Divestiture • Financial Services

Nelnet Acquires Great Lakes Educational Loan Services

On February 7, 2018, Nelnet acquired financial services company Great Lakes Educational Loan Services from Great Lakes Higher Education for 150M USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Nelnet’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Nelnet’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nelnet’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Nelnet’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 7, 2018
Target Great Lakes Educational Loan Services
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Nelnet
Sellers(s) Great Lakes Higher Education
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 150M USD

Target Company

Great Lakes Educational Loan Services

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. is a provider of loan processing services for students. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services is based in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Nelnet

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Category Company
Founded 1977
Sector Financial Services
Employees6,739
Revenue 1.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Nelnet focuses on delivering education-related products and services and student loan asset management. Nelnet earns interest income on a portfolio of federally insured student loans. The Company also makes investments to further diversify from its core education-related businesses. Nelnet was founded in 1977 and is based in Lincoln, Nebraska.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Wisconsin 1 of 1
Country: United States 5 of 8
Year: 2018 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-06 Peterson s

Denver, Colorado, United States

Peterson’s is a diversified data, learning, and publishing company focused on post-secondary education. The company provides a suite of online test preparation services, higher education research and books to consumers, enterprise, government and libraries. Peterson’s employs a team of 60 educators, data scientists, and technologists. Included in the Peterson's family of products are EssayEdge and Dean Vaughn Books. Peterson’s was founded in 1966 and is based in Denver, Colorado

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-01-26 Catholic Faith Technologies

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Catholic Faith Technologies is an online learning and formation platform company that offers its learning management technology and services to faith-based organizations as Catholic Faith Technologies and to businesses under the CD2 Learning brand. Catholic Faith Technologies was founded in 2008 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Great Lakes Higher Education

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Financial Services
DESCRIPTION

Great Lakes Higher Education Corp. is an own and operator as student loan guarantor. Great Lakes Higher Education was founded in 1967 and is based in Madison, Wisconsin.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Financial Services 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture 1 of 1
State: Wisconsin 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2018 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1