M&A Deal Summary

Worldstrides Acquires Group Events Pty

On August 27, 2014, Worldstrides acquired education company Group Events Pty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Worldstrides’ 3rd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Worldstrides’ 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-08-27
Target Group Events Pty
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Worldstrides
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Group Events Pty

Voyager Point, Australia
Group Events Pty Ltd. offers domestic and international student group travel programs in Australia focused on education, performing arts, and sports.

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Buyer(S) 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 STATS #
Overall 4 of 9
Sector: Education M&A 3 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 9
Country: Australia M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-16 WorldPass Travel Group

El Dorado Hills, California, United States

WorldPass Travel Group LLC is a provider of student travel services to various destinations throughout the world.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-11-10 Oxbridge Academic Programs

New York, New York, United States

Oxbridge Academic Programs is a provider of academically intensive university-based programs for 8th through 12th graders.

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