Charterhouse welcomes minority investors into Novétude Group
May 09, 2025
Charterhouse Capital Partners (“Charterhouse”), one of the longest-established private equity firms operating in Europe, today announces that Peugeot Invest and Hayfin Capital have acquired minority stakes in Novétude Group, a new European healthcare education platform. The 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.
As a new platform built around Novétude Santé, 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.
Pierre de Sarrau, Partner at Charterhouse, said: “We are delighted to welcome Peugeot Invest and Hayfin Capital as partners as we continue to build, alongside Sami and the wider management team, one of the leading healthcare education platforms in Europe. 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. We look forward to working in partnership with all involved to deliver on our ambitious plans for Novétude Group.”
Sami Rifai, CEO of Novétude Group, said: “Our ambition is to build from Novétude Santé to create Europe's leading platform for higher education in healthcare. There is a deep and growing need for healthcare education and the quality of training is critical. I am confident that, with the continued backing of Charterhouse, as well as our new investors, Novétude Group, as a newly expanded platform, is well positioned to grow and help meet the huge demand for training of more healthcare professionals across Europe and internationally.”
Charterhouse pursues pan-European mid-market opportunities in two core sectors of focus: Healthcare and Services. It targets businesses that feature ‘defensive growth’ characteristics, combining strong market positions with sustained earnings growth, as well as significant growth potential.
Its investment in Novétude Santé closely aligns with Charterhouse’s strategy of pursuing transformational mid-market opportunities across Europe. It follows recent investments in ESTYA, a leading French services provider specialising in electronic fire safety and security systems, Skin Tech Pharma Group, a B2B medical aesthetics group, and Two Circles, a leading tech-enabled services and software business serving sports and entertainment clients.
