Debevoise & Plimpton LLP has advised Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (“MSPE”) in its acquisition of Cadence Education, Inc. (“Cadence”).

Cadence, headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ is one of the United States’ leading providers of early childhood education, focusing on the care and curriculum-based education of children between the ages of six weeks and twelve years old. The Company’s national platform of more than 150 schools has the capacity to serve more than 20,000 students across 20 different states.

Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity, the middle-market focused private equity business of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is a leading middle-market private equity platform that has invested capital in a broad spectrum of industries for over two decades. Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity focuses on privately negotiated equity and equity-related investments primarily in North America, as well as Europe and other regions and seeks to create value in portfolio companies primarily through operational improvement.

The Debevoise team is led by partner Kevin A. Rinker, and includes partners William B. Beekman and Meir D. Katz, counsel Rafael Kariyev, and associates Douglas M. Hirn, Andrew M. Hirsch, Maria B. Navarro, Bryn Paslawski and Mark D. Wasco.

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