Busy Bees - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Busy Bees M&A Summary

Busy Bees has acquired 2 companies of its own. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms.

Busy Bees’ largest acquisition to date was in 2017, when it acquired BrightPath Early Learning for $145M. Busy Bees has acquired in 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include education (100%).

Busy Bees Ownership

Who owns Busy Bees?

Busy Bees is owned by Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. It was acquired on October 31, 2013.

Is Busy Bees PE-backed?

Yes. Busy Bees is owned by private equity investor Ontario Teachers Pension Plan.

Busy Bees Business Overview

Where is Busy Bees headquartered?

Busy Bees is headquartered in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

What sector is Busy Bees in?

Busy Bees is a healthcare services company.

When was Busy Bees founded?

Busy Bees was founded in 1983.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity2
    • M&A Buy Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 1
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1
  • M&A Advisors 2

Busy Bees

Busy Bees Nursery Group

St.Matthews, Shaftsbury Drive,
Staffordshire, WS7 9QP
United Kingdom,
+01543 678450
www.busybeeschildcare.co.uk

Busy Bees have a Childcare and Curriculum Team, who are responsible for ensuring the staffs have everything they require to deliver the curriculum to the highest possible standards. The team regularly rolls out childcare initiatives such as Busy Babies, Cooking with Me and Imagination Station, to enhance the Environment and offer further opportunities to extend the learning and development within all of our nurseries. Busy Bees was founded in 1983 and is based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $290M $290M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  2

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
BrightPath Early Learning, Inc. 2017-05-23 145M USD Add-on Acquisition
Calgary, Alberta · www.brightpathkids.com
Treetops Nurseries Ltd. 2017-04-07 145M GBP Add-on Acquisition
England, United Kingdom · www.treetopsnurseries.co.uk
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Education 2 (100%) 290M (100%) - -
Total 2 $290M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
Canada 1 145M - -
  Alberta 1 145M - -
United Kingdom 1 145M - -
Domestic 1 (50%) 145M (50%) - -
Cross-border 1 (50%) 145M (50%) - -
Total 2 $290M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
BMO Capital Markets
 1
Legal Deals
Torys LLP
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $290M
TOTAL $290M
Largest BrightPath Early Learning, Inc.
$145M (2017-05-23)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Healthcare Services

Established

1983

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