Merger • Education

Strayer Education Acquires Capella Education Co.

On October 30, 2017, Strayer Education acquired education company Capella Education Co.

Acquisition Context

This is Strayer Education’s 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
This is Strayer Education’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
This is Strayer Education’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	October 30, 2017
Target	Capella Education Co.
Sector	Education
Buyer(s)	Strayer Education
Deal Type	Merger
Advisor(s)	Morgan Stanley (Financial) Latham & Watkins (Legal)

Target Company

Capella Education Co.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Capella Education Co. is an educational services company that provides access to high-quality education through online postsecondary degree programs and job-ready skills offerings needed in today's market. Capella's portfolio of companies is dedicated to closing the skills gap by providing the most direct path between learning and employment.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Strayer Education

Herndon, Virginia, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1892
Sector	Education
Employees	3,801
Revenue	1.2B USD (2024)

DESCRIPTION

Strayer Education is an education services holding company that owns Strayer University and certain other assets. Strayer's mission is to make higher education achievable for working adults in today's economy. Strayer Education was founded in 1892 and is based in Herndon, Virginia.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	3 of 3
Sector: Education	3 of 3
Type: Merger	1 of 1
State: Minnesota	1 of 1
Country: United States	3 of 3
Year: 2017	1 of 1

PREVIOUS DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
2016-01-15	The New York Code + Design Academy New York, New York, United States The New York Code + Design Academy (NYCDA) is a provider of non-degree web and mobile app development courses.	Buy	-

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

2016-01-15

The New York Code + Design Academy

New York, New York, United States

The New York Code + Design Academy (NYCDA) is a provider of non-degree web and mobile app development courses.

Buy

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