RLJ Equity Partners Acquires The Ogle School from NCK Capital

Leeds Equity Partners Invests in engage2learn

May 12, 2021

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has made a significant growth investment in engage2learn (e2L), a K-12 professional development coaching and technology provider. Terms were not disclosed; the capital will be used to expand e2L's coaching and technology capabilities while founder Shannon Buerk remains CEO.

Oakley Capital Provides Growth Capital to Thomas's London Day Schools

April 17, 2023

Education

Oakley Capital has taken a minority stake in Thomas's London Day Schools, partnering with the family owners to provide growth capital to fund capital expenditure and development projects across the Group. The investment will support facility upgrades and expansion while the Thomas family remain majority owners and operationally in control.

EQT-Led Consortium Acquires Nord Anglia Education

March 20, 2025

Education

An EQT-led consortium including Neuberger Berman Private Markets, CPP Investments, Corporación Financiera Alba and Dubai Holding has completed the acquisition of Nord Anglia Education for USD 14.5 billion. The transaction broadens Nord Anglia's shareholder base, provides long-term capital to support continued organic and inorganic expansion of its premium international schools network, and delivers an exit for an existing investor.

Leeds Equity Partners Acquires Learnosity

January 16, 2025

Education

Leeds Equity Partners has acquired Learnosity Holdings Ltd., a Dublin-based provider of digital assessment and AI-enabled authoring solutions for K-12, higher education, corporate L&D, government and certification markets. Terms were not disclosed; Leeds Equity said the acquisition will build on its education software expertise and support Learnosity's next stage of growth.

Oxford International Education Group Acquires Oxford International College

April 25, 2019

Education

Oxford International Education Group (OIEG), a Bowmark-backed private education provider, has acquired Oxford International College (OIC), an independent sixth-form college based in Oxford. The acquisition makes OIC the third Oxford-based school in OIEG’s portfolio and supports the group’s strategy to broaden offerings for domestic and international students and to pursue further UK and overseas expansion.

Rockbridge Growth Equity Invests in The Nest Schools

September 15, 2022

Education

Rockbridge Growth Equity has made a strategic growth investment in The Nest Schools, a premium early childhood education operator that runs 36 centers across Ohio, North Carolina, Texas, Florida and Virginia. The company's co-founders Gerry Pastor and Jane Porterfield will remain in leadership as Rockbridge provides capital and operational support to scale the business; financial terms were not disclosed. The Nest employs more than 600 team members and serves over 3,000 children, with plans to expand into new markets.