G8 Education expands with 20 new centres

Childcare provider G8 Education has launched a $100m capital raising to help expand with the purchase of another 20 centres.

Children play with wooden blocks.

(AAP)

Childcare operator G8 Education is tapping investors for $100 million to help it buy another 20 centres.

G8 is paying $24.35 million for 17 centres which can cater for 1,134 children.

The remaining three centres offer 209 licensed places and are being bought for $12.35 million as part of an earlier deal G8 signed with the Sterling group of companies.

G8 has launched a $100 million equity raising with institutional investors, placing 20.4 million shares at $4.91 each.

The money will help fund the latest centre acquisitions and boost G8's balance sheet.

Brisbane-based G8's businesses include Headstart Learning Centres, Pelican Childcare, Early Learning Services and Bambino's.


Share

1 min read

Published

Updated


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world