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Sector Brief - January 27, 2025

Higher education institutions are utilizing technology solutions to tackle a range of challenges related to resources, demographics, and operations. The use of AI-enabled tools to improve efficiencies, adoption of direct admissions and reenrollment solutions, and increased focus on experiential and career-focused learning are among several factors driving activity in the higher education technology sector. Our Q1 brief shares how these trends are creating M&A opportunities in the space as well as other insights, including: 

  • What we’re reading 

  • Select transactions 

  • Public market updates 

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