Private equity firm BC Partners Tuesday said investment funds advised by BC Partners has signed a deal with a group led by The Riverside Company to acquire Dallas, Texas-based ATI Holding Company along with management. The closing of the deal is conditional upon the satisfaction of customary conditions, including appropriate regulatory approvals.
In 2004, private equity firm The Riverside Company acquired ATI along with Primus Capital and other investors. ATI operates 24 career training centers in Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico.
For the transaction announced today, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Latham & Watkins LLP and Dow Lohnes PLLC are advising BC Partners on this transaction and Goldman Sachs is the exclusive financial advisor and lead arranger of the proposed financing being obtained by BC Partners.
Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc., Piper Jaffray & Co. and Jones Day are advising The Riverside Company, Primus Capital Funds and ATI.
ATI has 1,500 employees and serves 15 thousand students. It offers diplomas, certificates, and associate degree programs in allied health, wellness, skilled trades, business and IT.
BC Partners has advised funds of nearly EUR 10 billion. Since inception, BC Partners has invested in 69 companies with a total enterprise value of about EUR 65 billion.
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