NETWORK acted as exclusive debt advisor to NORD Holding on the structuring and negotiation of acquisition and growth financing for the acquisition of IBB Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG („IBB“), a leading German education provider of government-funded advanced vocational training and occupational retraining.

Transaction

The tailor-made financing structure provides a solid foundation for IBB’s continued organic growth, as well as considerable flexibility for further inorganic growth to establish the Group as Germany’s leading education provider in the coming years.

Companies

IBB was founded in 1985 and has grown over four decades into one of Germany's top-3 providers of government-funded education. IBB offers a comprehensive educational portfolio, with a focus on advanced vocational training and occupational retraining, comprising more than 850 certified, predominantly digital course modules, approximately 700 employees, and a nationwide presence across around 70 proprietary locations and more than 1,000 partner locations through the VIONA network.