Houlihan Lokey Advises fobizz

Houlihan Lokey is pleased to announce that fobizz, a leading pedagogical operating system for educators and schools, has been acquired by Infinitas Learning, a Dutch provider of learning materials and educational solutions.

Founded in 2018, fobizz has established itself as a pioneer in the digital transformation of education. The company empowers educators with a holistic, all-in-one platform that integrates certified professional development, advanced AI-powered workflow tools, and a comprehensive library of digital content. Fobizz is designed to support the entire teaching lifecycle—from lesson preparation and interactive instruction to student assessment and feedback—on a mission-critical, GDPR-compliant platform. Over 650,000 teachers across more than 10,000 schools in the DACH region rely on fobizz to enhance educational quality and drive classroom efficiency.

Infinitas Learning is a Dutch provider of learning materials and educational solutions, active in five European countries. The organisation develops products and services for primary and secondary education, vocational and higher professional education, and professional training. The companies within Infinitas Learning offer various forms of educational content and learning tools.

The partnership will accelerate fobizz’s mission to build the definitive pedagogical intelligence OS for the education sector. It enables fobizz to expand its international footprint and further enhance its AI-driven tools, providing educators with more time to focus on their core mission: teaching students. Dr. Diana Knodel, founder and CEO of fobizz, and her team will continue to lead the company.

“From the very beginning, we developed fobizz for teachers, not for a market. Nothing will change about that,” says Dr. Knodel. “What is new is the perspective: We can bring together experience from different European countries in this group. As a team, we are looking forward to working together with our new partners and learning from each other.”

“Through this collaboration, we can better support teachers and schools in their daily work—from creating interactive lessons and practice materials to using AI responsibly,” says Jeroen Munk, CEO of Infinitas Learning EdTech Holding. “With fobizz’s technology, teachers gain more time and better insights, so they can focus on what matters most: the learners.”

Houlihan Lokey acted as the exclusive financial advisor to fobizz. This transaction builds on the firm’s market-leading position in the global education and training sector, including the schools and related K–12 markets. Selected transactions include the sales of Empowering Learning Group to THI Investments, The Key Group to Permira, Copperfield Education and Minerva to Dukes Education, CPOMS to Raptor Technologies,* and itslearning to Sanoma; the investments in Thomas’s London Day Schools by Oakley Capital and Twinkl by Vitruvian Partners; and buyside advisory roles to Ambienta on its acquisition of The Rent Company and Mubadala Capital on its acquisition of Forfar Education.

*Selected transactions were executed by Houlihan Lokey professionals while at other firms acquired by Houlihan Lokey or by professionals from a Houlihan Lokey joint venture company.

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