Education & Training Deals: Regulatory Diligence Done Right
When the deal is education and training and the question is Regulatory Diligence, the structure decisions in the first 30 days outlast the next five years. This is where Jason Powell works.
An independent sponsor closing education and training transactions in the $8M to $90M EV range has a defined set of moves at the Regulatory Diligence stage. Most of them are not in a generic M&A textbook.
The typical education and training platform sits at $8M to $90M EV with EBITDA in the $2M to $15M range. The thesis runs on private school, training academy, or B2B training platform consolidation. Accreditation continuity is the only thing that matters in the first 30 days post-close.
How Regulatory Diligence actually gets structured.
Map every license and permit, with renewal dates and transfer mechanics.
Identify regulatory consent requirements that require pre-close filings.
Address pending or threatened regulatory actions in the disclosure schedules.
Plan the post-close regulatory calendar with the operating team.
In education and training, layer in accreditor pre-notification calendar set as part of the Regulatory Diligence workstream.
Treating regulatory diligence as a sub-section. In regulated industries, it is the whole deal.
"Regulatory continuity is the closing condition that fails most often. Diligence it first, not last."Jason Powell · Regulatory Diligence
The deal is one thing. The capital that opens up after close is another.
Capital after close is where the IRR actually gets made. The right introductions at month nine through month thirty are where this practice works as hard as it does at the LOI.
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