Following its recent purchase by The Carlyle Group and Citigroup Private Equity, Wall Street Institute Thailand is hosting a regional meeting of Wall Street Institute Country Directors and CEO Timothy Daniels to discuss the company’s direction and opportunities. WSI Thailand was chosen to host the meeting due to its outstanding growth. Since opening its first location on Silom Road nearly two years ago, the school has since opened a second location on Sukhumvit and has become one of the fastest growing and most successful branches in the world.
WSI CEO Timothy Daniels said, “Carlyle brings management expertise and a global network that will foster our profitability, growth and product innovation. As such, we are meeting in Bangkok this week to discuss ways to best maximize the synergies and opportunities stemming from this positive development. WSI’s popularity and success in Thailand made it a natural choice for hosting this important regional meeting. ”
Wall Street Institute’s Global Appeal
With English as the common language of global business, demand for quality instruction is growing rapidly around the world - particularly in Asia. Wall Street Institute is one of the premiere global brands in the English language instruction market, with a 30-year track record of educating more than a million students worldwide. Additionally, the WSI global platform fits well with Carlyle’s global footprint as it has local personnel in all of WSI’s major markets and the company is well positioned to support local growth initiatives.
WSI’s learning method combines live instruction with comprehensive, computer-based multimedia, Internet-based courses, and traditional didactic methods. At the end of 2004, WSI had more than 134,000 students enrolled worldwide. The company’s learning centers are essentially identical around the globe, with a similar look and feel and consistent instruction method. WSI students are primarily working adults between the ages of 28 and 35, half of whom study English for work-related purposes.
Carlyle Venture Partners is one of the world’s leading venture capital firms, with more than $1.6 billion in venture capital funds under management. Carlyle Venture Partners, which invests in communications and Internet-related infrastructure and applications, is the U.S.-based venture capital arm of The Carlyle Group.
The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm with more than $24 billion under management. Carlyle’s mission is to generate extraordinary returns by employing a conservative, proven and disciplined approach to investing. The Carlyle Group has more than 500 employees in 24 offices in 14 countries in North America, Europe, Japan, and Asia. Carlyle Venture Partners has offices in McLean, VA, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC. Visit www.carlyle.com for additional information.
With over 285 learning centers in 24 countries around the world, every year more than 130,000 people successfully learn English at Wall Street Institute. In Bangkok, WSI now has two convenient locations on Silom and Sukhumvit Roads. Please visit the website: www.wallstreet.in.th for more information.
For more information please contact:
Nuttaporn Tangwongsan / James Ward
Wall Street Institute Press Information Service
C/o Francom Asia
Tel 02 233 4338 or 39
E-mail:
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