M&A Deal Summary

Quad Partners Acquires ILSC

On October 21, 2014, private equity firm Quad Partners acquired education company ILSC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Quad Partners’ 10th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-21
Target ILSC
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Quad Partners
Deal Type Recapitalization
Advisor(s) Berkery, Noyes & Co. (Financial)
Seward & Kissel (Legal)

Target

ILSC

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
ILSC is a provider of location-based English Language Training (ELT) for international students looking to learn English for use in professional and academic settings. Through the Company’s language schools, colleges, teacher training, corporate training and continuing education divisions, it offers internationally relevant language and career skills training and certification programs to over 12,000 students annually. ILSC offers courses and programs in 8 cities across the United States, Canada, Australia, and India. ILSC was established in 1991 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

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 12 of 26
Sector (Education) 10 of 14
Type (Recapitalization) 1 of 1
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2014) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-08-21 Noel-Levitz

Coralville, Iowa, United States

Noel-Levitz provides enrollment, retention and financial aid services and products to over 1,000 nonprofit colleges and universities. Since its founding 40 years ago, the company has served over 2,800 institutions and is a thought leader in higher education services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-01 Inside Higher Ed

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Inside Higher Ed is an online source for news, opinion, and jobs for all of higher education. The site provides breaking news, feature stories, provocative daily commentary, areas for comment on every article, practical career columns, and a powerful suite of tools to help higher education professionals get jobs and help colleges identify and hire employees. Inside Higher Ed was established in 2004 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia.

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