INMA Holding invests in Les Écoles Idéales
the leader of education in the Cap Bon region
INMA Holding, a private equity firm dedicated to Tunisian SMEs
launched in April 2018, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a strategic stake in “Les Écoles Idéales” and will play a key role in its new development phase.
“Les Écoles Idéales” Group was founded in 1998 by Mr Mourad and Mrs Asma Ghalleb who aimed to offer a quality private education in the Cap Bon region. Initially focused on middle and high school students mainly in the Nabeul/Dar Chaabane area, the Group has grown significantly over the years, covering all grades of primary and secondary education and gradually increasing its footprint to other areas and cities in the Cap Bon. Schoolchildren and students in medium-sized cities of the region such as Hammamet, Korba, Menzel Bouzelfa or Kelibia now have access to an educational system that combines seriousness and quality. The Group has also extended its presence to the Greater Tunis area, with a middle and high school located in El Ghazela.
“Les Écoles Idéales” are now a recognized player in the private education sector, always privileging the well-being of its students. Thanks to a stimulating and fulfilling environment, students can enjoy and take part of a broad range of cultural and sport activities while being familiarized with the most up to date sciences and technologies.
INMA Holding’s investment in “Les Écoles Idéales” will help reinforcing the school capacity, particularly through the opening of a new high school in Nabeul built to welcome 600 students, offering all sections and streams (Mathematics, Science, Technology Computer Science, Economics and Literature). Students will flourish in a qualitative educational environment with suitable infrastructures fostering personal development. This investment will also finance the opening of other primary schools, mainly located in the Cap Bon region, and strenghen the e-learning offer which is one of the spearheads of « Les Écoles Idéales ». Meanwhile, the Group will expand its educational offer with the launch of International Baccalaureate (IB) programs.
While the Group welcomed 1,700 students for the 2019/2020 period, it has now 2,500 enrolled students from preschool to secondary school.
About INMA Holding :
Launched by the financial advisory firm Mediterranean Corporate Finance (MCF), INMA Holding is an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in Tunisian SMEs and includes among its shareholders Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT), Tunisian American Enterprise Fund (TAEF) and Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC). With a diversified field of action and the recourse to various financial instruments, INMA Holding will be able to invest directly in equity, but also in quasi-equity and mezzanine debt.
The holding is primarily interested in the SMEs in growth phase, but also in those that are in a financial restructuring phase. INMA Holding supports also its partners in their growth by providing them with the operational, financial and sectorial expertise of its teams as well as its network of experts and partners.
For more information visit : www.inma-holding.com