Vitruvian Partners Makes Minority Investment in Twinkl

Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital Make Majority Growth Investment in Azul Systems

March 4, 2020

Software

London-based Vitruvian Partners, together with New York-based Lead Edge Capital, has agreed to make a majority growth equity investment in Sunnyvale-based Azul Systems. Azul's existing management will remain in place, shareholders are expected to receive approximately $340 million in consideration, and the investment will support product development, team scaling and potential strategic acquisitions to accelerate growth.

NVM Private Equity Invests £3.2M Growth Capital in Tutorful

October 7, 2019

Education

Sheffield-based Tutorful has secured a £3.2 million growth investment from NVM Private Equity to accelerate product development and build curriculum-aligned content and tutoring tools. Ishaan Chilkoti and Stephen Johnson led the deal for NVM, with Ishaan joining the Tutorful board to support the company’s expansion of its online tutoring platform.

Vitruvian Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Meriplex from Clairvest

July 18, 2022

IT Services

Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority interest in Meriplex Communications, with Clairvest completing a partial realization and retaining a minority stake alongside management and other shareholders who reinvested. The recapitalization positions Meriplex — a US-based managed IT, cybersecurity and network services provider — for its next stage of growth and continued M&A-led expansion across the United States.

BYJU'S Acquires Tynker

September 16, 2021

Education

BYJU'S has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tynker, the leading K-12 creative coding platform, to accelerate BYJU'S expansion in the U.S. Tynker's co-founders will remain in their roles and the acquisition will combine BYJU'S personalized learning reach with Tynker's coding curriculum used by millions of students and over 100,000 schools.

Vitruvian Partners Acquires AnyVan Group

January 27, 2022

Logistics & Distribution

Vitruvian Partners, a European private equity firm, acquired a majority stake in AnyVan Group — an online marketplace for removals and freight transportation — with Mayer Brown advising Vitruvian. The investment (reported at approximately £125 million) provides growth capital to support AnyVan’s expansion into the business-to-business market and further develop its logistics marketplace platform.

Quad Partners Invests $25M in eSpark Learning

January 5, 2022

Education

Quad Partners, a private equity firm focused on education, has invested $25 million in eSpark Learning to accelerate growth of the company's personalized K–5 reading and math program. The capital will be used to expand the product, grow the team, and bring eSpark’s student-centric curriculum to more schools across the United States.