Galileo Global Education

Galileo Global Education was created in 2012 when the American investment fund Providence Equity acquired Istituto Marangoni in Italy and began expanding by acquiring prestigious private schools across Europe. In 2016, Galileo acquired Studialis, a major French higher education group, for €250 million, significantly expanding its presence in France. Studialis was later renamed Galileo Global Education France in July 2023. In April 2018, Téthys Invest, the holding company of the Bettencourt Meyers family (owners of L'Oréal), became a reference shareholder in the group. On February 13, 2020, Providence Equity announced the sale of its majority stake in Galileo Global Education for an estimated €2.3 billion. The sale was completed in March 2020 to a shareholder group comprising Téthys Invest (37%), the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (37%), Montagu Private Equity (17%), and Bpifrance (9%), the French public investment bank. In 2020, Galileo acquired Regent's University London, one of the UK's most prestigious private universities. In 2021, the group expanded into health education with the acquisition of IPETH in Mexico and the creation of Eva Santé school in France. In 2022, Galileo acquired a 40% stake in emlyon Business School, one of France's top business schools, and launched ELIJE Law School in Paris. The group also acquired AKAD University in Germany and TAI School of Arts in Spain. Today, Galileo Global Education continues to expand its global footprint while maintaining the individual identities and strengths of its constituent schools. The group's leadership includes Marc-François Mignot Mahon as CEO and Martin Hirsch as executive vice-president, with former French Minister Muriel Pénicaud serving on the board of directors.