Pearson sells OPM arm to private equity firm
Pearson has made the decision to sell its online management services platform for universities to global private equity firm Regent.
Pearson has made the decision to sell its online management services platform for universities to global private equity firm Regent.
Student recruitment company SI-UK has this week sold a stake of its business to private equity firm Averna Capital, in a "significant investment".
Increased private investment in edtech and international student recruitment businesses has triggered a talent war, with a number of high profile, experienced candidates moving from lengthy university careers to private sector positions. Nick Cuthbert investigates.
The India-based college admissions and education services platform will use the investment to improve its offer and product & technology, expand internationally and grow new verticals.
It's well known that demand for access to a global education is growing. But how has the involvement of private equity's big money, combined with education providers' big growth ambitions, influenced the industry? Beckie Smith finds out.
The world’s supply of quality education isn’t keeping pace with global demand, creating a fruitful environment for private investment according to report by Parthenon-EY.
We think that higher education as we know it is going to change fairly dramatically over the next decade. There are things that universities are going to have to improve.
Private equity firm CVC Capital is investing over US$200 million into EIC Group, one of the world's largest education consultancies for Chinese student recruitment, according to a report citing anonymous sources. EIC has 20 offices worldwide and claims to run the "best attended, most effective" recruitment fairs in China.