Quad Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Quad Partners has acquired 2 companies. It has also invested in 5 others.

Quad Partners’ most common sectors for investment areeducation (54%) and software (24%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (31%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (24%). In total, Quad Partners has invested in 13 US states and 4 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Quad Partners has exited 6 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (65%). Quad Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2008 when it sold Cranium for $78M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity41
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 4
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 2

Quad Partners

570 Lexington Avenue, 36th floor,
New York, New York 10022
United States
(212) 724-2200
www.quadpartners.com
quad@quadpartners.com

Quad Partners is a specialist private investment firm that makes investments in the education industry. Quad will invest in a broad range of transactions; including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and refinancings. Prospective businesses are typically growth oriented and cash-flow positive. Specific areas of interest include postsecondary schools, K-12 proprietary schools, childcare, tutoring, educational products and services, professional education and journals, corporate training, and online journals. Quad Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Digital Media, Education, Franchising, Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 15 75
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.4/yr) # 17 - 3 3 - 1 24
Sell (1.6/yr) # 9 2 1 4 1 - 17
vol $78M $78M
  41

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
The Edwin Group Ltd. 2024-07-17 - Secondary Buyout
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom · www.edwin.group
Dorsey School of Business, Inc. 2023-03-30 - Trade Sale
Madison Heights, Michigan · www.dorsey.edu
15Five, Inc. 2022-07-21 - Venture
San Francisco, California · www.15five.com
Goddard Systems, Inc. 2022-06-30 - Secondary Buyout
King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania · www.goddardschool.com
Education Management, Inc. 2022-04-26 - Trade Sale
Metairie, Louisiana · www.bluecliffcollege.edu
Inside Higher Ed, Inc. 2022-01-10 - Trade Sale
Washington, District of Columbia · www.insidehighered.com
eSpark, Inc. 2022-01-05 - Growth Capital
Wilmington, Delaware · www.esparklearning.com
Beckfield College LLC 2022-01-01 - Trade Sale
Florence, Kentucky · www.beckfield.edu
Streamline Brands 2022-01-01 - Trade Sale
Parker, Colorado · www.streamlinebrands.com
Vivi International Pty Ltd. 2021-12-21 - Growth Capital
South Yarra, Australia · www.vivi.io
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Ruffalo Noel Levitz LLC 2013-05-30 Noel-Levitz, Inc. 2014-08-21 4
Cedar Rapids, Iowa · www.ruffalonl.com Coralville, Iowa · www.noellevitz.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Education 6 (40%) - 14 (54%) -
Software 5 (33%) - 6 (23%) -
Internet Software and Services 3 (20%) - 3 (12%) -
Digital Media - - 1 (4%) -
Information Technology - - 1 (4%) -
Staffing 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 26 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 11 (73%) - 22 (85%) -
  California 2 (13%) - 6 (23%) -
  Texas 2 (13%) - 3 (12%) -
  Oregon 1 (7%) - 2 (8%) -
  District of Columbia - - 2 (8%) -
  Iowa 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  Delaware 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  Tennessee 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  Pennsylvania 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  New York 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  Maryland 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (4%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (4%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (4%) -
Australia 2 (13%) - 2 (8%) -
United Kingdom 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Canada 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
  British Columbia 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 11 (73%) - 22 (85%) -
Cross-border 4 (27%) - 4 (15%) -
Total 15 - 26 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 7 (47%) - 8 (31%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (7%) - 6 (23%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (27%) - 6 (23%) -
Stake Purchase 1 (7%) - 2 (8%) -
Venture 1 (7%) - 2 (8%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (4%) -
Recapitalization 1 (7%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 15 - 26 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 10 (59%) -
Secondary Sale 4 (24%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (6%) 78M (100%)
Bankruptcy 1 (6%) -
Merger 1 (6%) -
Total 17 $78M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
 3
Minter Ellison
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $78M
TOTAL $78M
Largest Cranium, Inc.
$78M (2008-01-04)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
23%
6 (23%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
24%
4 (24%)
Strategic(s)
71%
12 (71%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.2B USD

Established

2000

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Daniel Neuwirth

Co-Founder & General Partner

Lincoln Frank

Founder & Managing Partner

Basil Katsamakis

COO

Russell Dritz

Principal

Connor O'Keefe

Vice President

FAQ

When was Quad Partners founded?

Quad Partners was founded in 2000.

What type of investor is Quad Partners?

Quad Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Quad Partners headquartered?

Quad Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Quad Partners have under management?

Quad Partners has 1.2B USD under management.

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