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Sylvan Learning Acquired by Franchise Group, Inc.
Sylvan Learning, a leading tutoring franchisor for Pre-K-12 students and families in the U.S., has been acquired in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $81 million by Franchise Group, Inc. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, Sylvan is an established and growing franchisor of tutoring services. Sylvan addresses the full range of student needs with a...
TakeLessons Acquired by Microsoft
TakeLessons, a trusted online learning marketplace that connects students with experienced instructors, has been acquired by Microsoft. At TakeLessons.com, students can follow their dreams and fuel personal growth by connecting with the perfect instructor in areas ranging from music, dance, and acting, to foreign languages, math, and photography. Instructors rely on TakeLessons to simplify marketing and manage their business with...
Tyton Partners Widens Education Industry Coverage with the Elevation of Chris Liedel to Managing Director in the Investment Banking Practice
With extensive experience in the media, education, and non-profit sectors, Chris Liedel has spent the past 25 years driving growth and social impact initiatives for organizations including National Geographic, The Smithsonian, and the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Today, Tyton Partners announces that current firm Vice Chairman Liedel will expand his role at Tyton Partners to include responsibilities as a Managing...
Graduate School USA to be Acquired by American Public Education, Inc., Pending Regulatory Approval
Tyton Partners represented Graduate School USA in its sale to American Public Education, Inc., pending regulatory approval. American Public Education, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Graduate School USA (“GSUSA”), one of the leading providers of training to the federal government. GSUSA’s extensive portfolio of government agency contracts and customers is tightly aligned to APEI’s focus on...
Product School Receives Growth Equity Investment from Leeds Illuminate
Tyton Partners represented Product School in securing its growth equity investment from Leeds Illuminate. Product School, the global leader in product management training, has secured $25M in growth equity investment from Leeds Illuminate. The financing will support scaling operations to accelerate partnerships with a growing roster of Fortune 500 companies, redefining the landscape of career-focused certification. “There has never been...
Tyton Partners Announces 2021 Deal Highlights and Predictions for Second Half of the Year
2021 Transformational SaaS and Technology Transactions 2021 Tech-Enabled Services Transactions With global investors racing to deploy billions of dollars across the edtech ecosystem, Tyton Partners continues to be a trusted advisor to many of the preeminent investors, executives, and entrepreneurs navigating a dynamic capital markets environment that is outpacing previous fundraising records. We are proud of the work our...
DigitalEd Receives Growth Equity Investment from PSG
Tyton Partners represented DigitalEd in securing its growth equity investment from PSG. DigitalEd received a growth investment from PSG; a leading growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies. DigitalEd provides a SaaS-based digital learning platform called Möbius, focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. PSG is DigitalEd’s sole outside investor. “We are extremely proud...
Tyton Partners Investment Banking Practice Completes Record First Half of 2021
With global investors racing to deploy billions of dollars across the edtech ecosystem, Tyton Partners continues to be a trusted advisor to many of the pre-eminent investors, executives, and entrepreneurs navigating a dynamic capital markets environment that is outpacing previous fundraising records. During the first half of the year, the Tyton Partners Investment Banking team successfully completed ten transactions across...
ArtistWorks Acquired by TrueFire Studios, a Portfolio Company of Growth Catalyst Partners
Tyton Partners represented ArtistWorks in its sale to TrueFire Studios, a portfolio company of Growth Catalyst Partners. ArtistWorks has been acquired by Growth Catalyst Partners’ portfolio company, TrueFire Studios, a consortium of major online music instruction companies. The acquisition brings together leading names and pioneers in online music education — including ArtistWorks, TrueFire, JamPlay, and FaderPro — who together span...
Philanthropy University Merges with OneValley
Tyton Partners represented Philanthropy University in its merger with OneValley. The merger of OneValley and PhilU provides a unique opportunity to build a global, integrated entrepreneurship platform combining OneValley’s Passport services and resources platform and PhilU’s learning and content platform. The merger of the two organizations will create an end-to-end entrepreneurial community management platform with community and networking, courses and...