GoStudent Acquires Studienkreis from IK Partners
December 2, 2022
GoStudent, the Vienna-based EdTech unicorn, has acquired Studienkreis, Germany's leading centre-based tutoring provider, from private equity firm IK Partners. The deal creates a hybrid, omnichannel tutoring platform combining GoStudent's online capabilities with Studienkreis's 1,000+ physical learning centres to broaden product offerings and accelerate growth across the DACH region.
- Buyers
- GoStudent
- Targets
- Studienkreis
- Sellers
- IK Partners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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