DC Advisory advised InGenius Prep on its investment by Sterling Partners

Background

• InGenius Prep (IGP) is a leading global provider of application counseling, mentoring and candidacy building for students applying to colleges, universities, graduate programs and private high schools
• IGP delivers personalized guidance to students around the world with a team of experts including 100+ former admissions officers and 75+ graduate coaches with years of experience at leading universities
• IGP utilizes a proprietary curriculum and student management system to standardize its methods and help deliver superior results consistently, and at scale
• IGP has demonstrated successful college admission outcomes including a 99% acceptance rate, with 84% of IGP's college applicants being accepted to a top 30 school and 77% being accepted to a reach school
• Founded in 1983 and based in Chicago, Sterling Partners is a diversified investment management platform operating across a variety of industries, growth stages and structures

Process

• DC Advisory (DC) advised IGP on its investment by Sterling Partners
• DC orchestrated a competitive process, leveraging its global network to provide a wide range of relevant and strategic potential partners for IGP

Outcome

• Sterling Partners completed its investment in IGP on May 6, 2022
• Sterling Partners has been committed to fostering innovation and impact in the global education market and intends to support an expansion of IGP's growth trajectory both in domestic and international markets

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