Sector
Education
364 verified investors state a focus on education, and 81 transactions in the sector are on record with a disclosed value. Everything below comes from investors’ own disclosures and reported deals.
Across 81 recorded transactions. Multiples appear only where the underlying deal disclosed revenue or EBITDA, so they rest on a smaller sample than values.
Activity
Most active acquirers
Buyers appearing most often in recorded transactions in this sector.
| Acquirer | Recorded deals |
|---|---|
| Charter School Capital | 5 |
| BYJU'S | 3 |
| Stride, Inc. | 3 |
| Skillsoft Corp. | 2 |
| Busy Bees | 2 |
| Afya Ltd | 2 |
| Capella Education Co. | 2 |
| 2U | 2 |
| Wendel Group | 2 |
| AcadeMedia | 2 |
Evidence
Recent transactions
A sample of published transactions in the sector.
| Target | Acquirer | Consideration | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACAMS | Wendel Group (PE) | $355m | 2022-01-24 |
| GP Strategies | Learning Technologies Group | $394m | 2021-07-16 |
| UNIGRANRIO | Afya | $193m | 2021-05-27 |
| Tech Elevator | Stride | $24m | 2020-11-17 |
| MedCerts LLC | Stride | $70m | 2020-11-17 |
| Swedish Education Group AB | AcadeMedia | $22m | 2020-11-06 |
Buyers
Who invests here
Verified investors stating a focus on this sector, by strategy.
Investors in this sector that publish what they own:
- AP Partners 12
- ARTIS Ventures 56
- Achieve 27
- Adams Street Partners 5
- Advent Morro Equity Partners 26
- Advisors & Partners 1
- Alta Semper Capital 6
- Alter Equity 27
- Alvia Capital 5
- Amino Capital 118
- Amplify Capital 6
- Amplo 33
- Angel Academe 47
- Apiary Capital 11
- Apposite Capital 21
- Arx Equity Partners 12
- Ascendent Capital Partners 9
- Avathon Capital 22
- B Heroes 40
- BERKS Group 19
- BM Prime Capital 3
- Bain Capital Double Impact 43
- Bellini Capital 12
- Bestport Private Equity 12
- Black Jays 47
- Boomerang Ventures 18
- Brighteye Ventures 66
- Brockway Moran & Partners 7
- Brown Angel Group 40
- Bunker Hill Capital 3
Common questions
- What does a education company typically sell for?
- Across 81 recorded transactions in education, the median deal value is $108m, with most deals falling between $22m and $327m. The median EBITDA multiple is 12.7×.
- Who buys education companies?
- 364 verified investors state a focus on education, most commonly venture capital (135), buyout pe (107), growth equity (52). The most frequent acquirers on record include Charter School Capital, BYJU'S, Stride, Inc..
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