13D Filing: Point72 Asset Management and Laureate Education Inc (LAUR)

Explanatory Note:

This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) amends and restates that Schedule 13D filed under this Issuer by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) with respect to the Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on February 16, 2017 (the “Initial Filing”) to reflect that Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (the “Former Investment Manager”) merged with and into Stamford Harbor Capital, L.P. (the “Stamford Harbor”), a Delaware limited partnership, on January 1, 2018 (the “Merger”), at which time Stamford Harbor, as the surviving entity, was renamed Point72 Asset Management, L.P. (“Point72 Asset Management”).  In connection with the Merger, the investment management agreements between the Former Investment Manager and certain funds it managed that hold limited partnership interests in Wengen (as defined below) were assigned pursuant to the Merger to Point72 Asset Management.  As a result, Point72 Asset Management may be deemed to beneficially own the securities of the Issuer underlying such interests, as described in this Amendment.

This Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.004 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of Laureate Education, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Issuer”).  The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 650 S. Exeter Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.

(a) This statement is filed by Point72 Asset Management, Point72 Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Point72 Capital Advisors”) and Steven A. Cohen (Mr. Cohen together with Point72 Asset Management and Point72 Capital Advisors, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Wengen Investors (as defined below) (which term includes the Reporting Persons) and the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned directly by the Reporting Persons.

Pursuant to an investment management agreement, Point72 Asset Management maintains investment and voting power with respect to the securities held by certain investment funds it manages, including certain investment funds holding limited partnership interests in Wengen.  Point72 Capital Advisors is the general partner of Point72 Asset Management.  Steven A. Cohen is the sole director of Point72 Capital Advisors.

The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Schedule 13D as Exhibit A, pursuant to which they have agreed to file this Schedule 13D jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act.

(b) The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Persons is 72 Cummings Point Road, Stamford, CT 06902.

(c) The principal business of Point72 Asset Management is to serve as an investment manager to a variety of private investment funds and to control the investing and trading in securities by these private investment funds.  The principal business of Point72 Capital Advisors is to serve as the general partner of Point72 Asset Management.  The principal business of Steven A. Cohen is to serve as a principal of Point72 Asset Management and other affiliated entities.