Education

Laureate Education

KKR and a consortium took Laureate Education, the world's largest for-profit higher education network (over 1 million students), private for $3.82B in 2007. Laureate has faced regulatory scrutiny in multiple countries. KKR took it public in 2017. The for-profit education model has been criticized for exploiting student loan debt.

FOUNDED
1998
ACQUIRED
KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), 2007, $3.82B

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1998

Laureate Education founded

2007

Acquired by KKR (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts) for $3.82B

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