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Learning for Life!

The Deal Franz Cornelsen Eductioan Group sold 100% of Dutch-based NTI Group. IEG acted as exclusive financial advisor to Franz Cornelsen Bildungsholding on the disposal of its non-core private education services provider and was responsible for structuring of the transaction, preparation of the selling documentation, identification of national and international financial and strategic investors, pre-marketing, approach to investors, preparation and organization of the entire due diligence process including a virtual data room, support in the preparation of the management presentation, receipt of indicative and final offers, support during contract negotiations and the signing/closing procedure.

The Partners NTI Group is the no. 2 private education provider in the B2C segment c. 30,000 students in the Netherlands. The group is amongst others active in the areas of higher education (provider of HBO master’s and bachelor’s degrees), vocational education (MBO) and certificate courses and furthermore provides a wide range of courses (including for languages, hobbies and final secondary school examinations preparation). With an annual turnover of more than EUR 330 million, Franz Cornelsen Education Group is one of the leading schoolbook publishing groups in German-speaking Europe.

The Perspective The sale was part of Cornelsen's (re)focus on its core K-12 publishing business started in 2012 which now has been successfully completed “Due to the challenges the digitalization of the education market we decided already more than a year ago for Franz Cornelsen Bildungsholdung to focus more on our core business” said Dr. Alexander Bob, chairman of Franz Cornelsen Bildungsholding.

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Dennis Mengiste (Commercial Director)