Publish Date
Sep 05, 2021
Alvarez & Marsal Finds Education Technology Ripe For Private Equity Investment
Education Technology: Investing In Companies That Meet the Needs of The New Learning Landscape
Alvarez & Marsal’s (A&M’s) Private Equity Performance Improvement Group (PEPI) has developed a Point of View on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on U.S. Education and where opportunity lies for Private Equity (PE) investment.
A&M’s Whitepaper, “Education Technology: Investing In Companies That Meet the Needs of The New Learning Landscape,” breaks down the attributes of attractiveness of education companies and why we believe that the Education Technology (EdTech) sub-sector offers the strongest value proposition to PE investors.
Key Findings:
- EdTech is best positioned to capitalize on market forces and is the most attractive sub-sector for PE investment.
- The EdTech market is growing rapidly and is projected to reach ~$100 billion in annual revenue in North America by 2027.
- By 2023, there will be $16.7 billion spent on technology in the U.S. postsecondary sector.
Authors
Jeff Shaffer
Managing Director
Jeff Shaffer is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Services in Los Angeles. He works in the Operations Group and specializes in pre- and post-acquisition operations assessment and integration. Mr. Shaffer’s primary areas of concentration are post-merger integration, carve-out planning & execution, due diligence, IT strategy, systems integration, and interim management.
Vadim Tsysin
Managing Director
Vadim Tsysin is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Private Equity Performance Improvement Group in Chicago. He is the Education and Sell-side Lead and specializes in performance improvement, carve-out and TSA advisory and operational due diligence, as well as overall M&A and capital markets advisory.