List of 2012's Largest Education M&A Transactions in Massachusetts

Date	Target	Transaction Type Value: $mlns	Acquirer	Seller
2012-01-05	Corporate Education Group Education Chelmsford, Massachusetts www.corpedgroup.com CEG is a provider of project management, process management, leadership training and related services catering to Fortune 1000 corporate clients.	Add-on Acquisition	Vatterott Company Education Olivette, Missouri www.vatterott-college.edu	TechSkills Company Education Austin, Texas www.techskills.com Advisor: Avondale Partners
2012-01-05
2012-03-27	The Princeton Review Education Framingham, Massachusetts www.princetonreview.com The Princeton Review is a proivder of test preparation and college admission services company. Every year it helps millions of college- and graduate school-bound students achieve their education and career goals through its test preparation, tutoring, and admissions services, its online resources, and its more than 150 print and digital books published by Random House LLC.	Divestiture	Charlesbank Capital Partners Investor Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts www.charlesbank.com	IAC Company Digital Media New York, New York www.iac.com
2012-03-27
2012-01-01	Little Sprouts Education Lawrence, Massachusetts www.littlesprouts.com Little Sprouts is a provider of early child care and education services in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company serves more than 1,700 children in 22 schools. It offers a proprietary curriculum called “Budding Scholars” and an individualized learning approach to pre-K children, which inspires a lifelong love of learning and develops a strong foundation for early reading proficiency. Little Sprouts was formed in 1982 and is based in Lawrence, Massachusetts.	Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)	Madison Equity Associates Investor Search Fund Chicago, Illinois www.madisonequityassociates.com	-
2012-01-01
2012-05-17	NETC Education Boston, Massachusetts www.educationaltravel.com NETC is involved in organizing international educational travel programs for junior high and high school students and teachers.	Add-on Acquisition	Worldstrides Company Education Charlottesville, Virginia www.worldstrides.com	-
2012-05-17	Deal Article Deal Link
2012-10-24	Bright Horizons Education Newton, Massachusetts www.brighthorizons.com Bright Horizons is a provider of early education and preschools, employer-sponsored child care, back-up care, educational advisory services, and other work/life solutions. Bright Horizons was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Newton, Massachusetts.	IPO	-	Bain Capital Private Equity Investor Private Equity Firm Boston, Massachusetts www.baincapitalprivateequity.com Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Investor Private Equity Firm New York, New York www.goldmansachs.com
2012-10-24
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