M&A Deal Summary

BARBRI Acquires The Center for Legal Studies

On June 13, 2019, BARBRI acquired education company The Center for Legal Studies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BARBRI’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is BARBRI’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is BARBRI’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-06-13
Target The Center for Legal Studies
Sector Education
Buyer(s) BARBRI
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Advisor(s) Capstone Partners (Financial)
Kaplan & Associates (Legal)

Target

The Center for Legal Studies

Evergreen, Colorado, United States
The Center for Legal Studies, Inc. is an educator of paralegals in the U.S., offering online and live legal studies courses in partnership with 182 colleges and universities. The Center for Legal Studies, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in Evergreen, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BARBRI

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

BARBRI is a bar exam test preparation provider serving a majority of bar exam takers each year with an alumni base of over one million people. BARBRI offers a comprehensive suite of learning solutions for higher education institutions and law-related businesses which includes U.S. bar prep, curriculum, assessment, global license preparation, online program management, and professional development. BARBRI was founded in 1967 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 7
Sector (Education) 2 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 6
Year (2019) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-10 iLawVentures

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

iLawVentures LLC is a provider of online J.D., post-J.D. and international programs for law schools in the U.S. Established by a former law school dean, iLaw partners with law schools to create, market, deliver, monitor, and operate online high quality programs and courses. iLaw has also brought U.S. law courses to select international markets, and partnered with a diverse group of law schools, private schools, and public schools.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-02 Kaplan Altior

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Kaplan Altior provides a range of non-regulated courses including management, compliance and bespoke in-house courses. Kaplan Altior is based in Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Product

Company

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