Investment Summary

Quad Partners Invests In The Gardner School

On October 2, 2019, private equity firm Quad Partners invested in education company The Gardner School

Investment Highlights
  • This is Quad Partners’ 13th transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 17th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Quad Partners’ 1st transaction in Tennessee.

Investment Summary
Date 2019-10-02
Target The Gardner School
Sector Education
Investor(s) Quad Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital
Advisor(s) William Blair (Financial)
Goldberg Kohn (Legal)

Target

The Gardner School

Franklin, Tennessee, United States
The Gardner School operates 20 preschools throughout Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Minnesota, Ohio, and Virginia. The Gardner School's programs are carefully designed to encourage each child's growing need for independence and an emerging sense of self while nurturing intellectual growth, exploration, and socialization in a safe, supportive environment. The Gardner School was established in 2004 and is based in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Quad Partners

New York, New York, United States

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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 18 of 26
Sector (Education) 13 of 14
Type (Growth Capital) 4 of 8
State (Tennessee) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 17 of 22
Year (2019) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-19 SchoolAdmin

Austin, Texas, United States

SchoolAdmin LLC provides SaaS K-12 administrative and marketing solutions focused on the independent (or private) school market. The Company offers software modules and services that help private schools manage their recruitment, enrollment, and tuition billing processes with robust, easy-to-use technology. SchoolAdmin was established in 2009 and is based in Austin, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-27 Cayuse

Portland, Oregon, United States

Cayuse provides a comprehensive research administration software platform for colleges and universities. The Company’s solutions help faculty members and administrators construct, submit, and manage research proposals & grants, which allows researchers to focus on research. Cayuse was formed in 2017 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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