Foresight Group (Foresight), an infrastructure and regional private equity investment manager listed on the London Stock Exchange, has sold Poppy & Jacks Limited (Poppy & Jacks), a children’s nursery chain in North West England. Poppy & Jacks was sold to Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (Kids Planet), a national nursery
KKR is to acquire Teaching Strategies, a provider of curriculum, assessment and family engagement tools to the early childhood education (ECE) market, from global growth investor Summit Partners. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Teaching Strategies aims to empower and inspire early childhood educators as they support
GovExec, an information services company for US government leaders and contractors, has acquired Government Marketing University, (GMarkU) a training, skills development, and career growth community platform that serves the entire public sector ecosystem. Terms of the deal, which was completed with financial support from mid-market private-equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners
Digital training platform Virti has raised USD10 million in a Series A funding round to further its goal of improving human performance using world-class interactive technology. The round was led by deeptech investors IQ Capital and joined by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a new, UK-based learning technology VC fund. Launched
Digital training platform Virti has raised USD10 million in a Series A to further its goal of improving human performance using world-class interactive technology. The round was led by deeptech investors IQ Capital and joined by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a new, UK-based learning technology VC fund. Launched in 2018
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) and other co-investors have reached an agreement to sell their stakes in ACE Education (ACE) (formerly AMOS), a private vocational higher education platform in France and Spain. The exit will generate a gross return on investment of c2.1x MM and c27
Bridges Evergreen (Evergreen), a specialist long-term investment partner for mission-driven organisations, has acquired a majority stake in Skills Training UK, an independent skills training provider. Skills Training UK is one of the leaders in its sector – it has a long track record of growth and achievement in the design
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested GBP13 million in digital media company Hybrid. LDC’s investment will support Hybrid’s existing management team to grow and develop the business organically and explore targeted acquisitions.
Tactus Group, a specialist in the development of consumer technology products, has expanded into the US market with an investment into pi-top, a coding and robotics firm that specialises in improving digital skills in education. The investment will strengthen Tactus Group’s capabilities in coding and robotics, and bolster its offering
KKR has invested in EQuest Education Group (EQuest), an educational services provider in Vietnam. The investment will be used to support EQuest’s expansion and advance its mission to provide students in Vietnam with affordable access to world-class education. EQuest operates a diversified portfolio across the educational sector in Vietnam, focusing
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