| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.11.2022 | ReUp Recognized by Fast Company | Avathon portfolio company ReUp Education was recognized on Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech list. ReUp’s sophisticated pairing of patented technology and personalized coaching is helping adult learners across the country complete thei... |
| 22.09.2022 | Avathon’s Shoshana Vernick in HigherEd Dive | Avathon Capital Managing Director Shoshana Vernick in HigherEd Dive article, “Ed tech leaders just predicted these 3 trends will unfold in higher education.” Read it here. |
| 24.05.2022 | 2022 Spring Update | Dear Friends and Colleagues, |
| 19.04.2022 | EdCast Releases Learning Health Index (LHI) Report for 2021 | EdCast, in partnership with Hult International Business School, announced the launch of the Learning Health Index (LHI) Report 2021 for the U.S., Europe & UK regions. LHI 2021 captures key learnings, current, and future trends, best pra... |
| 15.04.2022 | BBMA Talks Childhood Development with Romper | With summer around the corner, Avathon Capital portfolio company, Big Blue Marble Academy’s VP of Curriculum and Education shares her perspective on childhood development through exploration. Read more in Romper. |
| 02.12.2021 | 2021 Winter Update | Dear Friends and Colleagues, |
| 30.11.2021 | Avathon Capital Names Ken Naumann as Executive in Residence to Identify New Investment Opportunities | Partnership will focus on investing in companies that are delivering data security and compliance solutions to the education and workforce markets |
| 05.10.2021 | Avathon Capital Named to Inc’s List of Top Founder-Friendly Investors | See the full list here and read the feature here. |
| 08.09.2021 | 2021 Fall Update | Dear Friends and Colleagues, |
| 18.08.2021 | Education Fund Sells Developer of Popular Adaptive Literacy Intervention | DreamBox Learning® expands from math into reading with acquisition of ReadingPlus® |
| 05.08.2021 | Avathon Capital Invests in ReUp Education to Create Better Pathways for Adult Learners | Avathon’s financial resources, strategic insights, access to talent, and industry expertise position ReUp to unlock opportunities for more adult learners, partners, and employees |
| 23.06.2021 | Reading Plus Session at 2021 ALA Annual Conference to Focus on Importance of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Educational Content | Reading Plus announced it is co-presenting the session “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Why Content Matters” with staff from Highlights For Children Magazine at the virtual American Library Association (ALA) 2021 Annual Conference and Exh... |
| 23.06.2021 | EdCast’s Spark Joins Forces with University of Phoenix on Upskilling and Adult Learning Initiatives | EdCast Customers Can Now Leverage Spark’s Skilling and Learning Experience Solution Integrated with Specially-priced University of Phoenix Course Content in Business, Technology and Healthcare |
| 15.06.2021 | Reading Plus Wins 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Award for Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year | Reading Plus was recognized as the Adaptive Learning Solution Provider of the Year in the 2021 EdTech Breakthrough Awards. |
| 10.06.2021 | Amerigo and UTP join forces | Amerigo has partnered with US high school specialist University Track Preparation in a bid to become the leader in international high school student services and recruitment across North America. Read the story here. |
| 27.04.2021 | Impact Investment Fund Completes Sale of Educational Video Pioneer, Panopto | CHICAGO, April 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Avathon Capital today announced the sale of Panopto, whose innovative technology powers the video libraries of universities around the globe as well as some of the world’s largest companies. Originally... |
| 12.03.2021 | The Case for Renewing Our Investment in International Students | By Jeff Keith |
| 11.02.2021 | 2021 Winter Update | - |
| 16.12.2020 | EdCast named Top 50 Company with Top 50 CEO | EdCast was recognized as a Top 50 Company for Diversity by Comparably, and EdCast CEO, Karl Mehta, was also named a Top 50 CEO by the same organization. Read more here. |
| 03.12.2020 | Panopto Featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times | CEO Eric Burns of Panopto, an Avathon portfolio company, discusses the importance of keeping employees engaged, especially this year. Panopto was recently recognized as a Great Place to Work with their emphasis on creating a welcoming, and ... |
| 02.12.2020 | Bismarck Public Schools Adopts Reading Plus for Elementary, Middle and High School Grade Levels | Avathon Capital portfolio company Reading Plus is expanding its footprint into Bismarck, North Dakota. Reading Plus aids students in reading proficiency in more than 5,000 schools across the U.S. Read more here. |
| 01.12.2020 | 2020 Fall Update | - |
| 23.11.2020 | 4 ways the 2021 Congress should improve college grant program for low-income students | By Jeff Keith |
| 16.10.2020 | Reading Plus Launches “Literacy Leaders Network” Advocacy Group | Reading Plus launched the Literacy Leaders Network, an advocacy group aimed at improving reading proficiency and literacy in their communities through Reading Plus and beyond. Read more here. |
| 06.10.2020 | EdCast and edX Launch $315 Million Investment for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses | EdCast, an Avathon portfolio company, announced its commitment to helping small and mid-size businesses by giving a year of free access to their Spark by EdCast platform. Spark, EdCast’s market-leading Learning Experience Platform (LXP) for... |
| 28.09.2020 | Education Recovery Requires Long-Term Investment Strategy, Not Another One-off Stimulus | By David DeSchryver and Jason Rosenberg |
| 08.09.2020 | Panopto Named One of Washington’s Best Workplaces | Panopto, an Avathon Capital portfolio company and leader in video management systems for enterprise and education markets, was named one of Washington’s 25 Best Midsize Workplaces. Read more here. Congratulations, Panopto! |
| 20.08.2020 | Shorelight CEO Profiled in Boston Business Journal | Shorelight Education CEO Tom Dretler was profiled by the Boston Business Journal. He shares career insights and details Shorelight’s mission to connect universities with international students. Read the profile here. |
| 18.08.2020 | EdCast Partners with General Assembly | EdCast, an Avathon portfolio company, is partnering with General Assembly, an educational organization with an alumni community of more than 40,0000, to deliver specialty tech courses for Fortune 500 employees. Read more here. |
| 23.07.2020 | Edsurge Highlights Shorelight Education | While the education industry confronts immense change, Shorelight, an Avathon Capital portfolio organization, has adapted to accommodate its diverse international audience of students through their new international distance instruction pro... |
| 09.07.2020 | TechTarget mentions EdCast as an exceptional platform for employee development | EdCast, an AI-powered knowledge cloud for unified discovery, personalized learning was named a top learning platform for employee development by TechTarget. Learn about EdCast’s prebuilt platforms businesses use to create content to communi... |
| 09.07.2020 | 2020 Mid-Year Update | - |
| 23.06.2020 | Shoshana Vernick Contributes to Bizwomen | Avathon Capital Co-Founder Shoshana Vernick offers her thoughts on what organizations can do in the face of crisis. For her perspective on adaptability, resilience and action, read more with Bizwomen. |
| 13.12.2019 | Shoshana Vernick of Avathon named to 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A | Mergers & Acquisitions named Shoshana Vernick to its list of the 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A. Read the interview here. |
| 12.12.2019 | EdCast: Building Technology that Enables a Culture of Learning | As an investor focused on the future of education and work, we have spent years working with public and private institutions alike to examine innovation opportunities and cultural paradigms that could drive better alignment between learning... |
| 12.12.2019 | Avathon Capital Leads $35 Million Funding Round in EdCast to Transform the Future of Work | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Becomes Avathon Capital; Leads Funding Round to Help EdCast Drive Growth and Impact in Workforce Management and Corporate Education Markets |
| 09.12.2019 | Introducing Avathon | A rich legacy, an evolving market |
| 09.12.2019 | Avathon Capital Launches with Over $400 Million of Assets Under Management to Fuel Innovation and Impact in the Education and Workforce Management Markets | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Becomes Avathon Capital to Better Communicate its Vision and Investment Approach |
| 12.09.2019 | Newsletter: Sept. 12, 2019 | We hope that your fall is off to an energetic start. We are excited to announce that Jeff Wahl has joined our team as an Executive in Residence who will work with us to research and identify prospective opportunities in both the K-12 Educat... |
| 13.08.2019 | Newsletter: Aug. 13, 2019 | It’s hard to believe that in a couple short weeks most students will be back in school and summer break will be winding down. Here in Chicago we live our best months June to October and cherish each day of sunshine and warmth. We hope you f... |
| 15.07.2019 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Welcomes Ofa Stead to Leadership Team | Operating Partner joins to elevate culture and people strategies across investment and portfolio company activities |
| 08.07.2019 | Shoshana Vernick named one of Crain’s Notable Women in Finance | Read the story here. |
| 01.07.2019 | Shawn Domanic Named a Rising Star of Private Equity | Shawn Domanic was named a Rising Star of Private Equity by Mergers & Acquisitions. Read the feature here. |
| 17.05.2019 | Newsletter: May 17, 2019 | We are excited to share with you that Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund (EOF) has invested in Reading Plus®, an adaptive literacy intervention and practice tool for grades 3-12. Our partnership will enable Reading Plus to expand... |
| 13.05.2019 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Partners with Reading Plus | CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund (EOF), a fund focused on partnering with purpose-driven companies and leaders who foster innovation within the education sector, announced today its investment in Reading... |
| 11.03.2019 | McGuireWoods Profiles Shoshana Vernick for its “Women in PE to Know” | Read the interview here. |
| 10.12.2018 | Newsletter: Dec. 10, 2018 | It’s hard to believe that in a couple short weeks 2018 will come to a close. Fiscally, it’s been a banner year for many organizations as the economic expansion eclipses the nine-year mark, the labor markets remain strong, and M&A activi... |
| 03.12.2018 | Newsletter: Dec. 3, 2018 | We are excited to share with you that Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund (EOF) has invested in Big Blue Marble Academy (BBMA), a growing early childhood education organization that operates twenty-two community-based schools and ... |
| 28.11.2018 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Invests in Big Blue Marble Academy | EOF enters the early childhood education sector |
| 24.07.2018 | Newsletter: July 24, 2018 | We are excited to announce the sale of our portfolio company The National Research Center for College & University Admissions (NRCCUA®) to ACT, Inc., the nonprofit developer of the ACT® test and other assessments taken by millions of in... |
| 24.07.2018 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Announces Sale of National Research Center for College & University Admissions to Nonprofit Act | Strategic partnership advances shared mission to support educational and workplace success |
| 30.05.2018 | Academic Programs International Partners with the Sterling Partners Education Opportunity Fund to Help More U.S. Students Experience Off-Campus Education and Work Programs | International opportunities prepare students for success in a global marketplace |
| 16.02.2018 | Newsletter: Feb. 16, 2018 | We hope your New Year is off to a wonderful start. It’s hard to believe it’s already February. We are pleased to introduce an investment area of importance to us, as well as our relationship with Sean Bisceglia, who has been helping us rese... |
| 25.01.2017 | Newsletter: Jan. 25, 2017 | Dear Friends and Colleagues, |
| 24.01.2017 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Invests in Amerigo Education | Read more about EOF’s investment in Amerigo, a leading provider of comprehensive and superior support services for the growing number of international students at American preparatory schools. |
| 08.09.2016 | Newsletter: Sept. 8, 2016 | With the blink of an eye, another summer is already winding down and students across the globe are heading back to school. Our team has had a meaningful start to the year, as we have welcomed new talent and new portfolio companies into our ... |
| 26.08.2016 | Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund Partners with Panopto to Fuel Company Growth and Expansion | Sterling Partners’s Education Opportunity Fund invested in Panopto. Read about the partnership in the full press release. |
| 16.05.2016 | The National Research Center for College & University Admissions Announces New CEO Patrick Vogt | Read about our investment in the National Research Center for College & University Admissions™ (NRCCUA®) and the appointment of Patrick Vogt as its new CEO. |
| 20.01.2016 | Sterling Partners Launches Website for its Education Opportunity Fund | Sterling Partners, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm with a rich history of successful investing in the education space, released a specialized microsite for its first-ever sector-focused fund, the $200 million Education Opportu... |
| 03.12.2015 | Shoshana Vernick Named one of Chicago Inno’s “50 on Fire” | Chicago Inno announced the winners of its 50 on Fire awards on December 2, 2015 during a celebration at the Lacuna Artists Loft Studios. The 50 on Fire Chicago awards are held annually to honor the year’s most groundbreaking individuals and... |
| 01.09.2015 | A ‘Sterling’ Approach to Education | The receptionist stands at a raised table in front of a bar-stool-height chair. Nearby, floor-to-ceiling windows offer an enviable view of neighboring skyscrapers; employees, most in jeans and casual wear, work at communal tables or long “c... |
| 13.04.2015 | Sterling Partners Launches Education Opportunity Fund | New Fund will Focus on Identifying Mission-Driven Companies and Partnering with Leaders who are Innovating the Education Landscape |
