Agilitas Backs Buyout of Learning Curve Group from MML Capital Partners
March 1, 2020
Agilitas, a pan‑European mid‑market private equity firm, has backed a management buyout of Learning Curve Group (LCG), a UK training and further‑education specialist based in Durham. The transaction follows an exit by MML Capital Partners (which realised in excess of 3x cash return); Pemberton provided financing to support Agilitas's acquisition. LCG serves over 120,000 learners and 4,500 employers each year across apprenticeships, distance learning, academies and other vocational training programmes.
- Buyers
- Agilitas
- Targets
- Learning Curve Group
- Sellers
- MML Capital Partners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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