Inspirit Capital Acquires Kaplan Languages Group (KLG)

KKR Acquires Lighthouse Learning Group

June 1, 2026

Healthcare Services

KKR acquired Lighthouse Learning Group in a deal announced May 11, 2026 with undisclosed terms. The acquisition expands KKR’s education footprint and is expected to follow a typical private-equity operating pattern focused on near-term profitability improvements.

KKR Expands Investment in Lighthouse Learning; PSP Investments Joins

November 27, 2025

Education

KKR has increased its investment in Lighthouse Learning Group, with additional participation from PSP Investments, as Lighthouse prepares for a new phase of platform expansion across major Indian metropolitan regions. KKR will remain the majority stakeholder while the fresh capital will support expansion of preschools and K‑12 schools, enhance teaching capabilities, technology initiatives, and operational systems.

Beech Tree Private Equity Acquires Inspiro Learning

September 16, 2025

Education

Beech Tree Private Equity has completed an investment to acquire Inspiro Learning, a UK-based vocational and technical training provider; existing owner Inspirit Capital has partially reinvested and Investec provided funding. The capital will be used to enhance service delivery, expand technical training into adjacent sectors, and support strategic acquisitions to accelerate organic growth.

IXL Learning Acquires Rosetta Stone Languages Division from Cambium Learning Group

February 4, 2021

Education

Cambium Learning Group has agreed to sell Rosetta Stone’s Languages division to IXL Learning in a divestiture intended to streamline Cambium’s K‑12 portfolio and allow IXL to expand its personalized learning offerings to include Rosetta Stone’s language products. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.

KLH Capital Recapitalizes Insulations, Inc.

August 1, 2020

Industrial Services

KLH Capital has completed a recapitalization of Insulations, Inc., partnering with founder and CEO David Branton and the company’s management team. Headquartered in New Orleans with 1,100+ employees and branches across the Gulf Coast, Insulations is an industrial contractor providing insulation, fireproofing, heat tracing, painting/coating, refractory, scaffolding and abatement services to LNG, refining, chemical, power and other industrial customers.

BARBRI (Leeds Equity Portfolio) Acquires Kaplan Altior

December 2, 2019

Education

BARBRI, a Leeds Equity Partners portfolio company, acquired Kaplan Altior (Altior), a U.K. legal training provider, from Kaplan Professional U.K. and Ireland. The add-on expands BARBRI's UK legal training capabilities—including SRA-approved PSC, Trainee Litigation Programme and SQE preparation—and broadens its law firm client relationships in the U.K.