references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message meritas family of schools type private industry education founded 2005 headquarters northbrook illinois u.s. owner sterling capital partners website www.meritas.net meritas is a family of for profit college preparatory schools that provides personalized education to more than 11 000 students across the globe . meritas schools have more than 300 years of collective and proven experience and have educated more than 50 000 students . the ten schools within the meritas family span three continents and each has its own unique character while remaining rooted in the organization s shared goals and opportunities . it is owned by sterling capital partners a private equity company . contents 1 history 2 schools and locations 3 references 4 external links history edit founded in 2005 by jonathan mccoy mac gamse 1 meritas has purchased multiple schools worldwide . its first acquisition in 2005 was north broward preparatory school in coconut creek florida . 2 coll ge du l man located in geneva switzerland was the next school to join the meritas family in 2006 . 3 as of april 27th 2015 meritas has sold several of their acquired schools to nord anglia education nae including north broward prep coll ge du l man l man international the village school windermere prep instituto san roberto . it is unclear whether the remaining meritas schools will be acquired by nae . 4 schools and locations edit l man manhattan preparatory school located in manhattan new york coll ge du l man located in geneva switzerland instituto san roberto two campuses located in valle alto monterrey and san august n mexico lake mary preparatory school located in lake mary florida l man international school located in chengdu china north broward preparatory school located in coconut creek florida rancho solano preparatory school located in scottsdale arizona henderson international school located in henderson nevada the village school located in houston texas windermere preparatory school located in windermere florida references edit http www.bloomberg.com profiles people 17692261 jonathan mccoy gamse http www.nbps.org school history http www.bizjournals.com southflorida stories 2006 01 30 story5.html page all http www.streetinsider.com corporate news nord anglia education nord to acquire six schools from meritas in 575m deal 10490067.html external links edit www.meritas.net retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title meritas education & oldid 684919140 categories education companies of the united statescompanies established in 2006hidden categories articles lacking in text citations from december 2012all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2015 at 16 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view