Article Link: http://exchangepress.com/article/is-the-for-profit-child-care-sector-poised-for-growth/5022734/
The past eight years have been, on average, no-growth years for the largest for profit child care organizations in North America (see Table 1). Now we are seeing indications that this trend may be reversed. In 2015, two global investment firms have looked at the demographic trends and decided to invest in the growth of the U.S. early childhood market:
- In April, Investcorp announced the acquisition of Nobel Learning, the fifth largest for profit provider in North America.
- In July, Partners Group, Inc. announced its acquisition of Knowledge Universe (KU), the largest child care company in the world.
- To find out why these two global investors are bullish on child care, Exchange interviewed key players with both companies.
Right Team, Right Demographics
Lane McDonald is a business and financial services advisor for the Switzerland-based Partners Group, Inc. and is charged with overseeing the KU acquisition. Her perspective on this acquisition:
“The Partners Group is no stranger to the education world. In the past five years we have invested in over 14 education companies on behalf of our investors, including a number of early childhood companies in the United States and Europe. This involvement has increased our awareness of the strong promise of the child care market in ...