M&A Deal Summary

Pearson Education Acquires America s Choice School Design

On September 7, 2010, Pearson Education acquired education company America s Choice School Design from Quad Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pearson Education’s 4th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Pearson Education’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pearson Education’s 1st transaction in District of Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-09-07
Target America s Choice School Design
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Pearson Education
Sellers(s) Quad Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

America s Choice School Design

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
America’s Choice is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive K-12 standards-based school reform programs. Since 1998, over 500 schools in 15 states implemented this proven, research-based program.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pearson Education

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Pearson Education is an education services company that provides assessment and training products and services.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 13
Sector (Education) 4 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 8
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 6 of 6
Year (2010) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-07-22 SEB’s School Learning Systems Business

Brazil

EB’s school learning systems business will provide technology and materials educational institutions.

Buy $497M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-22 CTI Education Group

South Africa

CTI is one of South Africa’s private higher education institutions with more than 9,000 students on 12 campuses, awarding degrees and diplomas to a growing market of full-time and part-time students in such subjects as business, information technology, law, psychology and counselling, graphic design and creative arts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Quad Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 1.2B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Quad Partners is a specialist private investment firm that makes investments in the education industry. Quad will invest in a broad range of transactions; including buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, and refinancings. Prospective businesses are typically growth oriented and cash-flow positive. Specific areas of interest include postsecondary schools, K-12 proprietary schools, childcare, tutoring, educational products and services, professional education and journals, corporate training, and online journals. Quad Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 7 of 17
Sector (Education) 5 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 11
State (District of Columbia) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 7 of 17
Year (2010) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-08-03 Star Career Academy

Berlin, New Jersey, United States

The Culinary and Star Academies are career schools offering commercial cooking and baking, hotel and restaurant management and allied health programs in seven locations in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.In 2007, an Allied Health Division was established, offering a Medical Assistant program and the name was changed to Career Academy of New York CANY).

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-24 Stratford School

Campbell, California, United States

Stratford School is a provider of academic programs for preschool, elementary, middle school and distance learning students. The company offers preschool, pre-kindergarten and grade one to eight classes. Stratford School was founded in 1999 and is based in Campbell, California.

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