1、Education&Training M&A UpdateQ1 2026For more information on R.L Hulett or this report please visit our website at ,call us at(314)721-0607,or contact a professional listed on this page.REPORT HIGHLIGHTS In Q1,the Education Services Industry Index decreased by 4.2%,outperforming the S&P 500 which saw
2、 a 4.8%decrease over the same period.The median EV/Revenue multiple for reported strategic deals in the Education&Training sector increased to 8.4x in Q1 from 1.2x in 2025,and increased for private equity deals to 3.0 x from 1.0 x in the prior year.M&A deal volume in the sector decreased 14.3%in Q1
3、to 162 deals from 189 in Q4 2025,and decreased 4.1%from 169 deals in Q1 of the prior year.Europe was the most active region in Q1 with 82 deals.Most notable in Europe was Capital A Partners$29.6 million buyout of Power4People,a Netherlands-based provider of talent development programs,team coaching
4、and organizational change support.Total capital invested in M&A transactions decreased 33.3%in Q1 to$1.4B from$2.1B in Q4 2025 due primarily to a decline in the volume of larger sized deals($1B+)in Q1.The largest deal in Q1 was Sun Ventures$543.6 million buyout of PSB Academy while in Q4,Workday acq
5、uired Sana for$1.1 billion.Education&Training M&A UpdateQ1 2026REPORT CONTRIBUTORSTrevor HulettManaging DRyan HartmanACONTENTS3 Global Deal Analytics7 Valuation Multiples10 Leading M&A Deals13 Industry Outlook14 About R.L.Hulett16 Selected Transactions18 Our M&A TeamDax KugelmanAEducation&Training M
6、&A Update|Q1 2026|Page 3Source:PitchBook DataGlobal Deal Analytics4882202Of the 162 deals in the Education&Training(“E&T”)sector in Q1,Europe was the most active with 82.A notable European deal in the quarter(in addition to the Power4People deal mentioned on the previous page)was Talentechs acquisit