The Advisory Board Company Mergers & Acquisitions

The Advisory Board Company M&A Summary

The Advisory Board Company has acquired 10 companies of its own. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

The Advisory Board Company’s largest acquisition to date was in 2013, when it acquired Care Team Connect for $35M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2017, when it sold EAB Global to Vista Equity Partners for $1.6B. The Advisory Board Company has acquired in 6 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include healthcare services (38%) and software (38%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity10
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

The Advisory Board Company

2445 M Street, NW,
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
United States,
(202) 266-5600
www.advisory.com

All (10) Buy (8) Sell (2)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2017-08-29 EAB · Education
Washington, District of Columbia · www.eab.com

EAB is a provider of best practices research, student success management software and data-enabled enrollment solutions to the not-for-profit higher education and K-12 markets. The Company’s solutions help institutions increase enrollment yield, balance financial aid with revenue generation, drive higher student retention and success, and implement industry best practices derived from benchmarking and research. EAB was founded in 1983 and is based in Washington, Washington DC.

Advisor: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
1,550 Divestiture

BC Partners PE

Vista Equity Partners PE
Advisors: Evercore Group , Kirkland & Ellis , Macquarie Capital

The Advisory Board Company
Advisors: Allen & Company , Goldman Sachs


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