Presentations, Articles and Media Interviews

3/9 - 3/11 2009
Mark Jopling to speak at 11th Annual Education Industry Investment Forum in Phoenix, Arizona.

12/9/08
Mark Jopling acted as moderator of the panel discussion on the Higher Education Opportunity Act at the Career College Association 2008 Investment Conference in Arlington, Virginia.

11/17/08
Ray Ojerholm spoke at the Career College Association 2008 CPA Seminar in Arlington, Virginia.

8/08
Mark Jopling provided commentary for an article in the Career Education Review regarding the acquisition of U.S. Education Corp. by DeVry Inc.

12/6/07
Mark Jopling spoke on "Mergers & Acquisitions & the Private Equity Market" at the Career College Association's First Annual Higher Education Investment Conference.

12/5/07
Ray Ojerholm spoke on "Financial Statements - From User Friendly Managerial Statements to Investor Friendly Financial Statements" at the Pre-conference Boot Camp of Career College Association's First Annual Higher Education Investment Conference.

9/07
Mark Jopling authored “What is Your School Worth? Pulling Back the Curtain – Bids on Actual Transactions” in the Career Education Review.

8/13/07
Mark Jopling was quoted in an article in the Washington Post on private equity investments in postsecondary education.

7/6/07
Mark Jopling was interviewed for an article in the link on proper balance sheet structuring.

6/15/07
Mark Jopling spoke at breakout session entitled “How Much is My School Worth?” at the Career College Association’s Annual Convention in New Orleans.

8/27-9/2/04
Mark Jopling was quoted in an article regarding Education Management Corp. by the Pittsburgh Business Times.

2/11/04
UBS Institutional Investor Conference Call. Mark Jopling participated as an expert on mergers and acquisitions in the private postsecondary school industry.

12/8/03
Mark Jopling and Ray Ojerholm, along with the former owners and the buyer of Apollo College, participated in a panel discussion about the process of selling a school at the Nile Forum meeting in Phoenix, AZ.

1/20/03
Mark Jopling was quoted in an article regarding the sale of Vatterott College by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

December 2002
Feature story in Career Education Review on "How to Maximize Proceeds in the Sale of a Career School" based on an interview of Mark Jopling by Michael J. Cooney, Editor.

11/7/02
Mark Jopling presented "Marketing and Selling Your School the 'Right Way' vs. the 'Wrong Way'" at the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools annual conference, Newport Beach, CA.

6/29/02
Mark Jopling and Ray Ojerholm presented "How to Maximize Proceeds in the Sale of a Career School" at the Career College Association annual conference, Washington, DC.

Spring 2002
Mark Jopling authored "Selling a Career School Via Controlled Auction" in the link.

4/25/02
Mark Jopling and Ray Ojerholm presented "Case Study - Sale of a Career School" to the Private Education Research Council, Birmingham, AL.