Northeastern Navigates Tough College Terrain With M&A

As more American colleges buckle under fiscal pressure, one school is rapidly expanding to bolster its finances and attract new students. Northeastern University, once known as a Boston commuter school, has a dedicated mergers and acquisitions team that’s snapped up flailing competitors from New York to California. It’ll soon own more than 10 million square feet of real estate across 14 campuses globally.