Education group Advtech has bolstered its African presence with recent forays into the private schools market in Kenya and Uganda. On Tuesday the company, which owns the Crawford Colleges, Trinity House and Abbotts private school brands in SA, confirmed the acquisition of the Makini group of schools in Kenya for an undisclosed sum. The deal seems well timed, with Advtech set to open its first Crawford International School in Nairobi in September. Advtech made its first move into the rest of Africa in late 2014 when it acquired the Gaborone International School in Bots-wana for R84m. The Makini group, which was founded in 1978, operates eight schools on four campuses in Nairobi and Kisumu. The schools cater to 3,200 pupils from kindergarten to grade 12. The deal follows the establishment of a new partnership between Advtech and Schole, which has managed various schools in sub-Saharan Africa since 2012. Advtech CEO Roy Douglas said the new partnership would look to acquire schools acr...
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