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TPG invests $100m in student transport platform Zum, valued at $1.7bn

The private equity firm has backed US student mobility group Zum via its Rise Fund, lifting its valuation from $1.3bn. The company recently reached EBITDA breakeven and plans expansion, targeting a fragmented $50bn school transport market.

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