The story
The first Wall Street Institute centers opened in Italy in 1972, and within two years 24 new centers opened across Italy. In 1983, Wall Street Institute expanded outside of Italy, and by the late 1980s Wall Street Institute was well established across Europe. Expansion continued through the early 1990s, when centers were opened in Mexico, Chile, and Venezuela. Beginning in the late 1990s, Wall Street Institute expanded into the Middle East and then to Asia, which has grown to be a significant part of its business.
In 1997, Wall Street Institute was purchased by Sylvan Learning Systems. In 2005, Wall Street Institute was acquired by the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group. Wall Street English was acquired by Pearson plc from an affiliate of The Carlyle Group and CITIC Private Equity for $92 million in cash in 2010. In 2017 Pearson sold it to EQT Private Capital Asia formerly known as Baring Private Equity Asia and CITIC Capital for around $300 million.
In 2013, the company adopted Wall Street English as its universal name, while also launching a rebranding and introducing a new logo.
From Wikipedia’s article on Wall Street English, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4