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Education & Learning Support Businesses for Sale & Business Succession

Search Japanese education businesses for sale — cram schools (juku), language schools, training providers and e-learning.

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Market Insight

Education M&A market trends

Japan’s education and learning-support sector is consolidating as a shrinking child population intensifies competition for students, squeezing independent and small cram schools (juku) — many of whose owners also lack successors. On the buy side, major education groups and new entrants actively seek schools with solid student bases, local trust and proven teaching methods, so demand for good businesses is strong. Deals turn on instructor employment terms and retention, classroom leases, and the careful handover of relationships with students and parents. On MANDA you can search Japanese cram schools, language schools, training providers, e-learning businesses and childcare centers for sale nationwide.

Latest Deals

Latest Education M&A deals

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日本M&Aセンター
30+ days ago

Operating a Leading Local Cram School with Individualized Instruction

甲信越・北陸地方学習塾
Employees
Undisclosed
Operating profit
△2,000万円～0円
Asking price（応相談）
スピードM&A
30+ days ago

[Aichi] Private Tutoring Cram School — Business Succession / M&A Listing

Chubu学習塾
Asking price1700万円~
スピードM&A
30+ days ago

[Nagoya] Private-Tutoring Cram School – Business Succession / M&A Listing

Chubu学習塾
Asking price1700万円~
スピードM&A
30+ days ago

Online One-on-One Tutoring School Operating Website — Business Succession / M&A Listing

KantoWEBサービス
Asking price400万円~
スピードM&A
30+ days ago

[150 students] Business Succession / M&A of a fully one-on-one private tutoring cram school

Kanto学習塾
Asking price900万円~1500万円
BizMa
30+ days ago

[Business for Sale] Cram School in Tokyo Offering One-on-One Tutoring, Mainly for Elementary and Junior High Students

関東・甲信越教育
Asking price～99万円
BTIX M&A
21 days ago

Cram School

東京都新宿区
Employees
約１０名
Operating profit
赤字
Asking price１円（非課税）
M&Aキャピタル
30+ days ago

Cram School

関東教育塾
Employees
30名～100名
Operating profit
1,000万円～5,000万円
Asking price1億円～3億円
M&A CLOUD
30+ days ago

Sale of a Cram School Specializing in One-on-One Instruction and Education Focused on Improving Grades

関東教育
Employees
5人〜10人
Revenue
5,000万円〜1億円
Asking priceNegotiable
日本M&Aセンター
30+ days ago

Cram School Operation

九州・沖縄地方学習塾
Employees
Undisclosed
Operating profit
2,000万円～5,000万円
Asking price3億円（応相談）
M&A CLOUD
NEW9 days ago

[Handled by a partner advisor] Business transfer of 8 directly operated franchise classrooms of a personalized tutoring cram school

近畿教育
Employees
5人〜10人
Revenue
5,000万円〜1億円
Asking priceNegotiable
スピードM&A
30+ days ago

[Facilities & Materials Included] Ready-to-Operate Private Tutoring Cram School in Bangkok — Business Succession / M&A Listing

Overseas学習塾
Asking price80万円~100万円

Who is it for

Who uses MANDA

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Owners considering business succession

For owners without a successor who want to pass on a healthy business. MANDA helps you find the right partner among buyer candidates nationwide.

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Buyers looking to grow

For companies seeking scale by acquiring strong businesses in the same industry. Advisors with sector expertise match you with the right deals.

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Companies entering new markets

For companies exploring entry into a new industry. Many deals let you acquire an existing business together with its people and customer base.

How it works

The M&A / business succession process

  1. STEP 01

    Consult an advisor

    An advisor with industry expertise hears your goals and requirements.

  2. STEP 02

    Deal matching

    Shortlist candidates anonymously and align intentions with the other party.

  3. STEP 03

    Due diligence

    Detailed financial, legal, and business review, with terms negotiated in parallel.

  4. STEP 04

    Agreement → Closing

    Sign the letter of intent and the definitive agreement, then close.

FAQ

FAQ

QWhat matters most in a school or juku acquisition?⌄
Student-number trends and retention rates, the quality and employment terms of the teaching staff, classroom location and lease conditions, and proprietary curricula or brand strength. Relationships of trust with parents, local reputation and whether existing instructors intend to stay are also major evaluation points.
QWhen should an education-business succession start?⌄
Begin while student numbers are stable — ideally once the owner is in their 60s without a successor candidate. Acting before enrollment declines or instructors leave secures better terms. Preparation usually takes six months to a year.
QHow are cram schools and education businesses priced?⌄
Two to five years of operating profit is the usual range, flexed for student numbers, location, teacher quality and brand. Individual-tutoring versus group formats, and owned versus franchised operations, are valued differently — professional business due diligence is needed for an accurate figure.

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