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Paris \u2014 Ardian, a leading private equity firm, announ\u00adces the acqui\u00adsi\u00adtion of a majo\u00adrity stake in AD Educa\u00adtion along\u00adside Kevin Guene\u00adgan<\/strong>, the group\u2019s foun\u00adder and CEO as well as the manage\u00adment team. AD Educa\u00adtion is one of the leading Euro\u00adpean plat\u00adforms for educa\u00adtion in the fields of art, design, digi\u00adtal and audio\u00advi\u00adsual. As part of the part\u00adner\u00adship with AD Educa\u00adtion, Ardian will help the manage\u00adment team acce\u00adle\u00adrate growth both orga\u00adni\u00adcally and through further acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adons, as well as drive geogra\u00adphic expansion.<\/p>\n

AD Educa\u00adtion was foun\u00added in 2009 and focu\u00adses on the areas of crea\u00adtive arts. With more than 15,000 students in 12 insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adons and 36 campu\u00adses in France, Italy, Spain and Germany, AD Educa\u00adtion covers four segments: Design & Graphi\u00adcal Arts, Media & Digi\u00adtal, Audio\u00advi\u00adsual and Culture & Luxury.<\/p>\n

In Germany, AD Educa\u00adtion is repre\u00adsen\u00adted by the Hoch\u00adschule f\u00fcr Medien, Kommu\u00adni\u00adka\u00adtion und Wirt\u00adschaft (HMKW), which has campu\u00adses in Berlin, Colo\u00adgne and Frank\u00adfurt. In France, the company has estab\u00adlished itself as the market leader over the last ten years.<\/p>\n

The ARDIAN consul\u00adtants involved:<\/strong>
\nEmma\u00adnuel Miquel, Nico\u00adlas Trani, Jean-Baptiste Hunaut, Anouk Daoudal<\/p>\n

Buyer M&A advi\u00adsors: Center\u00adview Partners<\/strong>
\nNico\u00adlas Constant, Pierre Pasqual, Matthieu Sommier, Cassandre Devoir
\nBuyer legal advisor:
\nWill\u00adkie Farr & Gallag\u00adher: Eduardo <\/strong>Fernan\u00addez, Gil Kiener, Louis Jambu-Merlin (corpo\u00adrate)
\nLatham & Watkins<\/strong> (Xavier Farde, Carla-Sophie Impe\u00adra\u00addeiro (finan\u00adcing), Olivia Rauch-Ravis\u00e9, Cl\u00e9mence Morel (struc\u00adtu\u00adring)),
\nBuyer stra\u00adte\u00adgic DD: EY Parthe\u00adnon<\/strong> (Gu\u00e9ric Jacquet, Anna Grotberg),
\nBuyer finan\u00adcial DD: KPMG<\/strong> (Guil\u00adhem Maguin, Gr\u00e9go\u00adire Didier),
\nBuyer legal DD: Will\u00adkie Farr & Gallag\u00adher<\/strong> (Eduardo Fernan\u00addez, Gil Kiener, Louis Jambu-Merlin),
\nBuyer tax DD: KPMG Avocats<\/strong> (Sophie Fournier-Dedoyard),
\nBuyer labor DD: Chassany Watre\u00adlot et Asso\u00adci\u00e9s<\/strong> (Julien Boucaud-Maitre)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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