UK: Sussex-based ELC acquires English in Chester
In UK acquisition news, ELC Brighton/Eastbourne has reached an agreement to acquire English in Chester (EiC) following years of frequent collaboration.
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UK: Twin Group acquires LTC Eastbourne
London-based Twin Group has announced the acquisition of LTC Eastbourne, a 65-year-old English language school on the south coast.
AIFS announces IEC Online acquisition
AIFS has announced the acquisition of IEC Online, a university representative and education consultancy which recruits students in Germany and Austria to study abroad.
Kaplan International acquires European agency giant ESL
Kaplan International English, the ELT education division of Kaplan, has acquired Europe’s largest student placement agency, ESL Education and its French, German language schools business, Alpadia.
CEG sells CATS Colleges for £150m
CEG and its private equity owner, Bridgepoint, have announced the sale of the CATS Colleges division to K-12 operator Bright Scholar in a transaction totalling £150 million.
EC sells HE division to Study Group
English language provider EC has sold its higher education arm to Study Group for an undisclosed sum, in a move which will allow EC to focus on its full immersion English language provision.
Full Circle buys Our World English Schools
Hong Kong-based Full Circle Education Group has acquired summer course provider Our World English Schools, marking the group’s third acquisition in the UK in three years.
Embrace acquires system provider Infospeed
Embrace Software, a Montreal based company focused on the acquisition and operation of niche software, has acquired Infospeed, a provider of enterprise software solutions for the language school industry.
Open University & FutureLearn take £50m investment from SEEK
Online learning platform FutureLearn has announced an investment of £50m (or $65m) from SEEK, a global group of “employment, education and volunteer businesses”. SEEK Group will become a joint-owner of FutureLearn, with a 50% stake.
OIEG acquires Oxford Int’l College in UK
Oxford International Education Group has acquired UK independent sixth-form college Oxford International College for an undisclosed sum. OIC joins d’Overbroeck’s and Oxford Sixth Form College to become the third college owned by OIEG in Oxford.
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