Add-on Acquisition • Education

Worldstrides Acquires Accent Travel Group

On May 1, 2008, Worldstrides acquired education company Accent Travel Group

Acquisition Context
  • This is Worldstrides’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Worldstrides’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Worldstrides’ 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date May 1, 2008
Target Accent Travel Group
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Worldstrides
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Accent Travel Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Accent Travel Group is a provider of international study programs for graduate and undergraduate business students.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Worldstrides

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Category Company
Founded 1967
Sector Education
Revenue 580M USD (2017)
DESCRIPTION

WorldStrides is a provider of experiential learning to over 400,000 students per year covering academic, professional, performing arts, and athletic programming. The company partners with more than 7,000 K-12 schools and 800 universities, including MBA programs. Worldstrides was founded in 1967 and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 9
Sector: Education 1 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 9
State: Pennsylvania 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 7
Year: 2008 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-17 NETC

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

NETC is involved in organizing international educational travel programs for junior high and high school students and teachers.

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