Period of activity: 2011 – present

Colégio Palmares is a traditional school founded in 1975 in the city of São Paulo. Serving about 800 students from preschool to high school, Palmares is well-known by the strong performance of its students in university entrance exams.

Excelia was hired to develop a succession plan, restructure financial and operational processes and conduct the M&A process.

From the financial and operational situational analysis of the business to now, a series of value-creation initiatives and improvements of internal processes were implemented, thus increasing the company profitability. The pedagogical succession was completed therefore ensuring the continuity  of both company and Palmares brand and making it possible to maintain a high-level education.

Currently, Palmares is ready for M&A and Excelia is leading this process.

Implemented Solutions

Business Consulting
Strategy and Value Planning
Assistance in Management and Execution of Initiatives
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Real Estate Solutions

Results

Increase in operating results up to 200% in the last 5 years;
Increase of EBITDA/student ratio from BRL 6,687 in 2017 to BRL 10,857 in 2018 (62% of increase)
Hiring of a pedagogical diretor as part of the pedagogical succession planning;
Review of all processes and implementation of improvements
Mitigation of potential risks related to labor and tax contingencies
Debt restructuring