Apax Partners Acquires Cadence Education from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Cadence Education Acquires Especially for Children

June 3, 2026

Healthcare Services

Cadence Education has acquired Especially for Children, a nine-school early childhood education provider serving families across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The deal expands Cadence’s national footprint to 350 private preschool schools across the United States while strengthening its presence in Minnesota.

PartnerOne Acquires Mortgage Cadence From Accenture

October 29, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

PartnerOne has completed its acquisition of Mortgage Cadence, a provider of cloud-based digital lending solutions used across the mortgage lifecycle. The deal moves Mortgage Cadence into PartnerOne’s “Acquire. Invest. Grow.” ecosystem to support long-term investment and to accelerate innovation, including AI-driven automation and loan origination workflow improvements.

Cadence Education Acquires The Suzuki School and Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta

February 21, 2023

Education

Cadence Education, a leading U.S. early childhood education provider based in Scottsdale, Arizona, has acquired The Suzuki School and the Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MTEI) of Atlanta. The deals add three Montessori campuses in Atlanta (Buckhead, Northside Drive, Ponce City Market) and bring an accredited Montessori teacher training institute into Cadence’s platform to support Montessori program growth and staff development in the Southeast.

Cadence Education Acquires Little Big Minds Spanish Immersion Preschools

August 30, 2022

Education

Scottsdale-based Cadence Education, one of North America’s largest early childhood education operators, has acquired Little Big Minds Spanish Immersion Preschools, a four-school Spanish-immersion preschool network in the greater Phoenix area. The deal expands Cadence’s presence in Arizona and adds bilingual immersion capability to its growing portfolio of private preschools.

Wellspring Capital Management Acquires Cadence Petroleum Group

October 8, 2020

Transportation

Wellspring Capital Management partnered with Cadence Petroleum Group's management to acquire Cadence, a distributor of lubricants, fuels and related products across the eastern and central United States. Tenex Capital Management exited its ownership of Cadence; Wellspring said the investment will be used to accelerate growth through add-on acquisitions and organic initiatives. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners Acquires Project Management Academy

June 18, 2019

Education

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners completed an investment in Project Management Academy (also referred to as Educate 360 Holdings, LLC), with CEO Jason Cassidy and the existing management team remaining in place and retaining an equity stake. The transaction — a sale by Leeds Equity Partners — will support PMA's expansion into new markets, product portfolio growth and strategic M&A; terms were not disclosed.