Unleashed Brands (Urban Air) Acquires Snapology

Unleashed Brands Acquires Sylvan Learning

August 1, 2024

Education

Unleashed Brands has acquired Sylvan Learning, adding the leading tutoring and K‑12 enrichment franchise to its portfolio of youth-focused brands. The acquisition strengthens Unleashed Brands' Learn pillar and expands its franchise footprint and program offerings across tutoring, STEM and test-prep services.

Unleashed Brands Acquires Class 101

April 12, 2022

Education

Unleashed Brands, a multi-brand youth-enrichment platform, has acquired Class 101, the U.S.-based college planning and admissions coaching franchise. The deal expands Unleashed Brands' portfolio into the teen/college-planning market to broaden its education offerings and leverage its platform resources to scale Class 101's franchise network.

Seidler Equity Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Unleashed Brands

February 7, 2023

Education

Seidler Equity Partners has invested in Unleashed Brands, acquiring a majority stake to fund the franchisor's next phase of growth and future youth-enrichment brand development. Management, led by CEO Michael Browning, will remain in place as the company uses the capital to expand its portfolio and open additional locations across the U.S. and Canada; former investors MPK Equity Partners and AHR Growth Partners exited as part of the transaction.

Unleashed Brands Acquires Youth Esports Franchise XP League

April 26, 2022

Education

Unleashed Brands, a franchised brand operator focused on kids' enrichment, has acquired youth esports franchise XP League. The deal adds XP League to Unleashed's portfolio of family-focused brands and expands the platform into youth esports programming; financial terms were not disclosed.

Unleashed Brands Acquires Water Wings Swim School

January 28, 2025

Education

Unleashed Brands has acquired Water Wings Swim School to expand its youth enrichment platform into the swim category. Water Wings will operate under the Unleashed Brands platform with founder Avi Shafshak remaining as Brand President as the company launches a national franchise program to scale the swim business across the U.S.

Uberflip Acquires SnapApp

December 3, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Toronto-based content experience platform Uberflip acquired interactive content and lead-qualification vendor SnapApp in December 2019, integrating SnapApp’s team and capabilities to strengthen personalized content and demand generation functionality. The acquisition also accompanied Uberflip opening its first U.S. office in Boston to accelerate growth and better serve enterprise customers; SnapApp had been backed by Providence Equity Partners prior to the deal.