Like it or not, education is an industry, and much of the change we see affecting higher ed and K-12 institutions is driven by investment from the private sector. It can be useful to get a high-level view of the trends in private investments to help understand where private companies (edtech vendors, publishers, for-profit institutions, etc) are likely to move in the future.
According to a new year-end report from Berkerey Noyes, a US-based investment banker, merger and acquisition activity in the education industry continued to grow in 2013, with the 9 of the 10 largest deals occurring outside of the US. As summarized at Education Week:
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https://mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Summary.png514558Phil Hillhttps://mindwires.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/mindwireslrg-whitepad.pngPhil Hill2014-02-04 00:00:002020-11-20 13:32:35Education M&A Activity in 2013: Still growing, but changing