Eurazeo, Primavera-owned WorldStrides files for bankruptcy
WorldStrides, a US-based provider of study-abroad programs for high school and university students owned by Eurazeo and Chinese private equity firm Primavera, has filed for bankruptcy protection.
The company organizes educational travel and other programs for more than 550,000 students every year, but its business has been “decimated” by the coronavirus outbreak and consequent restrictions...
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