Education Growth Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Education Growth Partners’ most common sectors for investment areeducation (50%) and internet software and services (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (40%) and secondary buyout (30%). In total, Education Growth Partners has invested in 8 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Education Growth Partners has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (84%). Education Growth Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold The Gordian Group for $775M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity16
    • M&A Buy Activity10
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

Education Growth Partners

Education Growth Partners

201 Broad Street, Suite 1003,
Stamford, Connecticut 06901
United States
(203) 658-8100
www.edgrowth.com
info@edgrowth.com

Education Growth Partners is a private equity firm focused on the education sector. Specific areas of interest include education institutions, educational services, tech-based solutions and services, and publishing/content providers. Transactions of interest include small buyouts and funding growth capital needs. Education Growth Partners is based in Stamford, Connecticut.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Education, Internet Software and Services, Software, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 20
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 30
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 9 1 - - - - 10
Sell (0.6/yr) # 3 - 2 1 - - 6
vol $775M $775M
  16

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Human Capital Institute 2022-02-14 - Trade Sale
Cincinnati, Ohio · www.hci.org
Apex Learning, Inc. 2021-06-22 - Trade Sale
Seattle, Washington · www.apexlearning.com
Escholar LLC 2021-05-07 - Trade Sale
White Plains, New York · www.escholar.com
Emtrain, Inc. 2020-05-06 - Secondary Buyout
San Francisco, California · www.emtrain.com
All Campus LLC 2019-03-01 - Secondary Buyout
Chicago, Illinois · www.allcampus.com
The Gordian Group, Inc. 2018-07-02 775M USD Trade Sale
Mauldin, South Carolina · www.thegordiangroup.com
Vistage Worldwide, Inc. 2018-01-17 - Secondary Sale
San Diego, California · www.vistage.com
Apex Learning, Inc. 2017-05-02 - Growth Capital
Seattle, Washington · www.apexlearning.com
Modo Labs, Inc. 2016-06-12 - Venture
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.modolabs.com
Sightlines LLC 2015-10-23 - Trade Sale
Guilford, Connecticut · www.sightlines.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Education 2 (50%) - 5 (50%) -
Internet Software and Services 2 (50%) - 2 (20%) -
Software - - 2 (20%) -
Business Services - - 1 (10%) -
Total 4 - 10 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (75%) - 9 (90%) -
  California 1 (25%) - 2 (20%) -
  Illinois 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
  Massachusetts 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
  Connecticut - - 1 (10%) -
  Washington - - 1 (10%) -
  South Carolina - - 1 (10%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (10%) -
  New York - - 1 (10%) -
United Kingdom 1 (25%) - 1 (10%) -
Total 4 - 10 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital - - 4 (40%) -
Secondary Buyout 2 (50%) - 3 (30%) -
Venture 2 (50%) - 2 (20%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) - - 1 (10%) -
Total 4 - 10 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 4 (67%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (17%) 775M (100%)
Secondary Sale 1 (17%) -
Total 6 $775M

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $775M
TOTAL $775M
Largest The Gordian Group, Inc.
$775M (2018-07-02)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
30%
3 (30%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2009

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Peter Campbell

Founder & Managing Partner

Andy Kaplan

Managing General Partner

Brian Nairn

Partner

Jessica Brown

Director of People Operations

Jay Leventhal

Principal

FAQ

When was Education Growth Partners founded?

Education Growth Partners was founded in 2009.

What type of investor is Education Growth Partners?

Education Growth Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Education Growth Partners headquartered?

Education Growth Partners is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

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