Invision acquires majority stake in SEG

Invision Private Equity AG has acquired the majority of Swiss Education Group Ltd (SEG) from founder Andreas Kunzli, who remains a minority stakeholder and president of the administrative board. The first contact between the company and the investor was established four years ago, when the transaction was discussed, but not completed. Invision kept in contact with the company and approached them again recently, this time concluding the transaction. In the choice of investor, the company chose a local Swiss player to emphasise its Swiss identity and roots. The trust established between them, coupled with the investor's philosophy, led to the successful closing of the deal.

SEG plans to invest heavily in the quality and expansion of offered courses and locations, as well as exploit opportunities to further internationalise the business. The company has been growing strongly over the last fews years and expects annual growth of more than 10% in the years to come.

SEG is the holding of ten companies: four schools for hotel management (Hotel Institute Montreux (HIM); IHTTI School of Hotel Management, Neuchatel; SHMS Centre of Excellence, Caux; and SHMS University Centre, Leysin), one language school (SLC Cours de Langues SA), two real estate companies (BMB Immobilier SA, Hotel Europe SA), one fastfood company and two recruitment and personnel service agencies in Singapore and Germany. The four schools for hotel management teach around 3,000 students every year, while the language school has about 1,000 enrolled students every summer.

SEG was founded in 1982 by Dr Andreas Kunzli, is headquartered in Montreux, currently employs 400 staff and achieves an annual turnover of around CHF 80m.

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