Education Center of Excellence – For Profit Companies, Service Providers and Investors

Throughout the world, wherever GDP is rising, so too is demand for education. This expanding global need creates dozens of vibrant, innovative, and high growth markets. However, while explicitly linked to education, the underlying business models within these markets are typically quite different – they serve different customers, have different cost structures, and operate in varied regulatory environments. Parthenon’s Education Center of Excellence (ECE) – and our dedicated ECE teams – has worked with strategic players and investors across all educational business models in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. This depth and breadth of experience, coupled with our global relationship network, allows us to be uniquely qualified advisors to CEOs and investors in the education sector.

For Profit Companies and Service Providers: Parthenon’s ECE works closely with leading for-profit companies operating in the education space. Our advisory work spans projects in nearly every educational vertical: early childhood education and childcare, elementary and secondary schools, post secondary education, and adult continuing education, as well as all service providers to such institutions. We partner with clients across the globe with an increasing focus on high growth markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Investors: In addition to our corporate clients, Parthenon has been an advisor to nearly every major education transaction in the sector over the past several years. We understand the education landscape from the perspective of governments, public providers, non-profits, and corporations. Coupled with Parthenon’s deep private equity experience, our ECE team is a powerful partner for evaluating investments and supporting post-investment operations and strategic planning within global education sectors.

Our ECE offers differentiated support to all clients through close partner and management team oversight, including a dedicated ECE director and management experience across the for-profit, public, and investor sectors, both in the U.S. and internationally. Parthenon teams are built from experienced ECE members who provide consistency across engagements at all levels of our teams. Parthenon’s team members bring both a professional and personal passion for education to every client engagement. Education is at the core of our organization and our commitment to the global education sector is unparalleled.

Learn more about Parthenon's work with the public sector, foundations and non-profit education providers.