Mediascience
FranceWho owns Mediascience?
Mediascience is a French Education company, currently owned by BNP Paribas Developpement since 2022 and Arkea Capital. It changed hands in 2022, when Societe Generale Capital Partenaires, Socadif and Siparex sold.
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Key facts
- ·Co-held by BNP Paribas Developpement and Arkea Capital since 2022.
- ·Average hold across 3 realized cycles: 8 years.
- ·5 distinct PE sponsors across ownership cycles.
Ownership history
5 ownership periods · co-invest detected · 2 lenders on file
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires sold MEDIASCIENCE to Arkéa Capital, BNP Paribas Développement and IRD Invest in 2022 after 9 years.
Socadif sold Mediascience to Arkea Capital, BNP Paribas Developpement and IRD Invest in 2022 after 9 years.
Siparex sold Mediascience to Arkea Capital, BNP Paribas Developpement and IRD Invest in 2022 after 5 years.
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Questions
Who owns Mediascience?
Mediascience is currently owned by BNP Paribas Developpement and Arkea Capital, through We Positive Invest, since 2022.
When did BNP Paribas Developpement and 1 other acquire Mediascience?
BNP Paribas Developpement and 1 other acquired Mediascience in 2022.
Who did Mediascience sell to?
Societe Generale Capital Partenaires sold Mediascience to Arkéa Capital, BNP Paribas Développement and IRD Invest in 2022 (Secondary). Socadif and Siparex sold Mediascience to Arkea Capital, BNP Paribas Developpement and IRD Invest in 2022 (Secondary).
Who has owned Mediascience over time?
Mediascience has been through 7 private-equity ownership periods: Societe Generale Capital Partenaires · via SGCP Evergreen (balance sheet) · 2013–2022 · sold to Arkéa Capital, BNP Paribas Développement and IRD Invest · (Secondary); Socadif · via SOCADIF · 2013–2022 · sold to Arkea Capital, BNP Paribas Developpement and IRD Invest · (Secondary); CIC Private Debt · via CIC Mezzanine · 2013–2022; Unexo Gestion · via UNEXO Mezzanine Fund · 2017–2022; Siparex · via Siparex Midcap 4 · 2017–2022 · sold to Arkea Capital, BNP Paribas Developpement and IRD Invest · (Secondary); BNP Paribas Developpement · via BNP Paribas Developpement · since 2022; Arkea Capital · via We Positive Invest · since 2022.