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Recent Academic & Educational Services M&A deals

Recent transactions classified within the Academic & Educational Services sector. Use the table below as a starting point for sector mapping or precedent work.

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Target Buyer / Investor Sector Geo Transaction size EV / EBITDA
Lincoln Bishop University Global University Systems Universities $1.1M 6× – 8×
EMPiON Factorial Professional & Business Education $9.4M – $12.6M n/m
Story House Early Learning ROC Partners Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers $55.2M – $74.8M 7× – 9×
Ursuline College Gannon University Universities $8.1M – $10.9M 4× – 5×
12-property student housing portfolio Harrison Street Asset Management School, College & University (NEC) $910M 15× – 20×
Westerduin, Adhocdocent Werkis, Quadrum Capital, DDF People Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers $26.0M – $35.0M 5× – 7×
Teachally McGraw Hill Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers $6.5M – $8.8M n/m
iLERNA MS+PARTNERS, Jacobs Capital Professional & Business Education $0.0M 9× – 12×
WaterBear Education School of Arts, Seven2, Groupe Finoli Colleges & Secondary Schools $7.3M – $9.9M 6× – 8×
Kempische Rijscholen Groep, Otto, Fury Via Partners, network of investors Miscellaneous Educational Service Providers $7.3M – $9.9M 5× – 7×
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Valuations

Valuation multiples in Academic & Educational Services

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Mature companies

EV / EBITDA

6.5×
16
7.0×
75
7.5×
68
8.0×
92
8.5×
105
9.0×
77
9.5×
42
10.0×
90
10.5×
52
11.0×
55
11.5×
29
12.0×
50
12.5×
35
13.0×
31
13.5×
19
14.0×
18
14.5×
12
15.0×
37
15.5×
20
16.0×
20
16.5×
10
17.0×
7
17.5×
7
18.0×
8
18.5×
6
19.0×
3
20.0×
6
20.5×
2
21.0×
4
Mean
10.75×
Median
10.00×
P25
8.46×
P75
12.32×
P90
15.42×

EV / EBIT

8.5×
20
9.0×
39
9.5×
24
10.0×
87
10.5×
58
11.0×
71
11.5×
60
12.0×
68
12.5×
44
13.0×
50
13.5×
52
14.0×
54
14.5×
26
15.0×
35
15.5×
24
16.0×
29
16.5×
20
17.0×
27
17.5×
12
18.0×
25
18.5×
14
19.0×
20
19.5×
4
20.0×
42
20.5×
11
21.0×
15
21.5×
6
22.0×
3
22.5×
3
23.0×
7
23.5×
4
24.0×
4
24.5×
1
25.0×
4
25.5×
5
26.0×
4
26.5×
4
27.0×
3
27.5×
4
28.0×
1
28.5×
6
29.0×
2
29.5×
1
Mean
14.31×
Median
13.13×
P25
11.25×
P75
16.55×
P90
20.00×

EV / Revenue

0.8×
37
1.0×
150
1.3×
88
1.5×
118
1.8×
75
2.0×
71
2.3×
44
2.5×
39
2.8×
68
3.0×
42
3.3×
31
3.5×
23
3.8×
28
4.0×
20
4.3×
25
4.5×
27
4.8×
24
5.0×
21
5.3×
19
5.5×
22
5.8×
9
6.0×
9
6.3×
9
Mean
2.55×
Median
2.09×
P25
1.42×
P75
3.33×
P90
4.80×
Early-stage & growth companies

EV / Revenue

1.5×
12
1.8×
7
2.0×
15
2.3×
15
2.5×
22
2.8×
10
3.0×
15
3.3×
6
3.5×
15
3.8×
16
4.0×
30
4.3×
12
4.5×
16
4.8×
15
5.0×
25
5.3×
19
5.5×
23
5.8×
24
6.0×
40
6.3×
18
6.5×
27
6.8×
15
7.0×
11
7.3×
16
7.5×
39
7.8×
15
8.0×
21
8.3×
25
8.5×
16
8.8×
12
9.0×
11
9.3×
11
9.5×
10
10.0×
29
10.3×
6
10.5×
13
10.8×
4
11.0×
2
11.3×
4
11.5×
3
11.8×
1
12.0×
9
12.3×
8
12.5×
12
13.0×
5
13.3×
1
13.5×
8
13.8×
4
14.0×
4
14.3×
7
14.5×
5
15.0×
9
15.3×
2
15.5×
3
Mean
6.98×
Median
6.58×
P25
4.58×
P75
8.75×
P90
12.00×

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