Interactive online tutoring platform Vedantu on Friday raised $42 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global and WestBridge Capital. Existing investors Accel, Omidyar Network India and TAL Education, as...
Brazil medical educator Afya plans acquisitions, international expansion
Brazilian medical education group Afya Ltd (AFYA.O) plans to double the number of undergraduate students, to acquire companies and expand internationally, following its initial public offering on Nasdaq, said Chief...
CollegeDekho acquires Scholarship Facilitation Services for undisclosed amount
Education technology startup CollegeDekho on Friday announced acquisition of Delhi-based student company Scholarship Facilitation Services Pvt. Ltd. (SFS) for an undisclosed amount. Through the acquisition, CollegeDekho...
China’s Ping An to invest in education startup iTutorGroup
Ping An Insurance Group Co Of China said on Friday it would invest in online education company iTutorGroup, in a move to expand its “smart education” business. iTutorGroup will work with Ping An to promote the...
CVC-led consortium to acquire 30% stake in Dubai’s GEMS Education
A consortium led by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to acquire a 30% stake from existing shareholders in Dubai-based GEMS Education. The deal will allow the exit by a consortium led by Fajr Capital...
Manipal Group acquires Jigsaw Academy
Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG) has acquired Jigsaw Academy, an online analytics and big data trainer for professionals and students, a top MEMG executive said. The value of the transaction was not...
CollegeDekho raises funding from Girnarsoft, Man Capital
Salman S.H.CollegeDekho.com, run by Girnarsoft Education Services Pvt. Ltd, has received funding of $8 million, the ed-tech startup said on Tuesday. The investors include Girnarsoft and London-based Man Capital LLP. In...
U.S. education groups McGraw-Hill, Cengage plan all-stock merger
Educational publishers McGraw-Hill Education Inc and Cengage Learning Holdings II Inc are planning an all-stock merger, McGraw-Hill said on Wednesday. The merged company will be named McGraw Hill and will hold about $3...
Edtech firm Byju’s valuation crosses $5-billion mark with new funding
Edtech company Byju’s has raised an additional funding of $31 million (around Rs 214 crore) in a financing round led by US-based growth equity investor General Atlantic (GA), along with Chinese internet giant Tencent...
Byju’s acquires US-based Osmo for $120 million
Online tutoring startup Byju’s (Think & Learn Pvt. Ltd) has acquired Osmo, a maker of educational games, for $120 million in its first-ever purchase of a US company. The acquisition will help Byju’s offer learning...
Australia’s Navitas backs revised $1.5 billion takeover offer
Australian adult education provider Navitas Ltd (NVT.AX) on Tuesday said it will back a sweetened buyout proposal worth A$2.09 billion ($1.50 billion) from its founder and a private equity firm, sending its shares to...
Talentedge acquires a significant stake in GreyCampus
Talentedge, an EdTech platform providing live & interactive digital learning for working professionals, has acquired a significant stake in GreyCampus for an undisclosed amount. This is one of several planned future...
