Wendel Acquires ~50% Stake in Globeducate from Providence

Graycliff Partners Makes Minority Equity and Unitranche Debt Investment in Guidewell Education

February 10, 2025

Education

Graycliff Partners LP provided a unitranche credit facility and a minority equity investment in Guidewell Education to support the company's growth across the educational ecosystem. Guidewell, headquartered in Sacramento, California, offers college admissions counseling, test preparation, and academic tutoring through multiple brands and serves over 20,000 students annually.

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.

Providence Equity Partners Majority Investment in Accelerate Learning

February 21, 2023

Education

Providence Equity Partners has made a majority investment in Accelerate Learning, a Houston-based provider of K-12 STEM curriculum and digital learning platforms. Existing investors including funds managed by Carlyle, Quad Partners, Rice University and Owl Ventures will retain minority stakes; financial terms were not disclosed. The investment is intended to help Accelerate Learning scale growth, deepen customer relationships and pursue organic and inorganic expansion opportunities.

Onex Partners V Acquires Tes Global from Providence Equity Partners

December 7, 2021

Education

Onex Corporation, through its Onex Partners V fund, has agreed to acquire Tes Global from Providence Equity Partners; Tes management will reinvest alongside Onex. Tes is a London-based education technology provider powering school and teacher products (staff management, safeguarding & compliance, pupil & learning management) and employs over 500 people across multiple offices worldwide. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2022 and financial terms were not disclosed.

CPP Investments- and Montagu-led Consortium to Acquire Galileo Global Education from Providence Equity

March 6, 2020

Education

A consortium led by CPP Investments and Montagu, together with existing shareholders Téthys Invest and Bpifrance, has agreed to acquire Galileo Global Education from Providence Equity Partners. The deal transfers majority ownership to long‑term institutional investors to support Galileo’s continued international expansion and development of its higher‑education offerings.

Globalization Partners Raises $150M Minority Investment

February 4, 2020

Staffing & HR

Globalization Partners Inc. closed a $150 million minority equity investment led by funds managed by Wincove Private Holdings and TDR Capital, with participation from Sands Capital. The capital will be used to accelerate the company’s growth — including investments in client services, technology development, sales, and global expansion of its employer-of-record platform.