Storal Acquires Children 1st Day Nurseries

Graphite Capital Invests in Storal Nursery Group

October 16, 2023

Education

Graphite Capital has made a growth investment in Storal, a UK early-years nursery group that operates 26 nurseries and two out-of-school clubs serving over 2,000 children. The capital will support Storal's planned expansion across the UK and further develop its proprietary curriculum and education offering.

Fremman Acquires Majority Stake in Kids Planet Day Nurseries

November 12, 2021

Education

Fremman Capital has acquired a majority stake in Kids Planet Day Nurseries, the UK's largest independently owned nursery operator. Founding management and BGF will remain as significant minority shareholders; the investment will fund accelerated national expansion, senior hires and recruitment across Kids Planet's 82 sites serving over 7,500 children.

O2B Kids Acquires Children of Tomorrow

January 25, 2022

Education

O2B Kids, a Spire Capital portfolio company, has acquired Children of Tomorrow, a four-location early education provider based in the greater Minneapolis region. The acquisition expands O2B Kids' footprint into Minnesota and positions the Children of Tomorrow team to support O2B's Midwest growth plans.

Station Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in First Children Services

September 11, 2025

Healthcare Services

Morristown, NJ-based private investment firm Station Partners made a strategic growth investment in First Children Services (FCS), a family-owned provider of center-, home- and school-based behavioral health and special education services. The capital will support FCS’s continued expansion across New Jersey and Pennsylvania and help broaden access to its therapeutic and special education offerings.

Charterhouse Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Kids&Us

September 28, 2022

Education

Charterhouse Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Kids&Us, the Spain‑based English language teaching provider for children, partnering with the company's founders and existing investor Corpfin Capital who are reinvesting. The investment will support Kids&Us' international expansion across Europe and other regions and fund further development of supplementary digital content to enhance the company's hybrid classroom and digital offering.

Astorg Acquires Majority Stake in Steliau

February 26, 2024

Industrial Services

Astorg, a European private equity firm, has signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Steliau, a pan-European value-added distributor (VAD) of electronic solutions, from B&Capital. Steliau, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Montrouge, France, employs more than 200 people across eight countries and will partner with Astorg to accelerate organic growth and execute a buy-and-build strategy.