M&A Deal Summary

Nord Anglia Education Acquires Meritas - Six Schools

On June 25, 2015, Nord Anglia Education acquired education company Meritas - Six Schools from Meritas for 534M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Nord Anglia Education’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Nord Anglia Education’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Nord Anglia Education’s 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2015-06-25
Target Meritas - Six Schools
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Nord Anglia Education
Sellers(s) Meritas
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 534M USD

Target

Meritas - Six Schools

United States
Meritas LLC - Six premium schools located in North America, Europe and China

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Nord Anglia Education

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1972
Sector Education
Revenue 474M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Nord Anglia Education is an international operator of premium schools, serving students from kindergarten through the end of secondary school (K-12). Together, they educate more than 37,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education. Providing education to both expatriates and local students in the markets where it operates, Nord Anglia attracts top teaching talent globally and has established collaborations with leading post-secondary institutions, including The Juilliard School, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and King's College London. Nord Anglia Education was formed in 1972 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector (Education) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-23 World Class Learning Group

London, United Kingdom

World Class Learning Group is a international schools group. The Group operates 24 schools, which offer pupils a premium learning environment with the highest standards of academic rigour and discipline.

Buy £153M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-16 Oxford International Education Group - Schools Division

London, United Kingdom

Oxford International's Schools Division is a provider of high-quality secondary education, educational travel, and English language tuition to over 50,000 the UK and international students.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Meritas

Northbrook, Illinois, United States

Category Company
Founded 2005
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Meritas is a global family of K-12 college preparatory schools committed to providing a personalized education to students at ten international private and boarding schools. Meritas was formed in 2005 and is based in Northbrook, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1