We have advised the shareholders of Collège de Paris, an education group focused on social and professional integration, on its sale of a minority stake to Raise and Bpifrance through a primary LBO transaction.
Founded in 2011 by the Lagarde brothers, the Collège de Paris Group is a French universal education group that is dedicated to the social and professional integration of its students. The group was born through the acquisition of Ecole Conte and Elfe by the Lagarde brothers and successfully grew into the apprenticeship segment through the acquisition and launch of several renowned business schools, notably Ascencia and Digital College. The group’s 2021 combined revenue reached €110m in 2021. It has over 55 campuses as well as study sites, and present abroad through franchise programmes and partnerships.
Raise and Bpifrance take a minority stake alongside the founders and Cita Investissement. Together, they will support the group’s ambition of making excellence accessible to everyone by further investing in the quality of education, its presence abroad, building up its presence in the training of the unemployed as well as strengthening its B2B profile with staff training.
