M&A Deal Summary

Busy Bees Acquires BrightPath Early Learning

On May 23, 2017, Busy Bees acquired education company BrightPath Early Learning for 145M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Busy Bees’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Busy Bees’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Busy Bees’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Busy Bees’ 1st transaction in Alberta.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-23
Target BrightPath Early Learning
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Busy Bees
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 145M USD
Advisor(s) Fasken Martineau DuMoulin (Legal)

Target

BrightPath Early Learning

Calgary, Alberta, Canada
BrightPath Early Learning, Inc. is a provider in the child care industry with 77 locations in major markets across the country. BrightPath providing families the very best child development programs and care that Canada has to offer. BrightPath Early Learning, Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Busy Bees

Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1983
Sector Healthcare Services
DESCRIPTION

Busy Bees have a Childcare and Curriculum Team, who are responsible for ensuring the staffs have everything they require to deliver the curriculum to the highest possible standards. The team regularly rolls out childcare initiatives such as Busy Babies, Cooking with Me and Imagination Station, to enhance the Environment and offer further opportunities to extend the learning and development within all of our nurseries. Busy Bees was founded in 1983 and is based in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Alberta) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-07 Treetops Nurseries

England, United Kingdom

Treetops Nurseries Ltd. offers childcare services, including education and nutrition food. It also sells backpacks, drinks bottles, polo shirts, and reversible jackets online.

Buy £94M
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