M&A Deal Summary

Worldstrides Acquires NETC

On May 17, 2012, Worldstrides acquired education company NETC

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Worldstrides’ 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Worldstrides’ 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Worldstrides’ 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-05-17
Target NETC
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Worldstrides
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 2 of 9
Sector: Education M&A 2 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 9
State: Massachusetts M&A 1 of 2
Country: United States M&A 2 of 7
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-05-01 Accent Travel Group

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Accent Travel Group is a provider of international study programs for graduate and undergraduate business students.

Buy -
FOLLOWING 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.

Buy -