M&A Deal Summary

Ânima Educação Acquires Laureate Education - Higher Education Institutions

On May 28, 2021, Ânima Educação acquired education company Laureate Education - Higher Education Institutions from Laureate

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ânima Educação’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Ânima Educação’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Ânima Educação’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-05-28
Target Laureate Education - Higher Education Institutions
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Ânima Educação
Sellers(s) Laureate
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Laureate Education - Higher Education Institutions

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Laureate's Higher Education Institutions in Brazil provide accessible, high-quality undergraduate, graduate, and specialized degree programs.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Ânima Educação

São Paulo, Brazil
Category Company
Founded 2003
Sector Education
Revenue 3.7B BRL (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Ânima Educação is a private higher education organization with around 140,000 students. Ânima's mission is to build a national network of educational institutions committed to quality, innovation, and assessment of the learning process and integrated with the regional culture. Ânima Educação was founded in 2003 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2021) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Laureate

Miami, Florida, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Education
Employees28
Revenue 1.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Laureate is a provider of higher education. The company’s network of 60 accredited campus-based and online universities offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 740,000 students across 29 countries. Laureate offers more than 130 career-focused, undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral degree programs in fields including architecture, art, business, culinary arts, design, education, engineering, health sciences, hospitality, information technology, law, and medicine. Laureate was founded in 1998 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Education) 10 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 10 of 10
State (Maryland) 3 of 3
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2021) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-13 Laureate Education - Brazilian Operations

Brazil

Laureate Education, Inc.'s Brazilian Operations operates 11 higher education institutions in Brazil - Business School São Paulo (BSP), CEDEPE Business School, Centro Universitário dos Guararapes (UniFG), Centro Universitário FADERGS, Centro Universitário FMU | FIAM-FAAM, Centro Universitário IBMR, Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis (UniRitter), Faculdade Internacional da Paraíba (FPB), Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (UAM), Universidade Potiguar (UnP), and Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS).

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