Ropes & Gray represented Harvest Partners, a private equity firm with over 40 years of experience investing in middle-market companies, in its acquisition of The Learning Experience (“TLE”) from Golden Gate Capital. TLE is a leading provider of early childhood education serving children six weeks to six years old, and the company’s management team, led by Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Richard Weissman, will continue to lead TLE and remain significant owners of the business. Golden Gate will retain a minority position in the Company as part of the transaction.
The closing of the transaction was announced in a July 1 press release. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Ropes & Gray team included private equity partner Gabrielle DiBernardi, finance partner Dan Coyne, tax partner Brandon Dunn, executive compensation & employee benefits partner Allie Alperovich, employment partner Richard Kidd, real estate partners Peter Alpert and Sally Davis, litigation & enforcement partner Alex Simkin, and IP transactions partner Emily Karlberg.
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