M&A Deal Summary

Corinthian Colleges Acquires Heald College

On January 5, 2010, Corinthian Colleges acquired education company Heald College from Summit Partners for 395M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Corinthian Colleges’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Corinthian Colleges’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Corinthian Colleges’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Corinthian Colleges’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-01-05
Target Heald College
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Corinthian Colleges
Sellers(s) Summit Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 395M USD
Advisor(s) Kirkland & Ellis
Dow Lohnes PLLC
Finn Dixon & Herling (Legal)

Target

Heald College

San Francisco, California, United States
Heald College is a regionally accredited private career college with campuses in California, Oregon and Hawaii.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Corinthian Colleges

Santa Ana, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Education
Employees10,100
Revenue 1.6B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. is a post-secondary education companies in the United States and Canada, with more than 113,800 students enrolled. Corinthian company operates 100 schools in 25 states and 17 schools in Canada. CCi serves the large and growing segment of the population seeking to acquire career-oriented education.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Education) 2 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2003-06-10 Career Choices

Evansville, Indiana, United States

Lombard and management formed Career Choices, Inc. ("CCI") to make acquisitions in the post-secondary proprietary education industry in the U.S. CCI made its initial acquisition in 1998, purchasing Sequoia Institute, a vocational school with offerings in automotive and climate control and refrigeration technologies. In 1999, Lombard provided additional capital to help fund CCI's acquisitions of Ashmead College and Eton Technical Institute, both post-secondary schools offering curricula in the allied health fields.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Summit Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1984
PE ASSETS 39.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Summit Partners is a private investment and asset management firm focused on venture, growth, credit, and public equity investing. Sectors of interest include business services, communications technology and services, consumer products, energy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, industrial products, internet/information services, media/entertainment, semiconductors, electronics, and software. Summit Partners is known for having a proactive business development group for sourcing transactions. Summit will consider both minority or majority investment stakes and is willing to commit as little as $10 million or as much as $500 million in combined debt/junior capital per transaction. The Firm's geographic coverage spans North America and Europe. Summit Partners was formed in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 143 of 286
Sector (Education) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 65 of 127
State (California) 44 of 62
Country (United States) 137 of 246
Year (2010) 1 of 10
Size (of disclosed) 15 of 49
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-01 Salient Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Salient Partners is an investment management firm and a recognized innovator in the development, management, and delivery of sophisticated, non-traditional investment solutions for both institutional and retail investors. Salient Partners is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-08 Anesthetix Holdings

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

Anesthetix Holdings LLC is a nationally recognized provider of comprehensive anesthesiology and pain management services for hospitals and surgery centers throughout the United States. Working with more than 180 providers in 10 states, Anesthetix has developed a unique service platform sought after by both healthcare providers and healthcare managers alike.

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