M&A Deal Summary

Global University Systems Acquires Arden University

On August 19, 2016, Global University Systems acquired education company Arden University from Capella Education Co.

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Global University Systems’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Global University Systems’ 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-08-19
Target Arden University
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Global University Systems
Sellers(s) Capella Education Co.
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Arden University

Coventry, United Kingdom
Arden University Ltd. is a provider of UK university qualifications by distance learning. It offers more than 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to domestic and international students.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Global University Systems

Schiphol, Netherlands

Category Company
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Global University Systems (GUS) partners with internationally-minded, innovative and forward thinking educational institutions.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 3
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-03 The University of Law

United Kingdom

The University of Law provides a range of undergraduate and post-graduate courses that are delivered from 8 centres across the UK and via distance learning.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-03 IBAT College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

IBAT College Dublin is a provider of undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education within a state-of-the-art learning environment in a range of subject areas including Business, Accounting, ICT and Management.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Capella Education Co.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Education
Employees2,887
Revenue 430M USD (2015)
DESCRIPTION

Capella Education Co. is an educational services company that provides access to high-quality education through online postsecondary degree programs and job-ready skills offerings needed in today's market. Capella's portfolio of companies is dedicated to closing the skills gap by providing the most direct path between learning and employment.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-05-04 DevMountain

Provo, Utah, United States

DevMountain LLC is a coding school.

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