Building the Future of
Private Higher Education

A Global Private Education Consolidator

A disciplined buy-and-build platform acquiring, transforming and scaling exceptional institutions across global markets.

Our Strategy Track Record
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1M+ Students Educated & Graduated
— Revenue Built Across Portfolio
— EBITDA Built Across Portfolio
— Geographies Operated
01 — Strategy

Consolidating a Large,
Fragmented Market

Private higher education is structurally fragmented. Most institutions operate in isolation — constrained by capital, technology, and reach. SEG deploys a systematic buy-and-build strategy to acquire, transform and interconnect these institutions into a high-performance, technology-enabled group.

01

Acquire

Targeting fragmented, founder-led institutions across global markets. Full buy-outs or strategic partnership stakes — capital certainty with a defined exit path for vendors.

02

Transform

Applying a proven operational playbook: digital marketing, CRM, AI-powered learning, and career outcomes integration. We have executed this before — at scale, with documented returns.

03

Connect

Group-wide shared services — technology, marketing, employer networks, content — flow across every portfolio institution. Each acquisition strengthens the whole platform.

04

Scale Geographically

Proven curricula migrated online and into new markets. Group infrastructure enables cross-border delivery without the capital intensity of stand-alone expansion.

05

Align to Employer Demand

Direct pipelines to enterprise employers drive superior completion rates, student satisfaction, and sustainable enrolment growth — building institutions that cannot be commoditised.

06

Build & Exit

Building EBITDA and institutional scale for premium exits — trade sale, secondary buyout, or IPO. Our team has executed this full cycle multiple times, with documented returns.

Kevin Lynch, CEO & Co-Founder, Skilled Education Global
"We are not passive investors. We are operators who have built education businesses from the ground up — and know exactly where the value lies."
Kevin Lynch — CEO & Co-Founder, Skilled Education Global
02 — Our Model

Six Value Drivers.
One Integrated Platform.

Every acquisition gains immediate access to the full SEG platform — removing the constraints that limit standalone institutions and accelerating returns across the portfolio from day one.

01

AI-Powered Technology

Cloud-native student management, AI-driven course development and adaptive assessment. Group infrastructure — deployed once, shared across every acquisition.

02

Performance Marketing Engine

Ex-Google and ex-Facebook talent. Server-side tracking, advanced attribution, AI bidding. Built to maximise reach at optimal cost-per-lead.

03

Systemised Recruitment

Proven funnels and partner networks for domestic and international student acquisition. Fast response, disciplined qualification, high conversion at every stage.

04

Enterprise Career Services

Job-ready graduates placed directly with a growing network of enterprise employers. Career outcomes data feeds curriculum design and enrolment growth.

05

Programme Expansion

AI-assisted content workflows reduce time-to-market. Cross-portfolio content fertilisation amplifies investment across institutions and geographies.

06

Geographic & Online Scale

Migrate programs online and into new territories using shared accreditation infrastructure, AI personalisation and group analytics capabilities.

03 — Sector Foundation

Healthcare Education:
Where We Were Built

SEG's foundations were built in healthcare education — one of the most structurally resilient, high-demand segments of the private education market.

We built and scaled institutions delivering accreditation-aligned outcomes across prestigious disciplines and applied health sciences. This domain depth continues to inform every acquisition we evaluate today.

With a projected global shortage of 10 million qualified healthcare workers by 2030, this is the kind of structural demand environment SEG was built to serve.

Medicine
Psychotherapy Science
Psychology
Law
Executive Academy & Continuing Education
Nursing & Allied Health Qualifications
Aged Care & Disability Support
Medical Administration & Health Management
Regulatory-Compliant Curriculum Frameworks
Direct Hospital & Health System Employer Pipelines
— Global Healthcare Workforce Gap 2030
— Annual Growth — Private Healthcare Education
#1 Employer Demand Sector for Credentialed Graduates
Why This Matters for Acquirers Healthcare education assets offer predictable government-supported demand, embedded employer relationships, and high regulatory barriers to entry — among the most defensible positions in private education.
04 — Track Record

Proven at Every Stage
of the Cycle

Our leadership team has not advised on education transactions. We have founded, acquired, transformed, scaled and exited education businesses — with documented returns across multiple cycles and geographies.

Scale

Open Colleges

Founded and scaled Australia's leading online platform from $15M (2011) to $125M (2014). Seven times revenue growth in three years, driven entirely by digital acquisition and operational transformation.

95% IRR · Online Education · Australia
Buy & Build

UP Education

Led M&A and built the Online & Tech division to $420M revenue and $140M EBITDA. Full buy-and-build playbook executed across multiple acquisitions for Pacific Equity Partners.

42% IRR · Platform Build · Pacific Equity Partners
Founding & Exit

Think Education Group

Co-founded and built to 8 colleges before sale to SEEK Limited. Now Torrens University — one of Australia's leading private universities. A landmark education exit.

25% IRR · Greenfield Build · Trade Sale to SEEK
Global Operations

Berlitz Corporation

Global COO and investor across $300M revenue and 70 countries. Built the cross-border management capability that underpins SEG's international acquisition and integration model.

70+ Countries · Language Education Holdings
PE Deal of the Year

FiftyFive5

Co-led buy-and-build project in market research and consumer intelligence. Voted PE Deal of the Year in Australia — validating the team's execution capability across sectors.

★ PE Deal of the Year — Australia
Technology Foundation

Apollo Global & IBM

VP at Apollo Global — one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with major education portfolio companies including IU Group, BPP, and ULA Mexico. 15 years leading IBM's global online learning division. The EdTech DNA that powers the SEG platform.

15Y Global EdTech Leadership · IU Group · BPP · ULA Mexico · 500+ Locations
05 — Leadership

Operators, Not Advisors.

Every member of SEG's leadership team has directly operated education businesses at scale. We understand the levers, the regulatory landscape, and the human dynamics of institutional transformation — from the inside.

Kevin Lynch

Kevin Lynch

CEO & Co-Founder

Built Open Colleges from $15M to $125M. Led M&A at Pacific Equity Partners delivering $420M revenue and $140M EBITDA. Co-founded Torrens University predecessor.

Open CollegesUP Education/PEPThink EducationBerlitz
Tim Knapton TK

Tim Knapton

Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder

Corporate advisor specialising in education and EdTech M&A. Led FiftyFive5 — PE Deal of the Year in Australia. Former Head of Corporate Broking, Deutsche Australia.

FiftyFive5Deutsche Australia
Steve Rae SR

Steve Rae

Chief Transformation Officer

VP at Apollo Global. SVP Customer Experience at Berlitz. 15 years leading IBM's global online learning division.

Apollo GlobalBerlitzIBM
Marc Roberts MR

Marc Roberts

Chief Technology Officer

Architected digital platforms for Berlitz and Open Colleges. Led Carnegie Learning's 2023 award-winning adaptive learning product. $M+ overhauls across 500+ locations.

BerlitzOpen CollegesCarnegie Learning
Jin Yu JY

Jin Yu

Chief Analytics Officer

Led data and analytics at major global online universities. Translates student behaviour data into strategic growth. Specialist in AI-enhanced personalisation at scale.

Global Online UniversitiesAI/ML
Hway Yap HY

Hway Yap

Head of Intelligence

Biomedical and financial sector research. Developed frameworks for identifying investment-grade education acquisition targets using technology-driven research methods.

Biomedical ResearchM&A Intelligence
06 — Connect

Explore a Partnership
with Skilled Education Global

Whether you are a founder considering your next chapter, a regulator seeking quality operators, or a capital partner looking for exposure to private higher education — we welcome the conversation.

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