Youth Enrichment Brands (Roark) Acquires School of Rock from Sterling Partners
October 24, 2023
Youth Enrichment Brands (YEB), the Roark Capital-backed youth activities platform headquartered in San Rafael, California, has acquired School of Rock, the performance-based music education franchisor and operator. The deal brings School of Rock’s more than 500 schools and 180,000+ students into the YEB network as an add-on to expand YEB’s music education capabilities and accelerate growth; Sterling Partners exited as seller.
- Buyers
- Youth Enrichment Brands, Roark Capital
- Targets
- School of Rock
- Sellers
- Sterling Partners
- Platforms
- Youth Enrichment Brands
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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