Recent Articles in Higher Education

AMOS Sport Business School acquires CMH
Nov 30, 2018

AMOS Sport Business School, the Oakley Capital Investments-backed business school group focused on sports management, has completed the bolt-on acquisition of the Centre Européen de Management Hotelier International.

Navitas rejects second buyout offer from BGH Capital led consortium
Nov 30, 2018

Navitas, the ASX-listed Australian education services provider, has rejected a second A$2bn buyout offer from a consortium led by private equity group BGH Capital, but has not discounted the BGH consortium presenting its proposal directly to Navitas shareholders by way of a takeover offer.

Kaplan International doubles operating income in first nine months
Nov 30, 2018

Kaplan, the education division of Graham Holdings, which also includes media businesses, has reported an operating income of $82.5m for the nine months ended 30 September 2018, on revenue down 3%.

Laureate Education in exploratory discussions to sell Walden University
Nov 30, 2018

Laureate Education, the Baltimore-headquartered provider of post-secondary education, is in exploratory discussions with third parties to sell Walden University, the company’s Minneapolis-based online university. 

Honoris United Universities acquires EAC
Nov 30, 2018

Honoris United Universities, an employability-focused HE group with campuses across Morocco and Francophone Africa, has acquired the École d’Architecture de Casablanca.

UNICAF raises €25m
Nov 30, 2018

UNICAF, an online university degree company based in Cyprus, has raised €25m in a Series B round led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from existing investors.

Pearson on track to meet full year expectations for 2018
Oct 31, 2018

Pearson is on track to deliver underlying profit growth in 2018, according to the company’s trading update for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. 

Wiley enlarges OPM footprint with acquisition of Learning House
Oct 31, 2018

Wiley has acquired Learning House, the Louisville-headquartered provider of online programme management (OPM) and other education services, from Weld North Holdings for $200m in cash.

Navitas to open talks with BGH Capital following unsolicited A$2bn bid
Oct 31, 2018

Navitas, the ASX-listed Australian education services provider, has agreed to open talks with a consortium led by private equity group BGH Capital, following the consortium’s unsolicited A$2bn offer for the company.

FutureLearn to launch fully-online BA degree
Oct 31, 2018

FutureLearn, the London-based Open University owned social learning platform, is to develop and deliver an online undergraduate degree programme with the University of Newcastle, Australia.

Navitas signs partnership agreement with The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Sep 28, 2018

Navitas, the ASX-listed education services provider, has signed an agreement with The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) to provide University Foundation programmes to international students.

ADvTECH acquires Monash South Africa
Sep 28, 2018

ADvTECH, the JSE-listed South Africa-based private education provider, has acquired Monash South Africa, a joint venture between Monash University and Laureate Education.