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Crescent Capital mulls exit for Green Leaves Early Learning

Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

Dec 9, 2024 – 6.53pm

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Is the equity cheque for Guardian Childcare or Affinity Education giving you pause for thought? Here’s another childcare name to add to next year’s watch list.

While $1 billion-plus processes for Partners Group’s Guardian and Quadrant Private Equity’s Affinity Education are still waiting in the wings, Street Talk understands Sydney-based buyout firm Crescent Capital Partners is gearing up to add Queensland-based Green Leaves Early Learning to the mix.

Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.

Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.

Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.