud Delloye)
Sell-side legal, tax Delsol:
and real-estate · Corporate (Henri-Louis Delsol et Alexandre
advisor: Zitoune)
- Tax (Julien Monsenego et Margot Lasserre)
- Social (Delphine Bretagnolle, Jessica
- Real estate (Benoît Boussier et Cérine
Management legal
advisor: · Legal: Gomel Avocats (Arnaud Gomel)
- Tax: Ayache Salama (Bruno Erard)
IK commercial advisor: PMSI (Rémi de Guilhermier, Lucinda Nicholson)
IK financial advisor: Eight Advisory (Lionnel Gerard, Guillaume
Catoire)
IK legal and tax PwC Société d'avocats (Jérôme Gertler, Marc
advisor: -Olivier Roux, Bernard Borrely)
Private lenders Allen & Overy (Jean-Christophe David, Thomas
advisor: Roy)