M&A Deal Summary

KinderCare Acquires Creme de la Creme

On September 7, 2022, KinderCare acquired education company Creme de la Creme from AEP Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KinderCare’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is KinderCare’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is KinderCare’s 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-09-07
Target Creme de la Creme
Sector Education
Buyer(s) KinderCare
Sellers(s) AEP Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Creme de la Creme

Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States
Creme de la Creme is an operator of early childhood learning centers. Creme de la Creme was founded in 1982 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

KinderCare

Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States
Category Company
Founded 1969
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

KinderCare is a provider of early childhood and school-age education and care, KinderCare builds confidence for life in children and families from all backgrounds. KinderCare was founded in 1969 and is based in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2022) 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

AEP Capital

New York, New York, United States
Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1990
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

AEP Capital LLC is a private equity firm that seeks to invest in middle-market companies throughout North America. The Firm generally seeks to invest $5 to $50 million in companies valued up to $100 million. Areas of interest includes media, entertainment, communications, and business services. AEP Capital LLC is the successor of Alpine Equity Partners. The Firm was originally formed in 1990 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 4
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-10-03 Bonded Services Group

Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States

Bonded Services Group LLC provides services for media content preservation, management and distribution, including fine art vaults and shipping; logistics and distribution; supply chain; and related services for high value physical and digital assets, including works of art, film, audio and video. The group manages more than 10 million of these assets for its 2,000 clients worldwide, with offices in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, the Netherlands and Hong Kong capable of providing in-house digital services that help media and entertainment companies extend their content across digital platforms.

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