Navis Capital invests $110m in education portfolio, adds Thai asset

Southeast Asian private equity firm tapping demand for 'affordable education'

Southeast Asia's education sector was overshadowed by COVID but has quickly returned to pre-pandemic demand levels. © Reuters

NGUYEN THI BICH NGOC, DealStreetAsia

July 10, 2022 11:30 JST

HANOI -- Southeast Asian private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has invested in Thailand-based Ambassador Education, following on from investments in other education assets in Vietnam and Cambodia.

While not divulging the amount invested in Ambassador Education, Nicholas Bloy, co-founder and managing partner of Navis, told DealStreetAsia that the buyout firm has put a total of $110 million into its entire education "platform."