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AIL Español acquires majority stake in Linguaschools acquires
2Day Languages Spaneasy in Madrid
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panish language group AIL inguaschools www.linguaschools.com,
Español https://ailespanol. a Spanish language teaching group, has
Scom has acquired a majority Lannounced the acquisition of Spaneasy, an
stake in 2Day Languages, an Instituto Instituto Cervantes-accredited school in the
Cervantes-accredited school with centre of Madrid.
five classrooms in the Eixample area neighbourhood of Valencia, Spaneasy https://spaneasylearning.com,
which becomes the group’s fourth centre, adding to Madrid, which was established in 2016, is situated
Malaga and Barcelona. two minutes’ walk from Puerta del Sol, and
AIL Founder Chris Haworth, said, “For years I have wanted to Linguaschools
add Valencia as a destination and I am delighted to finally be able Madrid moved
to do so. I have long admired the professionalism and quality, both from July 1st
of the teaching and of the management team, at 2Day Languages. to operate both
This acquisition represents a perfect commercial fit, as both brands from the
schools focus exclusively on teaching Spanish in small groups to location.
young and adult learners from all over the world.” bit.ly/3zjBpR9 Serge de Blaeij,
Director of Lin-
guaschools, told StudyTravel Magazine, “Madrid
Expanish relocates Barcelona schools to has been a very important destination for
historic building Linguaschools since we started operating with
a partner back in 2006. After recently expand-
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ing our schools in Barcelona and Granada, we
panish language group started working with the idea of having our own
Expanish https://expanish.com school in one of the coolest capitals of Europe.
Shas moved its two Barcelona The professionalism of the teaching and student
schools to an iconic location in the care team we found at Spaneasy helped us
Eixample area of the city. decide to take this next step.”
Director and Co-Founder Agustin Vignale said, “We’re thrilled to “With the acquisition of Spaneasy, Madrid
be moving to such a historic and culturally significant building in is the third destination, after Barcelona and
Barcelona. At Expanish we’re determined to make our new campus Granada, where the school will be fully owned
a hub for interculturalism, where students from around the world and operated by Linguaschools. We will be able
can connect with each other and the local community.” to better align the offer with our other schools
Features include separate floors for under 30 and 30+ students, with the aim to offer Linguaschools students
larger classrooms filled with natural light and modern facilities, an even better Spanish language learning
expanded indoor and outdoor common areas, and full accessibility experience in a perfect location in the city
for reduced-mobility students. More at: bit.ly/4cDpvjv centre.” Full story at: bit.ly/4chsf6g

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