Cornerstone Holdings International Acquires Peach State Tutoring (Wardle Educational Services)

Serent Capital Acquires USATestprep, Inc.

March 16, 2018

Education

Serent Capital has acquired USATestprep, Inc., a K-12 edtech provider of standards-aligned curriculum resources and test-prep solutions based in Kennesaw, Georgia. The platform serves nearly 2 million students annually and Serent — a lower‑middle market private equity firm — will back the company's next phase of growth.

SchoolMint Acquires Whetstone Education

January 7, 2021

Education

SchoolMint, a PE-backed provider of Strategic Enrollment Management and K-12 behavior solutions, has acquired Whetstone Education, a New Orleans-based teacher observation and instructional coaching platform. The acquisition expands SchoolMint's classroom coaching and positive behavior capabilities, enabling broader support for K-12 districts, teachers and hybrid/virtual learning environments.

Pathstone Acquires Cornerstone Advisors Inc.

July 30, 2020

Wealth Management

Pathstone, a partner-owned multigenerational family office, has acquired Cornerstone Advisors Inc., a Bellevue, Washington-based wealth and lifestyle management firm. The combination adds Cornerstone's ~$4 billion AUM and ~65 employees to Pathstone, expanding capabilities, scale and partner ownership across the combined firm (roughly 200 employees across nine offices and ~$20 billion in advisory assets).

Littera Education Acquires Tutor Matching Service and GoBoard

October 17, 2022

Education

Littera Education has acquired Tutor Matching Service and GoBoard to expand its K-12 high-impact tutoring offerings into higher education and to incorporate GoBoard’s interactive tutoring platform and patented text‑to‑board technology. Littera will integrate these assets with its Tutoring Management System to enhance virtual tutoring experiences for K‑12 schools, colleges, and universities.

IXL Learning Acquires Wyzant Tutoring Marketplace

February 4, 2021

Education

IXL Learning has agreed to acquire Wyzant, the Chicago-based online tutoring marketplace, in a deal expected to close in Q1 2021. The acquisition brings Wyzant’s network of tens of thousands of tutors into IXL’s K–12 personalized learning platform to expand one-on-one mentoring and broader learning capabilities; Lazard served as exclusive financial advisor to Wyzant.

Millpond Equity Partners and Wasena Capital Management Acquire Paxton/Patterson

April 20, 2022

Education

Millpond Equity Partners and Wasena Capital Management have acquired Paxton/Patterson LLC, an Alsip, Illinois-based provider of career and technical education curriculum, equipment, lab design and educator training. Terms were not disclosed; Prairie Capital Advisors acted as exclusive financial advisor to Paxton/Patterson and its shareholders. The deal positions Paxton/Patterson for growth as the buyers aim to expand capabilities and scale the company's CTE offerings nationwide.