M&A Deal Summary

Quad Partners Acquires Beckfield College

On October 26, 2006, private equity firm Quad Partners acquired education company Beckfield College

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quad Partners’ 5th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 1st transaction in Kentucky.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-10-26
Target Beckfield College
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Quad Partners
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Beckfield College

Florence, Kentucky, United States
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Beckfield College provides associates, bachelors, and certificate programs in nursing, paralegal, business and criminal justice. The college is located in Florence, KY and serves the suburban Cincinnati market. Beckfield College was established in 1984 and is based in Florence, Kentucky.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Quad Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

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.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 23
Sector (Education) 5 of 13
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 4 of 6
State (Kentucky) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 20
Year (2006) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-06-21 Platform Learning

New York, New York, United States

Platform Learning delivered after-school, weekend, and summer tutoring programs to students attending public schools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-06 Knowledge Planet

United States

Knowledge Planet was an eLearning platform with customized content and consulting services designed to meet the needs of global corporate training clients.

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