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Private equity in childcare & education
Daycare, preschools, and tutoring brands. Here are the firms we track consolidating this sector — and the consumer-facing brands they're behind. These owners are kept out of the Free Range directory.
Roark Capital
Franchise-specialist; the single biggest actor in local consumer rollups.
Inspire BrandsSubwayCKE RestaurantsGoTo FoodsDriven BrandsServiceMaster BrandsPurpose BrandsMassage EnvyPrimrose SchoolsMathnasiumSchool of RockYouth Enrichment Brands
Partners Group
Holds ~71% of KinderCare (NYSE: KLC); also owns major derm/eye-care platforms.
KinderCareForefront DermatologyEyeCare Partners
Sycamore Partners
Goddard SchoolGoddard Systems
Apax Partners
Cadence EducationAuthority Brands
American Securities
Learning Care GroupLa Petite AcademyTutor TimeChildtime
Harvest Partners
Acquired The Learning Experience (an earlier source's Golden Gate attribution was wrong).
The Learning Experience