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Bright Horizons Family Solutions to acquire Only About Children from Bain Capital for $320m.

Financials

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Transaction Value£255m
Consideration TypeCash, Contingent Deferred Consideration
Capital Owned-
Capital Bid For100%
EV/Sales2.3x
EV/EBITDA-
Share Price Premium-
One Off Charge-

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Acquisition

Cross Border

Australia

Pending

Private Equity

Single Bidder

education

Majority

Friendly

Education Services

Private

child care

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a global provider of high-quality early education and child care, back-up care, and workplace education services, agreed to acquire Only About Children, an operator of child care and early education centers in Australia, from Bain Capital, a private multi-asset alternative investment firm, for $320m. “We are excited to welcome Only About Children to the Bright Horizons family. We have long been interested in Australia as an attractive market for high-quality child care, with strong demand from working parents, an established funding support system, and a long runway for growth and expansion,” Stephen Kramer, Bright Horizons CEO.

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