Deal sheet
- Sector
- Education
- Mandate
- Sell-Side
- Year
- 2020
- Country
- Brazil
Eleva Educação acquired a stake in Escola Gurilândia.
JK Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to Escola Gurilândia.
About the deal
About Escola Gurilândia
Gurilândia is a premium bilingual school in Salvador with more than 60 years, from the Teixeira family, from kindergarten to elementary school, with the Land School as an extension.
About Eleva Educação
Eleva Educação (Global Schools), controlled by Gera Capital with Jorge Paulo Lemann as the largest shareholder, builds a portfolio of premium schools (Escola Eleva in Rio and Brasília, Batutinhas).
Transaction rationale
This operation brings a strategic partner to Gurilândia keeping the Teixeira family in the capital, with a plan for a new campus in Salvador.