Private Equity Investing in Online Education Companies

Recently, I’ve noticed an increased interest from private equity firms investing in Online Education companies.

Recent Private Equity Investments in Online Education Companies

• Apollo Global Management invested in Apollo Education Group

Apollo education Group, Inc. is a private education provider. Through its subsidiaries, Apollo education Group offers undergraduate, graduate, professional development and other non-degree educational programs and services, online and on-campus.

• CPP Investment Board invested in Ascend Learning

Ascend Learning is a provider of online educational content, software, and analytics solutions serving institutions, students, and employers in healthcare and other high-growth, licensure-driven professions.

• Renovus Capital Partners acquired PCE

PCE is a provider of live and online continuing medical education to Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants practicing within Primary Care and Oncology.

• Centre Lane Partners acquired Infobase

Infobase is a provider of cloud-based supplemental educational materials to the school and library markets. Infobase provides one-stop solutions for customers through its product portfolio of streaming video platforms, databases, eLearning modules, eBook collections, and other products. Key brands include: Facts on File, Films on Demand, Blooms, The World Almanac, Learn360, Chelsea House, Ferguson’s, and Vault.com.

• AAVIN Private Equity invested in Asteria Education

Asteria Education, Inc. (Asteria) was formed to acquire ECS Learning Systems, Inc.Add-on Acquisition: ECS Learning Systems, Inc. (www.ecslearningsystems.com)
ECS Learning Systems, Inc. is a test prep business that publishes materials for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and other state specific exams.