Education Acquisitions in 2026
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Beanstack announced it has acquired Comics Plus to combine Beanstack’s reading motivation platform with Comics Plus’s digital comics and children’s library access into a new brand, Joyful Reading Company. The combined offering targets increased reading engagement for schools and libraries by pairing unlimited, simultaneous content access with motivation tools and future impact measurement.
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March 12, 2026
Fullmind announced it is acquiring Elevate K-12 to create a dedicated virtual K-12 education partner serving more than 225 school districts nationwide in the United States. The combined company will provide live, state-certified, teacher-led instruction and expand academic support services by combining Fullmind’s homebound/IEP/special education and Elevate’s embedded program management and teacher network.
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March 11, 2026
- Buyer
- 95 Percent Group
- Target
- TouchMath
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Type
- Buyout
95 Percent Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire TouchMath, a provider of explicit, multisensory, evidence-based math programs for students with learning differences. The acquisition expands 95 Percent Group’s literacy ecosystem into math intervention, operating under the 95 Percent Group name with customers continuing to work with both teams and programs.
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March 10, 2026
- Buyer
- Solution Tree
- Target
- Dirigo Literacy
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Solution Tree acquired Dirigo Literacy to expand its K–12 evidence-based literacy solutions for schools, districts, and state education systems. The deal adds Dirigo Literacy’s research-intensive Dirigo Literacy Framework (Upward Spiral of Literacy), focused on professional development, coaching, instructional materials, and data-driven decision making to improve student reading and writing outcomes.
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February 26, 2026
- Buyer
- Orijin
- Target
- Honest Jobs
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Orijin, a national leader in correctional education and workforce development technology, has acquired Honest Jobs, a national fair-chance employment platform. The deal integrates Honest Jobs’ job board and reentry resource directory into Orijin’s managed learning platform to create an end-to-end education-to-employment pathway for justice-involved individuals and expand Orijin’s reach into parole, probation, and community corrections.
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- Buyer
- Somersault, Hidden River Strategic Capital, Taurus Capital Partners
- Target
- Six The Little Gym locations (South Bay and San Jose markets)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Type
- Addon
Hidden River Strategic Capital announced that its portfolio company, Somersault, expanded into California by acquiring six The Little Gym locations across the South Bay and San Jose markets. Somersault is the largest franchisee within The Little Gym system, part of youth enrichment platform Unleashed Brands, and the acquisitions bring its total footprint to 29 units across eight states.
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Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, and Matt Rogers Acquire WonderPlay Brands (Parent of Kidcreate Studio)February 19, 2026
- Buyer
- Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, Matt Rogers
- Target
- WonderPlay Brands
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Justin Nihiser, Barry Gibson, and Matt Rogers have announced a majority acquisition of WonderPlay Brands, the parent company of Kidcreate Studio, a youth enrichment franchise focused on art, creativity, play, and childhood development. The new ownership group says it will retain existing curriculum and studio leadership while enhancing shared services, marketing systems, and franchise development strategy to accelerate U.S. growth.
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February 17, 2026
AntX, an Egyptian R&D and R&D-as-a-Service company, has acquired Magnum Egypt, an education technology startup focused on robotics and electronics training. The acquisition will integrate AntX’s advanced R&D capabilities with Magnum’s hands-on STEM education programs to strengthen the entrepreneurship ecosystem and talent pipeline in Upper Egypt.
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February 9, 2026
- Buyer
- Bain Capital Double Impact
- Target
- American College of Education
- Seller
- CIC Partners
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Indiana, United States
- Type
- Buyout
CIC Partners has realized its investment in American College of Education (ACE) and sold the company to Bain Capital Double Impact, with the transaction completing in Q4 2025. ACE is an accredited online private college headquartered in Indianapolis that serves adult and professional learners across education, healthcare and business programs; financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Savi
- Target
- Fiducius
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Ohio, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Savi, a Washington-based student loan and education benefits platform, has acquired Fiducius, an employer-focused education benefits provider. The deal — Savi's first acquisition — expands Savi's nationwide employer and channel partner footprint and adds Fiducius' customer support and student-loan servicing capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.
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February 5, 2026
- Buyer
- Quizlet
- Target
- Coconote
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Quizlet announced the acquisition of Coconote, an AI note-taker and study coach that converts audio/video recordings into structured study materials. The deal is positioned as an expansion of Quizlet’s audio-based learning capabilities and a step toward unifying the student study workflow from content capture through practice and retention.
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February 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Busy Bees North America
- Target
- Kids N Us Early Learning Schools, Birch Tree Academy
- Seller
- Kids N Us (Founder Lori Blades), Birch Tree Academy shareholders (Natalie and Marc Levy)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Washington, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Busy Bees North America (BBNA) acquired thirteen early learning centers in the greater Seattle area — seven Kids N Us locations and six Birch Tree Academy locations — expanding BBNA’s U.S. footprint into Washington State. The deal adds roughly 380 educators and staff and more than 1,575 children and families to Busy Bees’ network, growing BBNA to about 270 centers across the United States and Canada.
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February 4, 2026
- Buyer
- Volaris Group
- Target
- Symplicity Corporation
- Seller
- HIG Capital
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Virginia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Volaris Group, an operating group of Constellation Software Inc., acquired Symplicity Corporation, a global higher education career services and student support solutions provider. Symplicity will continue operating under its current brand as a wholly owned subsidiary of Volaris with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
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January 30, 2026
- Buyer
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Sustainable Investing business at Goldman Sachs Asset Management)
- Target
- LearnWell
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Growth capital
LearnWell, a U.S.-based provider of K-12 academic continuity and mental/behavioral health services, received a growth investment from the Sustainable Investing business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives to accelerate growth and expand its service footprint. The capital will support scaling LearnWell’s integrated in-school and virtual offerings; the company serves thousands of school districts through a team of educators and therapists and was previously backed by 424 Capital.
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January 28, 2026
- Buyer
- Small Miracles, Traverse Pointe Partners
- Target
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc.
- Seller
- Gingerbread Schools, Inc. (selling shareholders)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Florida, United States
- Type
- Addon
Small Miracles, a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm Traverse Pointe Partners, has acquired Gingerbread Schools, Inc., a three-location early learning provider in the Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida market. Vision Point Capital served as sell-side advisor; the acquisition expands Small Miracles' Florida footprint and increases its total enrollment capacity to more than 2,600 children across its network.
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- Buyer
- Human Capital Education
- Target
- Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- District of Columbia, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Human Capital Education has acquired Kennedy & Company Education Strategies to combine complementary higher-education advisory capabilities in strategy, enrollment, financial sustainability, and CRM implementation. The deal expands Human Capital Education’s CRM footprint (including Salesforce and Slate) and strengthens its institutional strategy and financial consulting services for colleges and universities across North America and the U.K.
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January 23, 2026
- Buyer
- PlayVS
- Target
- Vanta Esports
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Type
- Buyout
PlayVS has acquired Vanta Esports, adding roughly 3,000 K–12 schools to its scholastic and collegiate gaming network and integrating Vanta’s coaching-led esports platform and events into the PlayVS ecosystem. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal strengthens PlayVS’s coaching, education-aligned programming, and presence in states including Texas and Hawaii.
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- Buyer
- goFLUENT
- Target
- Learnship Networks GmbH
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Type
- Buyout
goFLUENT has acquired the business operations of Germany-based Learnship Networks GmbH to strengthen its enterprise language training and assessment capabilities. The deal adds more than 500 qualified trainers (bringing goFLUENT’s trainer base to ~1,500), expands goFLUENT’s footprint in Germany, and integrates Learnship’s customers into goFLUENT’s enterprise integrations and AI-powered learning platform.
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January 13, 2026
- Buyer
- Charter Impact
- Target
- EdFinMN
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Minnesota, United States
- Type
- Addon
Charter Impact, a national provider of back-office financial and operational services for charter schools, has acquired EdFinMN, a Minneapolis-based school finance and back-office firm. The deal brings EdFinMN’s local team and client relationships into Charter Impact’s platform to expand capacity, technology, and service offerings for Minnesota charter schools as part of Charter Impact’s national expansion strategy.
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January 11, 2026
- Buyer
- NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NIIT MTS), NIIT (USA), Inc.
- Target
- SweetRush, Inc.
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
NIIT Learning Systems Limited (NIIT MTS), through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary NIIT (USA), Inc., has acquired 100% of SweetRush, Inc. for up to $26 million including performance-based earnouts. The acquisition adds SweetRush's AI-enabled custom learning experience design, certification development and talent solutions to NIIT's managed learning services platform and expands near‑shore delivery capability in the Americas.
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January 11, 2026
PebblePad has acquired myday, a UK-based student engagement portal, to integrate personalized student-facing services with PebblePad’s ePortfolio, workbook, and assessment platform. The acquisition brings myday’s 14-person team into PebblePad and aims to deepen the company’s presence in further and higher education while serving more than 200 institutions globally; financial terms were not disclosed.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Pathful
- Target
- Jobready360
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Pathful, the Raleigh-based career readiness and development company, has acquired Jobready360 to integrate its College and Career Readiness (CCR), Work-Based Learning (WBL), and Career and Technical Education (CTE) capabilities into Pathful's platform. The acquisition expands Pathful's product capabilities and customer base—adding hundreds of school district customers and the Jobready360 team to deliver a more comprehensive K-12 career readiness solution. Terms were not disclosed.
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January 8, 2026
- Buyer
- Captura
- Target
- Studio Source Yearbooks
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
Captura, a software platform serving high-volume photography studios, has acquired Studio Source Yearbooks to integrate yearbook production support and operational execution into Captura’s ecosystem. The acquisition brings Studio Source’s yearbook operations, administrative dashboard, ecommerce, printing and fulfillment capabilities into Captura to streamline yearbook workflows and reduce administrative burden for studios and schools.
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January 8, 2026
EAB has acquired Hybrid, a Bristol-headquartered higher education marketing agency, from UK private equity firm LDC. The acquisition expands EAB's global reach and strengthens its digital and AI-driven marketing capabilities for universities and colleges across the UK, US and APAC.
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