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WA-85030

UP Education / Australian Academy of Beauty Dermal & LaserWA-85030

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Processing timeline

14

days

Filed

18 May 2026

Notification waiver determination published

Decision

1 June 2026Notification waiver determination published
Type
Waiver
Outcome
Approved
Stage
Waiver application
Status
Assessment completed

Parties

Acquirer(s)

UP EDUCATION AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ABN - 58 095 741 227

Target(s) or Vendor(s)

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF BEAUTY DERMAL AND LASER PTY LTD ABN - 88 089 942 647

Other parties

Pacific Equity Partners

Summary

UP Education Australia Pty Limited, owned by Pacific Equity Partners funds, proposes to acquire Australian Academy of Beauty Dermal & Laser Pty Ltd via a share sale deed. The target is an Australian tertiary education provider with approximately 487 students across four NSW campuses, specialising in beauty, laser, and dermal training courses.

Acquisition details

UP Education Australia Pty Limited, the Australian subsidiary of New Zealand Parent company UP Education HoldCo Limited ( UP Education ), proposes to acquire Australian Academy of Beauty Dermal & Laser Pty Ltd ( AABDL ) by entering into a share sale deed (the Acquisition ). AABDL is an Australian tertiary education provider providing beauty, laser and dermal training courses to approximately 487 students. It has four campuses in NSW (Bella Vista, North Strathfield, Rockdale and Sydney CBD). UP Education is a tertiary education provider in Australia and New Zealand which provides higher education, vocational education and training courses and university partnerships. UP Education offers courses in various topic areas such as health, hospitality, community services, construction and creative arts. UP Education operates a group of higher education and vocational education and training providers across Australia and New Zealand, including 10 registered providers in Australia. This includes 4 providers that have campuses in New South Wales (including online courses), with 3 providers located in Sydney. UP Education also delivers online qualifications nationally through several providers, including to students in NSW. UP Education does not currently supply any beauty, laser or dermal training courses in Australia. UP Education is owned and operated by funds managed and/or advised by Pacific Equity Partners (the PEP Funds ). UP Education is the only tertiary education business owned by the PEP Funds.

Industry

Broad:Education, Government & CommunityANZSIC 8101:Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingANZSIC 8102:Higher Education

Decisions and key events

1 June 2026Notification waiver determination publishedAttachmentPDF147.5 KB