Education Capital Markets

Businesses serving the education market currently comprise more than 10% of the roughly $1.4 trillion that is spent on education in the U.S. annually, and this percentage is growing. Cherry Tree has worked closely with companies in the education markets since its founding in 1980. Our approach has stayed consistent: to bring together, support growth, and achieve optimal outcomes for the entrepreneurs, investors, and businesspeople whose mission it is to serve the cause of teaching and learning.

Education companies include a variety of products and services such as content developers, delivery platforms, services firms, publishers, assessment providers, and data reporting & analytics companies. Their solutions include adaptive software, administrative software, analytics, assessments, A/V equipment, content, curriculum, for-profit schools and colleges, learning management systems, library equipment, professional development, publishing, school furniture, school photography, special needs products, student information systems, skills training, test prep, and tutoring to name but a few.

Subsector Expertise

• Pre –K thru 12
  We have a deep history working with Pre-K-12 firms, from pre-K literacy assessments to K-12 curriculum, assessment, and delivery platforms, at all stages of the value chain.
• Postsecondary
  Cherry Tree has a long history in the for-profit education space, with leading firms such as Capella University which we incubated, funded, and served as buy-side advisor.
• Corporate/Training
  Our firm has effectively served a variety of providers of instructional services and learning products used in corporate training.
• Direct-to-Consumer
  Our experience includes working with companies who sell direct to learners and their parents, in areas such as tutoring, test prep, and language learning.

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