Charterhouse Capital Partners, a private equity firm with a growth-focused approach to mid-market European companies across the services and healthcare sectors, has announced that Peugeot Invest, the listed investment company majority owned by the Peugeot family, and Hayfin Capital, a European alternative asset management platform, have acquired minority stakes in Novétude Group, a new European healthcare education platform.
Novétude Group will be built around Novétude Santé, which Charterhouse has owned and grown since 2020. . Charterhouse will retain a majority stake in the new platform.
Since partnering with Charterhouse, Novétude Santé has significantly expanded and professionalised its offering, developing a comprehensive and complementary suite of education programmes to meet the evolving needs of the healthcare sector, including in osteopathy, physiotherapy, sports and paramedical fields.
“Our ambition is to build from Novétude Santé to create Europe’s leading platform for higher education in healthcare,” said Sami Rifai, CEO of Novétude Group. “There is a deep and growing need for healthcare education and the quality of training is critical.”
As a new platform Novétude Group stands to benefit from significant industry tailwinds; including the large and growing market of European students enrolled in health and welfare studies at private education institutions and an ageing population in Europe which brings increased demand for healthcare professionals and services.
“Our experience with Novétude Santé and our expertise in internationalising and professionalising healthcare companies positions us well to support the exciting growth prospects of the new platform,” said Pierre de Sarrau, partner at Charterhouse.
