Horizon Capital Backs Buyout of Juniper Education
July 1, 2019
Horizon Capital (via its Horizon 2018 fund) has made a £20 million equity commitment to back a buyout of education software and services provider Juniper Education, supporting a buy-and-build strategy. Juniper — led by Executive Chairman Gavin Freed — has already completed an add-on acquisition of EES for Schools (Target Tracker) from Essex County Council and will pursue further organic and acquisitive growth to consolidate the fragmented UK schools software and services market.
- Buyers
- Horizon Capital
- Targets
- Juniper Education
- Sellers
- Essex County Council
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Essex, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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