HUMAN HOLDINGS ACQUIRE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE VANCOUVER/WHISTLER/SAN DIEGO

Halladay Education Group (HEG) Acted as the Exclusive M&A Advisor for IH’s Ownership

Halladay Education Group, a leading M&A advisory firm specializing exclusively in the sale of private schools in North America, is pleased to announce the successful closing of one of its advisory engagements with the owners of International House Vancouver/Whistler/San Diego to the Japanese education service provider, Human Holdings. HEG acted as the exclusive advisor for the schools' ownership group.

Human Holdings is a prominent Japanese education services provider that purchased a controlling interest in the parent companies that own the affiliated International House schools in San Diego, California and Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia, including the three English language schools, a career training college, and a Modern Language school.

Human Holdings will own a majority share in the schools while current shareholder and Director, Jeff Romonko, will remain as company Director and a minority owner. Jeff Romonko shared, "We are excited to enter into this new venture with Human Holdings.  Their corporate values align very closely with ours, and we feel the synergies in our organizations will strengthen our growth trajectory and increase the range of offerings to our students."

Regarding HEG’s services, Jeff Romonko shared: "I do not think we could have found a better partner in supporting the sale of our language schools in Canada and the US than Doug Halladay and his team at HEG. There are many challenges involved in selling a complicated business like an international school, so the expertise that HEG brings to the table is invaluable. HEG had an extensive contact list and worked tirelessly to promote our schools to prospective buyers, all while fully appreciating the discretion necessary in such matters. My partners and I will be forever thankful to HEG for their efforts in carrying the load from start to finish."

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HEG is the industry leader in the sale of private schools in North America, focused exclusively in the private education sector, and specifically: K-12, boarding, ESL, career colleges, and universities (non-profit or for-profit), and have an extremely deep pool of qualified buyers. We work with clients across North America and internationally regarding the sale of their private school and have a proven track record working with school owners to find the right buyer and support them with the complete sale of their school.

Our approach focuses on:

QUALIFIED BUYERS: We find the right buyer for the school through our exhaustive and qualified list.

TURN-KEY SERVICES: We take the lead on the sale of the school - from valuation to closing the deal and all of the heavy lifting.

MAXIMUM VALUE: Our industry leading knowledge delivers the highest selling price and best terms possible.

CONFIDENTIAL: Our approach is handled with the strictest of confidentiality and minimum intrusion in your school's operation.

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To find out more about buying or selling your school, or to find out its value in today's market, please contact HEG directly by sending a confidential email or calling our toll free number at +1.800.687.1492.