Nord Anglia Education to Expand Global Network with Addition of Two International Schools

HONG KONG, March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (NYSE: NORD), the world's leading premium schools organization, announced today that it has entered into two separate agreements to acquire two international schools in Europe and the Middle East.

In aggregate the two schools currently educate more than 4,400 full time equivalent students from age three to 18, with capacity of over 4,800 seats. The combined consideration for the two schools is expected to be approximately $147 million and is within Nord Anglia Education's targeted range of 7-10x EBITDA for each school.

Nord Anglia Education expects both transactions to complete over the next two months and will update its fiscal 2017 guidance and provide further details on each of the schools when they close.  The acquisitions are subject to customary closing conditions and Nord Anglia Education notes that there is no assurance that the closing conditions will be satisfied.

Andrew Fitzmaurice, CEO of Nord Anglia Education, commented, "We are pleased to announce the anticipated expansion of our network with the addition of these two leading international schools. Both schools are recognised for their high quality educational offer and track records of academic excellence. As part of our family, they will be able to enhance the learning opportunities available to their students and teachers through our innovative programmes, including collaborations with The Juilliard School and MIT.  Nord Anglia Education continues to have an active pipeline of excellent acquisition opportunities to further expand our global network."

Upon completion, the addition of these two schools will expand Nord Anglia Education's global network to a total of 45 international schools, providing an outstanding education to more than 41,300 students in 16 countries.

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About Nord Anglia Education, Inc.

Nord Anglia Education (NYSE: NORD) is the world's leading premium schools organization. Our 43 international schools are located in China, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North America. Together, they educate more than 37,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.  We are driven by one unifying philosophy – we are ambitious of our students, our people and our family of schools. Our schools deliver a high quality education through a personalized approach enhanced with unique global opportunities to enable every student to succeed. We primarily operate in geographic markets with high foreign direct investment, large expatriate populations and rising disposable income. We believe that these factors contribute to high demand for premium schools and strong growth in our business.  Nord Anglia Education is headquartered in Hong Kong SAR, China. Our website is www.nordangliaeducation.com.

For further information, please contact:

Investors:
Vanessa Cardonnel
Corporate Finance and Investor Relations Director – Nord Anglia Education
Tel: +852 3951 1130
Email: [email protected]

John Rouleau
Managing Director, Investor Relations – ICR
Tel: +1 203 682 8342
Email: [email protected]

Media:
Sarah Doyle
Head of Brand – Nord Anglia Education
Tel: +852 3951 1144
Email: [email protected]

SOURCE Nord Anglia Education, Inc.

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