ESPIRA Investments
ESPIRA Investments is a private equity investment firm established in 2016 and based in Prague, Czech Republic. The firm focuses on investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in sectors such as consumer goods, healthcare, education, services, and manufacturing. ESPIRA partners with high-potential SMEs and their owners to stimulate growth and enhance market share, providing not only capital but also strategic expertise from a network of experienced business professionals. Committed to impact investing, the firm seeks to collaborate with businesses that prioritize positive social and environmental outcomes. ESPIRA emphasizes transparent cooperation, grounded in trust and a deep respect for the unique culture, history, and values of each company it engages with.
JK Education
Acquisition in 2018
JK Education was founded in 2013 (then as J&K Consulting) as an agency sending Czech high school students to foreign private boarding schools (especially in the United States, Canada and Western Europe). Two years later, the agency started to organize foreign high school fairs in the Czech Republic, which became the only events of its kind. Currently the company operates school fairs in four countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, and JK has successfully placed hundreds of students at top-tier foreign schools from these countries. JK Education also operates three private high schools in the Czech Republic: American Academy in Prague, American Academy in Brno and the Prague Humanities Grammar School (“Pražské humanitní gymnázium“). Curricula draw on the best of the American and Finnish education systems, such as selection of courses, project-based and topic-focused lessons, assigning students to classes not by age, but by the level of difficulty of the subject, classes with a small number of students and an individualized approach.
JK Education
Venture Round in 2018
JK Education was founded in 2013 (then as J&K Consulting) as an agency sending Czech high school students to foreign private boarding schools (especially in the United States, Canada and Western Europe). Two years later, the agency started to organize foreign high school fairs in the Czech Republic, which became the only events of its kind. Currently the company operates school fairs in four countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary, and JK has successfully placed hundreds of students at top-tier foreign schools from these countries. JK Education also operates three private high schools in the Czech Republic: American Academy in Prague, American Academy in Brno and the Prague Humanities Grammar School (“Pražské humanitní gymnázium“). Curricula draw on the best of the American and Finnish education systems, such as selection of courses, project-based and topic-focused lessons, assigning students to classes not by age, but by the level of difficulty of the subject, classes with a small number of students and an individualized approach.
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