M&A Deal Summary

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Acquires CATS Colleges Holdings

On July 9, 2019, Bright Scholar Education Holdings acquired education company CATS Colleges Holdings from Cambridge Education Group for 150M GBP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bright Scholar Education Holdings’ 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Bright Scholar Education Holdings’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Bright Scholar Education Holdings’ 2nd transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2019-07-09
Target CATS Colleges Holdings
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Bright Scholar Education Holdings
Sellers(s) Cambridge Education Group
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 150M GBP

Target

CATS Colleges Holdings

Beijing, China
CATS Colleges Holdings Limited is an international school network focused primarily on the provision of quality education services to international students with a globally integrated platform of campuses located across the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and China. CATS Colleges comprises seven campuses in Cambridge, London, Canterbury, Shanghai and Boston, an art school in Cambridge as well as 10 international languages schools in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. CATS Colleges has a diverse mix of over 2000 students from around 80 nationalities.

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Buyer

Bright Scholar Education Holdings

Foshan, China
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Education
Employees3,946
Revenue 2.1B CNY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bright Scholar is an operator of international and bilingual K-12 schools. Bright Scholar Education Holdings was founded in 1994 and is based in Foshan, China.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Education) 3 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (China) 2 of 3
Year (2019) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-04-04 Wuhan Sannew Education Development

Wuhan, China

Wuhan Sannew Education Development Co. Ltd. is a private boarding school. Sannew School offers secondary education services for grade 7-12 and also introduces a full set of American education curricula. Wuhan Sannew Education Development Co. Ltd. was founded in 2015 and is based in Wuhan, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-05-11 Linstitute

United States

Linstitute is a provider of online training services including Academic Olympiad and other world-wide recognized international courses. Institute has helped over 2,000 students with more than 120 Academic Olympiad and international courses through its online platform. The Institute offers a comprehensive selection of academic courses covering Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computing Science and Modeling as well as other services such as summer school application and overseas study counseling. Linstitute was founded in 2017 and is based in the United States.

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SELLER

Cambridge Education Group

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1952
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Cambridge Education Group is a provider of pre-university and English language teaching in the UK. The group teaches a mix of overseas and UK students at Foundation, GCSE, A Level and International Baccalaureate levels. Cambridge Education Group was founded in 1952 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (China) 1 of 1
Year (2019) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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