Mayer Brown advises CBPE Capital, Isfield and other shareholders on release of investment in The Key Group

London – Mayer Brown has advised CBPE Capital, Isfield and other shareholders on the release of its investment in The Key Group, a market-leading education software provider, to Permira.Through their partnership with CBPE, The Key Group has expanded into a number of new solutions areas for schools, broadening their product suite and transforming the way schools work.

CBPE partnered with the management team in a primary buyout in December 2020, helping to fund the strategic investment into Arbor.

The Mayer Brown team was led by Private Equity partner Jessica Kolhorn and included partner James West and associates Toby Boyd, Priyanka Patel and Niki Mehta, senior legal projects manager Candace Brown, Tax partner James Hill and senior associate Kathryn Buddington, Banking & Finance partner Stuart Brinkworth  and associate Boaz Levy, IP partner Oliver Yaros and associate Ellen Hepworth, Employment & Benefits partner Miriam Bruce and associate Cheryl Stevart, Pensions partner Andrew Block, real estate partner Iain Roberts and senior associate Kirsty McLeish and associate Julia Wyszomirska, environmental partner Tim Baines and international trade & sanctions partner Jason Hungerford and senior associate James Ford and associate Kirsty Morris .