School Investment Opportunity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2 schools accredited by British Schools in Middle East seeks funding to start the 3rd school.
This transaction has concluded.
Premium Plan
| Established | 20-30 year(s) |
| Employees | 100 - 500 |
| Legal Entity | Other |
| Reported Sales | USD 10.5 million |
| Run Rate Sales | USD 10.5 million |
| EBITDA Margin | 35 % |
| Industries | Schools |
| Locations | Dubai |
| Local Time | 12:15 AM Asia / Dubai |
| Listed By | Advisor / Business Broker |
| Status | Active |
Partial Stake Sale
USD
5.2 million
for
12.0%
stake
(Native Currency: AED 19,000,000)
Reason: The management has already bought another school (3rd) & is looking to refurbish from scratch.
Includes physical assets worth
USD
44 million
Interested to connect with advisors
Documents
School 1 Professional License
(809.7 KB)
School 2 Professional License
(603.3 KB)
Advisory Business License
(322.2 KB)
Business Overview
- We have 2 schools in Dubai of which School 1 was started in 2005 and School 2 was started in 2008.
- Schools are accredited by 'British Schools in Middle East' and we plan to get accredited by 'British Schools Overseas' in 2019.
- The schools carry out National Curriculum of England (NCE).
- All teachers are from UK except for teachers of Arabic languages & Islamic studies which amounts to a 80 / 20 split.
- We have children from 55 different Nationalities. 25% Non-Local Arabs, 15% British, 15 % UAE Nationals and 45% others.
- School 1 has students till Year 6 currently and we have scheduled opening of Year 7 and 8 in September 2019 and Year 9 in September 2020 and so on. Opening more grades will increase the number of students registered every year.
- School 2 has students till Year 11 currently. The school is almost full and we are in the process to get approval from Dubai Municipality to construct additional classrooms.
- School 1 has a max student capacity of 1,400 students and School 2 has a capacity of 650 students.
- School 1 has 17 admin staff, 48 teaching staff, 28 assistant teachers and 6 learning support assistants.
- School 2 has 14 admin staff, 55 teaching staff, 22 assistant teachers and 4 learning support assistants.
- Schools are accredited by 'British Schools in Middle East' and we plan to get accredited by 'British Schools Overseas' in 2019.
- The schools carry out National Curriculum of England (NCE).
- All teachers are from UK except for teachers of Arabic languages & Islamic studies which amounts to a 80 / 20 split.
- We have children from 55 different Nationalities. 25% Non-Local Arabs, 15% British, 15 % UAE Nationals and 45% others.
- School 1 has students till Year 6 currently and we have scheduled opening of Year 7 and 8 in September 2019 and Year 9 in September 2020 and so on. Opening more grades will increase the number of students registered every year.
- School 2 has students till Year 11 currently. The school is almost full and we are in the process to get approval from Dubai Municipality to construct additional classrooms.
- School 1 has a max student capacity of 1,400 students and School 2 has a capacity of 650 students.
- School 1 has 17 admin staff, 48 teaching staff, 28 assistant teachers and 6 learning support assistants.
- School 2 has 14 admin staff, 55 teaching staff, 22 assistant teachers and 4 learning support assistants.
Products & Services Overview
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum is based on the 7 areas of learning and development. We mostly focus on the 3 prime areas first, Communication and language, Physical development, and Personal, social and emotional development. As children grow, the prime areas will help them develop skills in 4 specific areas. These are Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design.
Facilities Overview
Both schools have top notch facilities.- School 1: 275,000 sq. ft. of owned land. 60 large size classrooms as well as specialty rooms and offices. Separate Kindergarten building, semi-Olympic swimming pool, sports hall, auditorium building and outdoor football pitch of 12,000 sq. ft.
- School 2: 58,000 sq. ft. land that is leased from the Dubai Government. Has semi-Olympic swimming pool, sports hall, outdoor football pitch of 12,000 sq. ft. There are 35 classrooms as well as specialty rooms and offices.
Capitalization Overview
Not Disclosed
Recent Activity
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Earlier than 15 daysInvestor Relationship Manager, Dubai, Commercial Real Estate Broker connected with the Business
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Earlier than 15 daysManagement, Financial Services, Mumbai, Corporate Investor / Buyer connected with the Business
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Earlier than 15 daysDirector, Financial Consultants, Pune, Individual Investor / Buyer connected with the Business
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