Global Educators, Inc. Acquired by CEA CAPA Education Abroad

Navagant LLC, (“Navagant”) a leading middle market investment bank focused on serving mission-driven organizations, advised Global Educators, Inc. on its sale to CEA CAPA Education Abroad (“CEA CAPA”), a leading provider of international study and internship programs to U.S. university students and a portfolio company of Infinedi Partners, LP (“Infinedi”).

For over 25 years, Global Educators and its brands have been leaders in study abroad, empowering students with transformative international education experiences. Today, the Company represents four distinct brands: CIS Abroad, Barcelona Study Abroad Experience, CISaustralia, and Performing Arts Abroad. Together, these brands have facilitated life-changing opportunities for over 50,000 students from over 300 universities through 160+ programs in 30+ countries.

Those life-changing opportunities are facilitated through three main areas: study abroad, internships abroad, and volunteering abroad. Study abroad programs available in a variety of durations and types, including semester programs, full-year programs, programs during student breaks, faculty-led programming, and custom programming. Internships include in-person and virtual internships with leading global companies across a variety of functional areas. Volunteering includes international opportunities ranging from rainforest conservation to rural community healthcare.

Students benefit from these programs through personal growth, academic enrichment, career readiness & advancement, and improved social and interpersonal skills. Through cultural immersion, students are exposed to new perspectives to build global awareness and open-mindedness while developing self-reliance, resilience, confidence, and problem solving. Academically, students experience different educational styles, access unique courses and research, and accelerate fluency and language comprehension. Most importantly, students can increase their marketability in the workforce as employers value cross-cultural experience, the ability to work with international teams, and the proof independent initiative, all the while expanding their professional networks.

Benefits & Long-Term Value Creation

The acquisition of Global Educators by CEA CAPA will benefit students through an increased variety of programmatic offerings, access to short-term career-oriented shadowing and internships through their Atlantis division, and a global network of in-person career focused study centers to aid in fostering skills development. Students that take advantage of the variety of program offerings through the combined companies greatly increase job prospects post-graduation. The global skills students hone while on a study abroad experiences are mentioned in 30+ million job postings. Around 90% of study abroad participants say the skills they developed on these programs are relevant to their professional and academic journeys and ~60% believe their study abroad experience contributed to securing their first job. Compared to resumes that had no study abroad experience, resumes that include a study abroad experience were 20 percent more likely to receive an interview. As study, intern, and volunteering abroad programs become more career-oriented, which Global Educators and CEA CAPA are the industry leaders in, this value proposition will only increase for participants.

Global Educators and Navagant Quotes

Nick Bryngelson, co-founder of Global Educators, commented, “The Navagant team created tremendous value for our Company through the transaction process. Jacob’s industry connections and market awareness were invaluable to prepare for and ultimately complete our sale. Selling our full group of interconnected, but separate, companies created substantial complexity. Navagant solved this complexity through diligent work by their very capable team. Navagant has a deep group of skilled team members that were invaluable in the success of our transaction.”

Further, Nick stated, “I highly recommend Navagant to anyone buying or selling a company in the education space. They are incredibly skilled at their craft and enjoyable to work with, even during the stressful moments of a transaction.”

Jacob Voorhees, Managing Director at Navagant, stated, “Over the last 25 years, Jeff, Nick, and Rich have built one of the most enduring, diverse and recognized brands in the study abroad space. Global Educators attitude of doing right by university partners and students at all costs to produce the best outcomes for all truly is the backbone to their success. They truly live their mission of Fun, Passion, Cultural Curiosity Trust, Change & Growth. The next chapter with CEA CAPA should only help accelerate that Change & Growth while preserving the Fun, Passion, Cultural Curiosity, and, most importantly, Trust that has already enabled 50,000+ positive student outcomes.”

About CEA CAPA

CEA CAPA Education Abroad is a leading provider of study abroad programs, international internships, and career development opportunities designed to meet the needs of students from a wide range of majors and career interests. CEA CAPA students earn credits toward their degree while learning to embrace different cultures, become better communicators, gain independence, and grow both personally and professionally. We are committed to increasing equitable access to education abroad. Our mission is to empower students to become thoughtful and thriving leaders through living and learning abroad. Through our Study Centers and university partner programs, CEA CAPA offers a broad depth and breadth of curricular options in 53 cities across 18 countries in Europe, Latin America, and Australia. In addition to our standard programming, we offer custom and faculty-led programs at each of our locations. Visit ceacapa.com for more information.

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About Infinedi

Infinedi is a private equity firm focused on innovative partnerships with founder-owned businesses and financial entrepreneurs. Based in New York, the firm was founded in March 2018 by Jay Hegenbart. Unlike many traditional private equity firms, Infinedi focuses exclusively on situations where it is the first private equity investor. Additional elements of the strategy include using less financial leverage and having investment durations longer than is typical.

The firm’s approach is solution-based, working with business owners to create tailor-made private equity investments oriented to maximize effectiveness for all stakeholders. Infinedi’s investments are typically control investments with large founder re-investment. Its investors include a diverse group of prominent institutional investors. Many of these organizations have known the principals for decades and have benefitted from their successful track record of investing. Infinedi is actively seeking new investment opportunities.

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