Number of students up 32.9 percent with the addition of 6 new government schools; revenue rises to $226.2 million for 9M 2023/24
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Dubai’s Taaleem gets exclusive rights to open Harrow Schools in the region
The agreement, effective from June 2024, covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait
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Taaleem ready to roll out its brand-new Dubai British School Jumeira
DBS Jumeira is the fourth school in Taaleem’s prestigious DBS network
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Dubai education provider Taaleem profit surges after enrolments jump 26.6%
Taaleem secured five new government partnership schools; Enrolments grow to 35,715 students; Operating revenue up 11.5% YoY to $70.44 million
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GEMS to “remain supportive of all national education entities in the UAE”
GEMS Education is world’s biggest private school operator, teaching 140,000 students from 175 countries
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GEMS Education sale: Abu Dhabi consortium readies $6bn bid
Abu Dhabi firms tap Rothschild & Co and Standard Chartered ahead of possible GEMS Education bid
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Sunny Varkey calms GEMS Education exit fears as new five-year education plan unveiled
Speculation has mounted amid an ongoing stake sale by private equity firm CVC
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Taaleem IPO: Dubai school operator begins subscription at AED 2.95-3 per share
Taaleem aims to raise AED 750 million through the IPO
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GEMS Education for sale: Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund, Aldar explore joint purchase bid
Wealth fund ADQ and real estate developer Aldar Properties PJSC are among those exploring a joint bid for part of private equity-backed GEMS
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As of 2019, there are 209 private schools in Dubai, according to education portal Edarabia
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GEMS Education school fees to remain the same despite $6bn sale talks, KHDA says
The buyer of the world’s largest private school operator would need to use the same fee framework, the regulator explained
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GEMS Education for sale: Potential buyers, fee hike ahead of $6bn deal
The world’s largest operator of private schools, GEMS Education, is for sale. Here’s everything we know so far
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GEMS Education for sale: Five fast facts about founder Sunny Varkey
Get to know the Founder and Chairman of the GEMS Education Group which operates over 60 schools, serving in excess of 130,000 students
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GEMS Education for sale: Who is Sunny Varkey?
An entrepreneur in the education industry, Varkey has been in the UAE for over six decades and owns a network of over 80 schools worldwide
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GEMS Education for sale: Could new owners raise school fees?
Fees are capped, but uncertainty over whether new owners can make changes
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GEMS Education for sale: Who are the likely buyers
Founder Sunny Varkey looking to sell stake
CVC Capital Partners
Dubai’s GEMS Education could be up for sale at $6 billion valuation
Founder Sunny Varkey and CVC Capital consider offering IPOs as a potential sale option