Analyst Brandon Dobell estimated that the company, which has a network of 765 child care centers in the United States and abroad that enroll about 63,000 children, would earn $1.20 per share in fiscal 2013, with EBITDA of $209 million, and $1.48 per share in fiscal 2014, with EBITDA of $245 million.

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"We believe there is a significant growth opportunity in high-quality early education, and Bright Horizons’ niche as the provider of choice in employer-sponsored markets is a more recurring and capital-efficient way to play these trends." Dobell said. "We believe that many education and business services investors are familiar with the company’s story from its previous stint as a public company; they like the management team recognize that this is perhaps the only way to play a strong secular theme (the growing emphasis of high-quality child care and early education)."

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