M&A Deal Summary

Youth Enrichment Brands Acquires School of Rock

On October 24, 2023, Youth Enrichment Brands acquired education company School of Rock from Sterling Partners Private Equity

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Youth Enrichment Brands’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Youth Enrichment Brands’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Youth Enrichment Brands’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-10-24
Target School of Rock
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Youth Enrichment Brands
Sellers(s) Sterling Partners Private Equity
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

School of Rock

Canton, Massachusetts, United States
School of Rock offers guitar, drum, keyboard, bass guitar, and vocal lessons for kids 7-18 years old. School of Rock’s music teachers are working musicians who understand the value of using live performances to build skills that are hard to teach during one-on-one music lessons. School of Rock was formed in 1998 and is based in Canton, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Youth Enrichment Brands

San Rafael, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1975
Sector Consumer Services
DESCRIPTION

Youth Enrichment Brands is a provider of youth activities platform, offering camps, clinics, programs, and leagues that annually serve more than 600,000 kids ranging from 2 to 18 years old across US Sports Camps, i9 Sports, and U.S. Baseball Academy. Youth Enrichment Brands was founded in 1975 and is based in San Rafael, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 3
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 3
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-01-01 Streamline Brands

Parker, Colorado, United States

Streamline Brands is a franchisor of swim school education concepts. It's three brands include SafeSplash, Swimtastic, and SwimLabs. Streamline Brands was established in 2006 and is based in Parker, Colorado.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER
DESCRIPTION

Sterling Partners Private Equity is the private equity arm of asset management firm Sterling Partners. Sterling Partners Private Equityis focused on investing in small to medium-sized companies positioned for growth, either organically or through acquisitions. Sterling has a strong interest in businesses with differentiated products, defensible competitive positions, recurring revenues, and diversified customers. The Firm's target equity commitment size is $5 to $175 million. Broad sectors of interest include direct marketing, education, specialty distribution, specialty manufacturing, healthcare, technology, and business services. Sterling Partners was formed in 1983 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 50 of 51
Sector (Education) 7 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 34
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 48 of 49
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-10-23 DBi Services

Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States

DBi Services provides infrastructure maintenance, operations and management solutions in North America and Europe for government agencies, utilities, private industries, railways, retailers and other infrastructure owners. DBi Services was founded in 1978 and is based in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-08 Remedi SeniorCare

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Remedi SeniorCare delivers comprehensive pharmacy services, pharmacy consulting, and data management services to nursing homes, assisted living, and continuing care retirement communities. The business is committed to helping these organizations achieve outstanding care, financial strength, and medication safety. Remedi combines their culture of caring with real-world pharmacy services and best-in-class technology to give organizations more time and resources and help them focus on caring for their residents. Remedi SeniorCare was formed in 1954 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland.

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