synopsis: The Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C., a New York-based private equity firm, announced that its affiliate, Penn Foster Holdings, LLC , has completed the acquisition of Education Direct, Inc., a leading correspondence education provider from The Thomson Corporation. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: Kroton Educacional SA has agreed to buy Anhanguera Educacional SA in an all-stock deal that will create the world’s biggest for-profit education company by market value with about 1 million students.

synopsis: Estacio Participacoes SA announced that, through its indirect subsidiary Sociedade Educacional Atual da Amazonia Ltda, it will acquire UNIUOL Gestao de Empreendimentos Educacionais e Participacoes SA, an institution with headquarters and campus located in the city of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba state, Brazil.

synopsis: Estacio Participacoes SA announced that, through its indirect subsidiary Sociedade Educacional Atual da Amazonia Ltda, it acquired Sociedade Educacional do Rio Grande do Sul Ltda, which maintains Faculdades Riograndenses, an institution with headquarters and campus located in the city of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil.

synopsis: San Francisco-based UniversityNow is acquiring Patten University, a regionally accredited four-year institution with deep roots in Oakland, California, through its New Charter University subsidiary. The acquisition enables Patten University to continue to serve Bay Area students while extending its national reach.

synopsis: DeVry Inc., a global provider of educational services, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Faculdade Boa Viagem (FBV). FBV offers undergraduate, graduate and master's degree programs in business, law, engineering, communication, culinary, hospitality, fashion design, and information technology.

synopsis: Dade Medical College has completed the purchase of Southern Career College, a Jacksonville-based, private higher learning institution. Southern Career College offers programs in occupations such as medical assistant, business, computer drafting and design and network administration.

synopsis: Laureate Education, Inc. acquired Germany's BTK Group, consisting of the BTK University of Applied Sciences in Berlin and Academies of Design in Berlin and Hamburg, bolstering its global network of private post-secondary institutions. The addition of these institutions expands the Laureate International Universities network in Germany.

synopsis: Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes, Brazil's largest publicly-traded education company, has bought rival Uniban. The deal includes a payment of 380 million reais for control of Uniban, which has about 50,000 students, and about 130 million reais for real estate.

synopsis: Baring Private Equity has acquired the tertiary education business of PSB Academy Pte Ltd (PSB), one of the largest independent education institutions in Singapore. PSB provides a suite of programmes from foundation, certificate, diploma, to degree, post graduate degree and doctorate courses across multiple disciplines.

synopsis: Laureate Education, Inc. has acquired Instituto Superior de Linguas e Administracao (ISLA), the third largest and oldest private institute of higher education in Portugal. ISLA joins Laureate International Universities, and is the first institution in the network located in Portugal.

synopsis: U.S. private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has acquired university programme provider Study Group from Australia's CHAMP Private Equity.

synopsis: Corinthian Colleges, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Heald Capital LLC, the parent company of Heald College. Heald is a regionally accredited institution that has been delivering quality, career-focused academic programs since 1863.

synopsis: Vatterott Educational Centers, Inc. announced that TA Associates and management have entered into an agreement to acquire the Company from Wellspring Capital Management. Vatterott, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the leading providers of career-oriented post-secondary education in the United States.

synopsis: Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of higher education and professional training, announced that it has acquired the Murdoch Institute of Technology (MIT) from the Alexander Education Group. The Murdoch Institute of Technology offers courses that prepare students for direct entry into Murdoch University.

synopsis: Dlorah, Inc., a privately-held company doing business as National American University, and Camden Learning Corporation, jointly announced they have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization through which Dlorah and Camden will merge and the combined entity will be a publicly-held company.

synopsis: ITT Educational Services, Inc., a leading provider of technology- oriented postsecondary degree programs, reported that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Daniel Webster College.

synopsis: EduK Group, the leading proprietary postsecondary institution in Puerto Rico, and its majority shareholder Leeds Equity Partners, the New York-based private equity firm, announced the acquisition of Florida Technical College.

synopsis: DeVry Inc., a global provider of educational services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Fanor, a leading provider of private postsecondary education in northeastern Brazil.

synopsis: Hamilton White Group, the New York-based investment and advisory firm, has acquired Potomac College for an undisclosed amount. Potomac College is highly regarded as an established Washington, DC based postsecondary institution with the Middle States Commission of Higher Education regional accreditation.

synopsis: The Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C., a New York-based private equity firm, announced that its affiliate, Penn Foster Holdings, LLC , has completed the acquisition of Education Direct, Inc., a leading correspondence education provider from The Thomson Corporation. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

synopsis: Achievo Corporation, a CMM certified global software/IT service outsourcing provider headquartered in the Silicon Valley and ICS Software AG, one of the most successful and fastest-growing software outsourcing providers in Germany, today announced the completion of a definitive merger agreement.

synopsis: Northstar Travel Media, the leading business-to-business information company serving the travel and meetings industries, has acquired Your Travel Insider, a digital publishing firm focused on the consumer travel market.

synopsis: iModules Software agreed to acquire the assets of Harris Connect’s Internet Services line of business. Harris Connect Internet solutions help companies build online communities. They include social and networking tools such as the Business Exchange which allows constituents to promote their businesses, products or services.

synopsis: McMurry and TMG Custom Media, two industry-leading content marketing pioneers, have merged to create the nation's largest independent full-service content marketing agency. The Wicks Group of Companies has taken a majority ownership stake in the new company, which will be called McMurry/TMG, LLC.

synopsis: NewBay Media LLC announced that it has acquired Intent Media Limited. Intent, based in the U.K., produces business publications, websites and events within the entertainment, technology and leisure markets. Its brands include Pro Sound News Europe, TVB Europe, Installation, MCV, and ToyNews among many others.

synopsis: The Wicks Group of Companies, LLC, a New York-based private equity firm, announced that an affiliate has completed the acquisition of Southern Technical Institute, Inc., a family owned and operated for-profit vocational college with six campuses located in central Florida.

synopsis: Marketron announced the acquisition of Emmis Interactive from Emmis Communications Corporation. Emmis Interactive's software and services, including the BaseStation®, GeoStation® and Guidable® brands, will become a part of Marketron Interactive, a growing division of data analytics and reporting products serving the media industry.

synopsis: Bonded Services Group has announced that it has acquired a leading provider of digital services, Inception Digital Services LLC from Inception Media Group LLC. The deal will allow Bonded to offer its clients a wide range of digital services that will help them capitalize on the burgeoning digital media and distribution business.

synopsis: Northstar Travel Media, a leading business-information company serving the travel and meetings industries, has been acquired by the Wicks Group. Northstar, a $60 million company based in Secaucus, New Jersey, serves the retail travel, corporate travel management and and meetings markets.

synopsis: Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm focused on growth investing, announced that it has acquired a majority ownership in The Gordian Group, a leading construction pricing data and procurement software business servicing the construction industry, from The Wicks Group of Companies, a private equity firm.

synopsis: New York private equity firm The Wicks Group has purchased a majority share in Bendon Publishing, a leading purveyor of coloring, activity, and other mass market book formats. The deal marks the end of Kappa Investment Group’s 40% position in Bendon, held since 2007.

synopsis: NewBay Media, one of the world's largest media and information resources, has acquired Guitar Aficionado, Guitar World and Revolver from Future US, a leading publisher of special-interest magazines and digital media properties. NewBay said the deal would boost its access to audio professionals and enthusiasts.

synopsis: Marketron, the leading provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, announced that it has acquired mSnap, the largest broadcast-based mobile advertising network in the U.S. and a leading provider of mobile advertising solutions.

synopsis: The Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Antenna Audio, Inc. from Discovery Communications. Antenna is a market leader in the production and delivery of educational content for use in multimedia and mobile tours for museums, exhibitions, historic sites, and visitor attractions throughout the world.

synopsis: Ken Getz, the founder of CenterWatch—an industry-leading clinical trials information services company—along with private equity investors has purchased the company from Jobson Medical Information.

synopsis: NewBay Media LLC announced that it has acquired Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News, and This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) from Reed Business Information-US. Each title will continue to be published as part of NewBay’s line of print, online, and in-person products and services.

synopsis: The Princeton Review, Inc., a leading provider of test preparation and educational support services, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Penn Foster Education Group, Inc. Penn Foster, one of the oldest and largest online career education companies in the U.S., will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Princeton Review.

synopsis: Textbook publisher Cengage Learning, backed by Apax Partners and Omers Capital Partners, has acquired Concept Media, which provides health-care education materials on DVD, CD and VHS formats.

synopsis: CBS Corporation announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of three radio stations in Denver, KWLI-FM, KIMN-FM and KXKL-FM, to Wilks Broadcasting for $19.5 million in cash.

synopsis: Wicks Communications & Media Partners III, L.P. a New York-based private equity fund, announced that its portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of assets of Harris Connect, Inc., the market leader in alumni and member affinity solutions.

synopsis: Jobson Medical Information LLC, a leading healthcare information and marketing services provider, announced that it has acquired Gerber Communications and Practice Advancement Associates.