Deal sheet
- Sector
- Education
- Mandate
- Sell-Side
- Year
- 2023
- Country
- Brazil
Wiser acquired a 15% stake in Grupo Medcof.
JK Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to MedCof.
About the deal
About MedCof
MedCof is an edtech for residency and medical degree preparation founded in 2019 by three newly graduated physicians (Augusto Coelho, Felipe Fernandes and Matheus Meireles), with more than 70 super-specialist professors linked to USP, Unifesp and Unicamp, 11,500 students and revenues of R$22 million in 2022, more than double that of 2021.
About Wiser Educação
Wiser Educação, by Flávio Augusto da Silva, is a hub for edtechs (Wise Up, Conquer, meuSucesso.com, Aprova Total, Vende-C, Eu Militar, Buzz) with revenues of about R$500 million and 753 thousand students in 2022, still without a medical arm.
Transaction rationale
This operation structures a minority contribution of 15% with predetermined conditions for the future acquisition of 100%, creating Wiser's health vertical; for MedCof, it brings capital and channels to accelerate the base and launch new products in medical education.