H.I.G. Capital – a leading global alternative investment firm with $67 billion of capital under management – announced that one of its affiliates has invested in Intellego Education, a European-focused owner and operator of private anglophonic schools.
Intellego also focuses on launching, repositioning, and operating leading European independent schools. The company also provides the support, knowledge, and tools to bring the best educational practices to each partner school. And the company is led by experienced educationalists and operators who have managed more than 170 schools, including more than 30% of Europe’s top-achieving IB schools.
With this funding round, Intellego is positioned to capitalize on the attractive tailwinds of the education sector and build a portfolio of highly selective partner schools across major European cities.
H.I.G. Infrastructure focuses on value-added and core plus investments in the infrastructure sector. And since its founding in 1993, H.I.G. has invested in and managed more than 400 companies worldwide. The firm’s current portfolio includes over 100 companies with combined sales over $53 billion.
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“We are delighted to complete this transaction which fits our strategy of investing in platforms with strong underlying secular trends. We are focused on building best-in-class businesses that can achieve critical mass, and our investment in Intellego adds to our current portfolio of platform investments which includes the storage & logistics, self-storage, healthcare, and hospitality sectors.”
– Riccardo Dallolio, Managing Director and Head of H.I.G. Realty in Europe
“Intellego represents a unique opportunity to enter the private K-12 space with a best-in-class management team, a team that truly offers a differentiated approach to education. We are excited to partner with Intellego to execute a growth strategy focused on creating a platform of unique, educationally excellent schools across continental Europe.”
– Stelios Theodosiou, Managing Director at H.I.G. Realty in Europe
“Intellego seeks to be the partner of choice for exceptional schools that are committed to retaining their individual ethos. Building on H.I.G.’s extensive expertise in the European real estate space, we look forward to partnering with schools who share our vision and purpose.”
– Peter Burdon, CEO of Intellego
