Deal sheet
- Sector
- Education
- Mandate
- Sell-Side
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- Brazil
Yduqs (YDUQ3) acquired 100% of Centro Universitário Fametro (Unifametro).
JK Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to Unifametro.
About the deal
About Unifametro
Unifametro is a university center in Fortaleza founded in 2002, with campuses in Fortaleza and Maracanaú, a distance education center in Caucaia, 8,100 students and 23 on-campus programs with emphasis on health and law, and Institutional Concept 5.
About Yduqs (YDUQ3)
Yduqs (YDUQ3) is a higher education group with 1.4 million students and the brands Estácio, Ibmec, IDOMED and Wyden, already present in Ceará.
Transaction rationale
This acquisition aims to strengthen Wyden in Fortaleza, where 94% of Unifametro's on-campus student base is located, capture synergies in health and law and add a medical school to IDOMED; the earn-out is linked to the approval of medical-school seats (Mais Médicos III and injunction in Fortaleza).
Transaction value
R$62 million, and may reach a total consideration of about R$280 million with the earn-out linked to the approval of medical-school seats.