Vitru Limited (“Vitru”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) is a holding company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands on March 05, 2020 and whose shares are publicly traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations Payments exchange (NASDAQ) under the ticker symbol “VTRU”. Vitru became the parent company of Vitru Brasil Empreendimentos, Participações e Comércio S.A. (hereafter referred to as “Vitru Brazil”) formerly denominated Treviso Empreendimentos, Participações e Comércio S.A., through the completion of the corporate reorganization described below.
Until the contribution of Vitru Brazil shares to Vitru Limited, in September 2020, Vitru Limited did not have commenced operations and had only nominal assets and liabilities and no material contingent liabilities or commitments. Accordingly, Vitru Limited’s consolidated financial information substantially reflect the operations of Vitru Brazil after the corporate reorganization.
Vitru is a holding company jointly controlled by Vinci Partners, through the investments funds “Vinci Capital Partners II FIP Multiestratégia”, “Agresti Investments LLC”, “Botticelli Investments LLC”, Raffaello Investments LLC”, and the Carlyle Group, through the investment funds “Mundi Holdings I LLC”, “Mundi Holdings Ii LLC” and “Crescera Growth Capital V Coinvestimento III Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia” (Note 1.4).
The Company is principally engaged in providing educational services in Brazil, mainly undergraduate and continuing education courses, presentially through its eight campuses in two states, or via digital education, through 2,170 (December 31, 2021 – 939) learning centers (“hubs”) across the country.
These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 15, 2023.
As of December 31, 2022, our short-term liabilities are R$ 21,438 higher than our short-term assets, hence we presented a negative net working capital position. We are confident in our capacity to keep serving our operational and financial responsibilities, given the resilience of our business model, the robust generation of operational cash flow, the strength of our credit capacity and our strong relationship with several banks, where possible lines of credit pre approved.
1.1.Corporate reorganization and initial public offering
On March 5, 2020, Vitru was incorporated in the Cayman Islands, for the purposes of its initial public offering (“IPO”).
On September 2, 2020, each of Vitru Brazil ́s shareholders had agreed to contribute their respective shares on Vitru Brazil to Vitru Limited, exchanging thirty-one common shares into one ordinary share of Vitru Limited. As a result of this exchange, a reverse share split has been applied retrospectively to all figures in the historical financial statements regarding number of shares (Note 19) and per share data as if the reverse share split had been in effect for all periods presented.
On September 17, 2020, Vitru Limited priced its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 6,000,000 Class A common shares, which began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) on September 18, 2020 under the symbol “VTRU”. The initial offering price was US$ 16.00 per Class A common share.
On September 22, 2020, the share capital of Vitru Limited was increased by 6,000,000 Class A shares through the proceeds received as a result of the IPO of US$ 96,000 thousand (or R$ 521,558). The net proceeds from the IPO were US$ 90,672 thousand (or R$ 492,612), after deducting US$ 5,328 thousand (or R$ 28,946) in underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses totaled US$ 3,430 thousand (or R$ 18,636). The share issuance costs totaled R$ 47,582.
1.2.Business Combination with Unicesumar
On August 23, 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement with the shareholders of CESUMAR - Centro de Ensino Superior de Maringá Ltda, or “Unicesumar”, to acquire the entire share capital of Unicesumar. The transaction was closed on May 20, 2022 (transaction date), when the consideration provided for in the purchase and sale agreement was transferred and control of Unicesumar was transferred to the Company, after usual conditions precedent, including appreciation by a regulatory agency antitrust and other regulatory approvals.
Unicesumar is a leading and fast-growing higher education institution in Brazil focused on the distance learning market, founded in 1989 in Maringá - Paraná. As of December 31, 2021, UniCesumar had 1,007 hubs and approximately 356,000 students, of which 340,000 are in digital education. Unicesumar also has significant on-site courses in the health area, mainly Medicine, with more than 1,600 students.