{"id":41,"date":"2018-07-22T14:42:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T14:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/services\/industries\/private-equity-education\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:23:55","slug":"private-equity-education","status":"publish","type":"industry","link":"https:\/\/www.mcguirewoods.com\/services\/industries\/education\/private-equity-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Equity in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id41_59a47a-9b{margin-top:-80px;}.kb-row-layout-id41_59a47a-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id41_59a47a-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id41_59a47a-9b > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column41_db3ef7-5c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af\"]{margin-bottom:32px;font-size:3rem;line-height:1.2;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-family:Inter;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af\"]{font-size:2.5rem;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_dd6fc0-af\">Private Equity in Education<\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0\"]{font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c7bc7c-a0\">McGuireWoods gets high grades from private equity clients seeking to invest in an industry with strong growth prospects. The firm\u2019s education team includes professionals who wrote the borrower defense to repayment and financial responsibility regulations and other regulations governing private equity transactions in higher education \u2014 an invaluable asset enabling the team to assess risks and propose solutions quickly. The firm is a one-stop shop for any transaction concerning education where private equity attorneys and education regulatory attorneys work seamlessly together to craft advantageous deals that minimize liability and maximize profit.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns41_839582-ca, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns41_839582-ca, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns41_839582-ca, .site .entry-content .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns41_839582-ca{margin-top:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns41_839582-ca{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:flex-start;align-items:center;}.kt-btns41_839582-ca .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns41_839582-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns41_839582-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns41_839582-ca .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, 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.aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column41_cbe031-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column41_cbe031-c4{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column41_cbe031-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column41_cbe031-c4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:20px;padding-left:20px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column41_cbe031-c4\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4cb305-66\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4cb305-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4cb305-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_4cb305-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4cb305-66\">Private equity firms, institutional investors, independent sponsors, family offices, investment advisers, lenders and portfolio companies face an uncertain regulatory environment, resulting in market volatility for investment in schools. In addition, these entities are concerned about the Department of Education\u2019s decision, in certain circumstances, to hold individuals representing corporations or other legal entities personally liable for a school\u2019s actions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c9f30d-cd\">McGuireWoods\u2019 education team, in collaboration with our private equity lawyers, guides clients through these and other challenges. The team focuses on due diligence in education-related transactions and provides regulatory counsel to assist with approvals required by states, accreditors and the Federal Student Aid Office. Our lawyers draft and negotiate representations and warranties, covenants, indemnities, working capital adjustments and escrows included in purchase agreements to ensure clients comply with applicable education regulations prior to sale, at closing and post-closing.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_c57f3b-3e\">McGuireWoods concentrates on private equity deals in the middle market, where most higher education institutions sit. The team\u2019s clients primarily invest in for-profit schools and education technology (edtech) companies \u2014 which are increasingly attractive \u2014 but private, nonprofit schools also are investment targets.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09\"]{margin-bottom:30px;font-size:1.25rem;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_4b06ae-09\">The team:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:6px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap, .kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap a{color:#003b5c;color:#003b5c;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items41_03920d-eb kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone kt-list-icon-aligntop kt-tablet-svg-icon-list-columns-1\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_89f4eb-fd .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_89f4eb-fd\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Successfully represented a proprietary institution and private equity firm before the Federal Student Aid Office in a recertification of its program participation agreement such that the fund was not required to assume joint and several liability for the institution.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_4f5e50-35 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_4f5e50-35\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Represented a buyer in a purchase of a proprietary school with representations and warranties as well as an indemnification clause to successfully address and minimize all liability concerning Title IV federal financial student aid, including borrower defense to repayment claims.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_28aa4e-04 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_28aa4e-04\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Represented a private equity firm in the successful sale of a cosmetology school to a newly formed company without two years of financial statements and without an abbreviated pre-acquisition review.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_1db780-b8 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-41_1db780-b8\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fas_circle kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Represented a lender in a credit agreement to finance an education services company, relying on the bundled services exception to the ban on incentive compensation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id41_f9340d-11{margin-top:13px;}.kb-row-layout-id41_f9340d-11 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id41_f9340d-11 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id41_f9340d-11 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column41_f9b05c-11\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\"]{max-width:1150px;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;text-align:center;font-size:2rem;line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;color:#003b5c;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\"]{font-size:2rem;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\"]{font-size:1.5rem;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading41_386524-3d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading41_386524-3d\">McGuireWoods\u2019 education team includes professionals who wrote the regulations that representations and warranties address and that govern private equity transactions in higher education \u2014 an invaluable asset enabling the team to assess risks and propose solutions quickly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var(--wp--style--global--content-size);padding-top:64px;padding-bottom:64px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id41_181d7d-c7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:40px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:20px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap 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