Bright Scholar Education Enters Agreement to Be Taken Private by Excellence Education Investment and Buyer Group

BEST Inc. to Merge Into BEST Global Partners (Going-Private Transaction)

February 18, 2025

Logistics & Distribution

BEST Inc. announced that its shareholders approved the previously announced merger agreement with BEST Global Partners and merger subsidiary Phoenix Global Partners. Upon completion, BEST will become a private company and its ADSs will be delisted and terminated.

Brightwheel Acquires Experience Early Learning

April 5, 2023

Education

brightwheel has acquired Experience Early Learning, a nationally recognized provider of research-based early education curriculum and monthly hands-on learning kits. The acquisition integrates Experience Early Learning’s physical curriculum and assessment system into brightwheel’s digital platform to deliver a combined physical-and-digital early education solution and expand brightwheel’s curriculum offering.

Shurya Vitra Ltd and Emeren Holdings Ltd Acquire Emeren Group Ltd in Going-Private Merger

December 15, 2025

Energy

Emeren Group Ltd entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Shurya Vitra Ltd through a merger with Emeren Holdings Ltd, its wholly owned subsidiary (Merger Sub). The transaction valued each Emeren ordinary share at US$0.20 in cash (US$2.00 per ADS) and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025.

Speqta AB Acquires BrightBid AB

July 3, 2023

Marketing & Advertising

Speqta AB (publ) has completed the acquisition of BrightBid AB, an AI-based search advertising SaaS provider. The transaction was paid via an issue in kind of 17,621,411 new Speqta shares (approximately 72% on a fully diluted basis); BrightBid brings ~SEK 48 million in trailing revenues, ~420 customers and offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen and London.

Brookfield-Led Consortium Acquires Majority Stake in GEMS Education from CVC Consortium

June 18, 2024

Education

A Brookfield-led consortium has entered into a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in GEMS Education from a consortium led by CVC Strategic Opportunities (Funds I & II). As part of the deal, CVC Consortium will retain a minority stake while existing minority shareholders including Khazanah Nasional Berhad will exit; the transaction is expected to complete in Q3 2024 subject to customary conditions and refinancing.

SchoolMint Acquires Bright Minds Marketing

March 11, 2021

Education

SchoolMint, a PE-backed provider of Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) software, has acquired Indianapolis-based Bright Minds Marketing to expand its marketing and enrollment consulting capabilities for PreK-12 schools in the U.S. The acquisition integrates Bright Minds' personalized marketing and enrollment services into SchoolMint's SaaS platform to help schools attract, enroll, and retain students and staff.