Bright Horizons - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Bright Horizons M&A Summary

Bright Horizons has acquired 7 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Bright Horizons’ largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Only About Children for $320M. Bright Horizons has acquired in 3 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include education (58%) and consumer services (29%).

Bright Horizons Business Overview

Where is Bright Horizons headquartered?

Bright Horizons is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

What is Bright Horizons’ revenue?

Bright Horizons disclosed revenue of 2,418M USD for 2023 and 2,020M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Bright Horizons have?

Bright Horizons has 31,400 employees.

What sector is Bright Horizons in?

Bright Horizons is an education company.

When was Bright Horizons founded?

Bright Horizons was founded in 1986.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity8
    • M&A Buy Activity7
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 5
  • M&A Advisors 2

Bright Horizons

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.

2 Wells Avenue,
Newton, Massachusetts 02459
United States,
(617) 673-8000
www.brighthorizons.com

Bright Horizons is a provider of early education and preschools, employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, educational advisory services and other work/life solutions. Bright Horizons was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 5 1 - 1 - - 7
vol $69M $320M $390M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 1 - - - - - 1
  8

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Only About Children 2022-05-03 320M AUD Add-on Acquisition
St Leonards, Australia · www.oac.edu.au
Sittercity, Inc. 2020-08-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Chicago, Illinois · www.sittercity.com
Asquith Day Nurseries & Pre-Schools Ltd. 2016-11-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom · www.asquithnurseries.co.uk
Little Unicorn Day Nurseries Group 2016-08-17 - Divestiture
York, United Kingdom
Hildebrandt Learning Centers LLC 2015-05-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Dallas, Pennsylvania · www.hildebrandtlearningcenters.com
Kidsunlimited childcare voucher business 2013-11-14 - Divestiture
Cheshire, United Kingdom
Kidsunlimited Ltd. 2013-04-10 69M GBP Add-on Acquisition
Cheshire, United Kingdom · www.kidsunlimited.co.uk
Work Options Group, Inc. 2008-12-23 - Add-on Acquisition
Watertown, Massachusetts
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Education 4 (57%) 69M (18%) - -
Consumer Services 2 (29%) 320M (82%) - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (14%) - - -
Business Services - - 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $390M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United Kingdom 3 69M 1 -
United States 3 - - -
  Pennsylvania 1 - - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Illinois 1 - - -
Australia 1 320M - -
Domestic 3 (43%) - - -
Cross-border 4 (57%) 390M (100%) 1 (100%) -
Total 7 $390M 1 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Citigroup Investment Banking
1
Legal Deals
Herbert Smith Freehills
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $320M
< $100M 1 $69M
TOTAL $390M
Largest Only About Children
$320M (2022-05-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
43%
3 (43%)
Strategic(s)
14%
1 (14%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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