Recent Education Acquisitions
Acquisition Volume in Education by Year
Last 5 years
This page highlights recent acquisitions and investments across the Education industry, showing how buyers are combining platforms, services and content to expand reach and capabilities. Transactions range from early-learning center roll-ups to edtech product integrations and workforce‑to‑employment pathways.
Active buyers include strategic operators, growth investors and operating groups such as Bain Capital Double Impact, Volaris Group, and repeat acquirers like Teaching Strategies and Instructure. Geography is primarily U.S.-focused (Texas, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts, Florida, D.C.), with select international activity (for example, AntX acquiring Magnum Egypt).
What Stands Out
- Early‑learning and childcare consolidation is visible: Busy Bees North America acquired thirteen centers in Washington, and platform owners like Small Miracles expanded in Florida.
- Edtech product integrations and AI/audio-enabled learning are a theme: Quizlet acquired Coconote to extend audio-based study features; operating groups like Volaris Group plan to evolve platforms with emerging technologies.
- Workforce, career services and employer-focused offerings are attracting deals: Orijin integrated Honest Jobs to create education-to-employment pathways; Savi acquired Fiducius to broaden employer education benefits.
- Investors and strategic buyers are both active: growth capital (e.g., Goldman Sachs Alternatives in LearnWell), private equity realizations (e.g., sale of American College of Education to Bain Capital Double Impact), and operator-led roll-ups appear across subsegments.
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Beanstack announced it has acquired Comics Plus to combine Beanstack’s reading motivation platform with Comics Plus’s digital comics and children’s library access into a new brand, Joyful Reading Company. The combined offering targets increased reading engagement for schools and libraries by pairing unlimited, simultaneous content access with motivation tools and future impact measurement.
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March 12, 2026
Fullmind announced it is acquiring Elevate K-12 to create a dedicated virtual K-12 education partner serving more than 225 school districts nationwide in the United States. The combined company will provide live, state-certified, teacher-led instruction and expand academic support services by combining Fullmind’s homebound/IEP/special education and Elevate’s embedded program management and teacher network.
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March 11, 2026
- Buyer
- 95 Percent Group
- Target
- TouchMath
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
95 Percent Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TouchMath, a provider of explicit, multisensory, evidence-based math programs for students with learning differences. The acquisition expands 95 Percent Group’s literacy ecosystem into math intervention, operating under the 95 Percent Group name with customers continuing to work with both teams and programs.
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March 10, 2026
- Buyer
- Solution Tree
- Target
- Dirigo Literacy
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Solution Tree acquired Dirigo Literacy to expand its K–12 evidence-based literacy solutions for schools, districts, and state education systems. The deal adds Dirigo Literacy’s research-intensive Dirigo Literacy Framework (Upward Spiral of Literacy), focused on professional development, coaching, instructional materials, and data-driven decision making to improve student reading and writing outcomes.
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February 26, 2026
- Buyer
- Orijin
- Target
- Honest Jobs
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, has acquired Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform. The deal integrates Honest Jobs’ job board and reentry resource directory into Orijin’s managed learning platform to create an end-to-end education-to-employment pathway for justice-involved individuals and expand Orijin’s reach into parole, probation, and community corrections.
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- Buyer
- Somersault, Hidden River Strategic Capital, Taurus Capital Partners
- Target
- Six The Little Gym locations (South Bay and San Jose markets)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Hidden River Strategic Capital announced that its portfolio company, Somersault, expanded into California by acquiring six The Little Gym locations across the South Bay and San Jose markets. Somersault is the largest franchisee within The Little Gym system, part of youth enrichment platform Unleashed Brands, and the acquisitions bring its total footprint to 29 units across eight states.
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Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, and Matt Rogers Acquire WonderPlay Brands (Parent of Kidcreate Studio)February 19, 2026
- Buyer
- Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, Matt Rogers
- Target
- WonderPlay Brands
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, and Matt Rogers have announced a majority acquisition of WonderPlay Brands, the parent company of Kidcreate Studio, a youth enrichment franchise focused on art, creativity, play, and childhood development. The new ownership group says it will retain existing curriculum and studio leadership while enhancing shared services, marketing systems, and franchise development strategy to accelerate U.S. growth.
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February 17, 2026
AntX, an Egyptian R&D and R&D-as-a-Service company, has acquired Magnum Egypt, an education technology startup focused on robotics and electronics training. The acquisition will integrate AntX’s advanced R&D capabilities with Magnum’s hands-on STEM education programs to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem and talent pipeline in Upper Egypt.
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February 9, 2026
- Buyer
- Bain Capital Double Impact
- Target
- American College of Education
- Seller
- CIC Partners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CIC Partners has realized its investment in American College of Education (ACE) and sold the company to Bain Capital Double Impact, with the transaction completing in Q4 2025. ACE is an accredited online private college headquartered in Indianapolis that serves adult and professional learners across education, healthcare and business programs; financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Savi
- Target
- Fiducius
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Savi, a Washington-based student loan and education benefits platform, has acquired Fiducius, an employer-focused education benefits provider. The deal — Savi's first acquisition — expands Savi's nationwide employer and channel partner footprint and adds Fiducius' customer support and student-loan servicing capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 5, 2026
- Buyer
- Quizlet
- Target
- Coconote
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Quizlet announced the acquisition of Coconote, an AI note-taker and study coach that converts audio/video recordings into structured study materials. The deal is positioned as an expansion of Quizlet’s audio-based learning capabilities and a step toward unifying the student study workflow from content capture through practice and retention.
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February 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Busy Bees North America
- Target
- Kids N Us Early Learning Schools, Birch Tree Academy
- Seller
- Kids N Us (Founder Lori Blades), Birch Tree Academy shareholders (Natalie and Marc Levy)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Busy Bees North America (BBNA) acquired thirteen early learning centers in the greater Seattle area — seven Kids N Us locations and six Birch Tree Academy locations — expanding BBNA’s U.S. footprint into Washington State. The deal adds roughly 380 educators and staff and more than 1,575 children and families to Busy Bees’ network, growing BBNA to about 270 centers across the United States and Canada.
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February 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Volaris Group
- Target
- Symplicity Corporation
- Seller
- HIG Capital
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., acquired Symplicity Corporation, a global higher education career services and student support solutions provider. Symplicity will continue operating under its current brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Volaris with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Sustainable Investing business at Goldman Sachs Asset Management)
- Target
- LearnWell
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
LearnWell, a U.S.-based provider of K-12 academic continuity and mental/behavioral health services, received a growth investment from the Sustainable Investing business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to accelerate growth and expand its service footprint. The capital will support scaling LearnWell’s integrated in-school and virtual offerings; the company serves thousands of school districts through a team of educators and therapists and was previously backed by 424 Capital.
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January 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Small Miracles, Traverse Pointe Partners
- Target
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc.
- Seller
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc. (selling shareholders)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
Small Miracles, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Traverse Pointe Partners, has acquired Gingerbread Schools, Inc., a three-location early learning provider in the Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida market. Vision Point Capital served as sell-side advisor; the acquisition expands Small Miracles' Florida footprint and increases its total enrollment capacity to more than 2,600 children across its network.
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- Buyer
- Human Capital Education
- Target
- Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Human Capital Education has acquired Kennedy & Company Education Strategies to combine complementary higher-education advisory capabilities in strategy, enrollment, financial sustainability, and CRM implementation. The deal expands Human Capital Education’s CRM footprint (including Salesforce and Slate) and strengthens its institutional strategy and financial consulting services for colleges and universities across North America and the U.K.
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January 23, 2026
- Buyer
- PlayVS
- Target
- Vanta Esports
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
PlayVS has acquired Vanta Esports, adding roughly 3,000 K–12 schools to its scholastic and collegiate gaming network and integrating Vanta’s coaching-led esports platform and events into the PlayVS ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal strengthens PlayVS’s coaching, education-aligned programming, and presence in states including Texas and Hawaii.
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- Buyer
- goFLUENT
- Target
- Learnship Networks GmbH
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Type
- Buyout
goFLUENT has acquired the business operations of Germany-based Learnship Networks GmbH to strengthen its enterprise language training and assessment capabilities. The deal adds more than 500 qualified trainers (bringing goFLUENT’s trainer base to ~1,500), expands goFLUENT’s footprint in Germany, and integrates Learnship’s customers into goFLUENT’s enterprise integrations and AI-powered learning platform.
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January 13, 2026
- Buyer
- Charter Impact
- Target
- EdFinMN
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Addon
Charter Impact, a national provider of back-office financial and operational services for charter schools, has acquired EdFinMN, a Minneapolis-based school finance and back-office firm. The deal brings EdFinMN’s local team and client relationships into Charter Impact’s platform to expand capacity, technology, and service offerings for Minnesota charter schools as part of Charter Impact’s national expansion strategy.
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January 11, 2026
PebblePad has acquired myday, a UK-based student engagement portal, to integrate personalized student-facing services with PebblePad’s ePortfolio, workbook, and assessment platform. The acquisition brings myday’s 14-person team into PebblePad and aims to deepen the company’s presence in further and higher education while serving more than 200 institutions globally; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 11, 2026
- Buyer
- NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NIIT MTS), NIIT (USA), Inc.
- Target
- SweetRush, Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NIIT MTS), through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary NIIT (USA), Inc., has acquired 100% of SweetRush, Inc. for up to $26 million including performance-based earnouts. The acquisition adds SweetRush's AI-enabled custom learning experience design, certification development and talent solutions to NIIT's managed learning services platform and expands near‑shore delivery capability in the Americas.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Pathful
- Target
- Jobready360
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pathful, the Raleigh-based career readiness and development company, has acquired Jobready360 to integrate its College and Career Readiness (CCR), Work-Based Learning (WBL), and Career and Technical Education (CTE) capabilities into Pathful's platform. The acquisition expands Pathful's product capabilities and customer base—adding hundreds of school district customers and the Jobready360 team to deliver a more comprehensive K-12 career readiness solution. Terms were not disclosed.
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January 8, 2026
EAB has acquired Hybrid, a Bristol-headquartered higher education marketing agency, from UK private equity firm LDC. The acquisition expands EAB's global reach and strengthens its digital and AI-driven marketing capabilities for universities and colleges across the UK, US and APAC.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Captura
- Target
- Studio Source Yearbooks
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Captura, a software platform serving high-volume photography studios, has acquired Studio Source Yearbooks to integrate yearbook production support and operational execution into Captura’s ecosystem. The acquisition brings Studio Source’s yearbook operations, administrative dashboard, ecommerce, printing and fulfillment capabilities into Captura to streamline yearbook workflows and reduce administrative burden for studios and schools.
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December 23, 2025
- Buyer
- LDC (part of Lloyds Banking Group)
- Target
- myHappymind
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Cheshire, United Kingdom
- Type
- Growth capital
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a minority growth investment in Cheshire-based myHappymind to support the company’s expansion into more UK and international schools and ongoing product development. The funding will back the management team’s plans to scale the digital mental health and wellbeing programmes currently delivered to over 1,900 schools.
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December 17, 2025
- Buyer
- Broadtree Partners, Salem Investment Partners
- Target
- The CFO Project LLC
- Seller
- Jeff Prager, Adam Lean
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Connecticut, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Broadtree Partners, a lower middle market private equity firm based in Charlotte, has acquired The CFO Project, a membership-based education and mentorship platform for accountants, CPAs and bookkeepers. The deal—supported by Salem Investment Partners—will position The CFO Project to scale its digital Certified CFO program and community of 500+ members under new CEO Dyanna Salcedo.
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- Buyer
- PeopleGrove
- Target
- CORE Higher Education Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Rhode Island, United States
- Type
- Addon
Following a 2024 merger, PeopleGrove and CORE Higher Education Group have combined under the PeopleGrove brand and launched a unified website and integrated product suite. The combined company will integrate CORE’s experiential and clinical education management solutions with PeopleGrove’s engagement and career-readiness platform to better serve colleges, universities, and health-science programs.
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December 16, 2025
- Buyer
- CM Labs Simulations
- Target
- GlobalSim, Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Utah, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CM Labs Simulations has acquired GlobalSim, a Utah-based developer and manufacturer of high-end training simulators, to strengthen its simulation-based workforce development offerings. The deal expands CM Labs' U.S. footprint (Salt Lake City) and adds manufacturing resources and industry expertise to enhance training products for ports, construction, industrial and military customers.
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December 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Trivest Partners, Lunchline Partners, Lunchline Youth Brands
- Target
- LeafSpring Schools
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Addon
Trivest Partners and Lunchline Partners have launched Lunchline Youth Brands, a new platform to scale early childhood education and youth enrichment franchisors, and announced a strategic growth investment in LeafSpring Schools. LeafSpring, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia, is a franchisor of early education programs and summer camps across the Southeastern United States and will join the new platform to support accelerated growth and franchise expansion.
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December 8, 2025
- Buyer
- School Specialty, LLC
- Target
- Nasco Education U.S.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
School Specialty, a leading PreK-12 learning environments and supplies provider headquartered in Greenville, Wisconsin, has acquired Nasco Education U.S., a developer and distributor of hands-on instructional materials based in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. The acquisition expands School Specialty’s product portfolio and procurement efficiencies for K-12 customers while both businesses operate independently during an integration period.
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December 7, 2025
- Buyer
- Tyler Technologies
- Target
- Edu.Link Incorporated (Edulink)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Tyler Technologies has acquired Edu.Link Incorporated (Edulink), a Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania-based provider of K‑12 educator evaluation, compliance tracking, and workflow automation software. The acquisition expands Tyler's School ERP HR capabilities by integrating Edulink's PAETEP and Comply products to provide unified HR, compliance, and operational workflows for K‑12 districts.
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December 4, 2025
- Buyer
- 360training.com, Inc.
- Target
- UST Training
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
360training.com, Inc. has acquired UST Training, a leading provider of state‑approved Class A/B and Class C online operator training for underground storage tank (UST) systems. The acquisition brings UST Training's Tank Savvy content and regulatory expertise onto 360training's platform to expand regulated EHS training offerings and accelerate growth in tank‑safety and fuel‑system compliance markets.
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November 27, 2025
- Buyer
- KKR, PSP Investments
- Target
- Lighthouse Learning Group
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Maharashtra, India
- Type
- Growth capital
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.
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November 26, 2025
- Buyer
- TPG (The Rise Fund)
- Target
- Healthcademia
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Growth capital
TPG’s Rise Fund has made a minority growth investment in Healthcademia, joining majority shareholder G Square Capital to support the healthcare education provider’s next phase of expansion. The capital will be used to accelerate organic growth and pursue acquisitions as Healthcademia scales its technology-enabled healthcare education programs across Europe and the Americas.
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November 25, 2025
KEV Group has acquired TES Software, a provider of purpose-built financial and administrative solutions for K–12 schools, strengthening KEV's U.S. presence and expanding its K–12 school finance platform. The acquisition broadens KEV's product footprint across several U.S. states (notably Utah and Alabama) and will help the combined business deliver unified accounting, payments, reporting, and time-management capabilities to K–12 districts.
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- Buyer
- CoreTrust
- Target
- BuyQ
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Colorado, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CoreTrust has acquired BuyQ, a group purchasing organization serving charter and private schools, expanding CoreTrust’s procurement platform into a $22+ billion segment serving more than 4,000 schools. BuyQ will retain its brand and leadership (President Daniel Casselli; founders Marco and Christine Rafanelli remain involved) and the acquisition closed on November 18, 2025, with CoreTrust positioning the deal as a strategic entry into the K–12 charter and private school market.
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November 19, 2025
Dublin-headquartered learning technology company LearnUpon has acquired Courseau, an AI-assisted course authoring platform founded in Berlin. The acquisition integrates Courseau’s AI-native content-creation capabilities into LearnUpon’s LMS to accelerate course development, address the content bottleneck, and expand LearnUpon’s AI-driven learning offering.
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- Buyer
- Main Street Capital Corporation
- Target
- Unnamed swim school franchisee (operates 40+ locations across ten U.S. states)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Recapitalization
Main Street Capital Corporation completed a $47.0 million minority recapitalization of a leading swim school franchisee that operates more than 40 locations across ten U.S. states. The investment included a combination of first-lien senior secured term debt and a direct minority equity stake and was completed in partnership with the company's existing owners and management.
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November 13, 2025
- Buyer
- EnterOne
- Target
- Lumious
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
EnterOne has acquired Lumious in an acqui-hire to broaden its IT learning and development capabilities, particularly in cloud, DevOps, and AI-driven training. Lumious will continue to operate under its brand during the transition while leveraging EnterOne’s global infrastructure to expand service offerings across North America.
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November 12, 2025
DataCamp has acquired Optima, a Dubai-based AI-native learning platform, and will integrate Optima’s adaptive learning technology across its courses while bringing Optima founder Yusuf Saber into DataCamp as Chief AI Officer. The Optima team will join DataCamp, and the company is launching DataCamp Classrooms in the UAE to provide free access to educators, students and government employees as part of the regional expansion and product capability build-out.
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Studiosity has announced the acquisition of Norvalid to expand its research-supported learning and writing support platform with student authorship validation capabilities. Norvalid’s technology uses digital linguistic fingerprinting and tailored confirmation tools to help institutions support students while maintaining assessment integrity in the age of generative AI. The deal is subject to standard closing processes and is expected to be completed by December 1, 2025.
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October 29, 2025
- Buyer
- Edmentum
- Target
- MajorClarity
- Seller
- Paper
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Edmentum has acquired MajorClarity from Paper to integrate career discovery, academic planning, CTE curricula, and certification prep into its Edmentum Career offering. The acquisition expands Edmentum's K-12 career-connected learning capabilities and aims to deliver an end-to-end solution for secondary students' college and career readiness.
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- Buyer
- Cinven, Jesús Núñez, Mubadala Investment Company
- Target
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX)
- Seller
- CVC Funds
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Spain
- Type
- Buyout
Cinven will acquire a majority stake in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX), Spain’s private higher education platform, from CVC Funds. The deal is in partnership with founder Jesús Núñez and Mubadala Investment Company, with Núñez and management reinvesting alongside Cinven and the transaction subject to regulatory approvals.
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October 20, 2025
- Buyer
- Cotulla Education
- Target
- American Lineman College
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Cotulla Education, the parent of career-focused schools including the Aviation Institute of Maintenance, has acquired American Lineman College, a Bakersfield-based electrical line-worker training provider. The acquisition adds line-worker and utility training to Cotulla's portfolio to help address skilled-labor shortages and strengthen employer-driven workforce pipelines.
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October 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Spartan Education Group
- Target
- Aviator Air Flight School, LLC
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Spartan Education Group (SEG) has acquired Aviator Air Flight School, LLC, a flight training location and FBO at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Grand Prairie, Texas. SEG assumed ownership and operations on October 15, 2025, expanding its nationwide pilot training network and adding FAA Part 61 flight training capacity in the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
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October 15, 2025
- Buyer
- Girl Rising
- Target
- She's the First
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Girl Rising and She's the First, two international nonprofits focused on advancing girls’ education and opportunities, announced plans to merge on International Day of the Girl. Under the terms, She's the First will become part of Girl Rising’s 501(c)(3), integrating Girl Rising’s RISE program with She's the First’s mentoring and girls’ leadership initiatives and planning a Kenya pilot while awaiting regulatory approvals in New York.
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- Buyer
- K12 Coalition
- Target
- Keys to Literacy, Professional Development Institute
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Buyout
K12 Coalition has acquired Keys to Literacy (KTL) and Professional Development Institute (PDI), expanding its portfolio of K–12 professional learning, literacy curriculum, and teacher development solutions. The deal brings Keys to Literacy’s evidence-based programs (in 500+ districts) and PDI’s 380,000+ teacher enrollments into K12 Coalition’s single, outcomes-driven ecosystem to scale professional development and support district partners.
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October 13, 2025
- Buyer
- Excellence Education Investment Limited, Wisdom Avenue Global Limited, Waterflower Investment Ltd., Ultimate Wise Group Limited, Sure Brilliant Global Limited, Mr. Hongru Zhou, Mr. Ruolei Niu
- Target
- Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- China
- Type
- Buyout
Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to be taken private. Under the merger, the company will merge with a wholly owned subsidiary of Excellence Education Investment Limited, with ADS holders receiving $2.30 in cash per ADS and other shareholders receiving $0.575 per share.
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October 11, 2025
- Buyer
- Campus
- Target
- Sizzle AI
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- New York, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Campus, an online two-year college, has acquired Sizzle AI, an AI-powered learning platform used by over 1.7 million users. Jerome Pesenti (former Meta AI chief) will join as CTO as Campus integrates Sizzle's adaptive learning technology to enhance its live online instruction and accelerate its engineering roadmap.
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October 10, 2025
- Buyer
- Banyan Software, Inc.
- Target
- Classter (Veritech S.A.)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Greece
- Type
- Buyout
Banyan Software has acquired Veritech S.A., which does business as Classter, a Greece-based provider of a modular, cloud-based student information system used by more than 500 organizations and 500,000 users worldwide. Banyan — a permanent-capital acquirer of niche enterprise software businesses — said the acquisition will support Classter’s growth while preserving its mission and product focus.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of buyers are active in education deals?
A mix: strategic operators and platform roll-ups, private equity and growth investors, and operating groups. Examples from recent activity include Bain Capital Double Impact, Volaris Group, and growth capital from Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
Which subsectors are seeing the most acquisition activity?
Notable subsectors include early learning/childcare, edtech platforms (including AI and audio-enabled study tools), workforce and career services, student‑benefit platforms, and K–12 support services such as mental/behavioral health and esports.
Are these deals concentrated in particular geographies?
Most activity in the recent set is U.S.-based (states such as Texas, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, Washington, Massachusetts and Florida), with selective international deals — for example, AntX’s acquisition of Magnum Egypt.
What are common strategic goals behind these transactions?
Buyers typically aim to expand geographic footprint, integrate complementary capabilities (product, services or AI), scale employer or institutional channels, and strengthen end‑to‑end pathways from learning to employment.