Providential Anticipates Quick Closing of Acquisition of Irvine College
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2003--Providential Holdings, Inc. ( PRVH - news) (Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich Stock Exchanges:PR7, WKN 935160) today announced that Irvine College of Medical Sciences and the Company have agreed to extend the closing of the proposed acquisition until December 19, 2003 due to additional due diligence review. Providential Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire a 51% ownership of Irvine College of Medical Sciences, Inc., a California corporation DBA Atlantis Career College (http://www.atlantiscareercollege.net), for a combination of cash and the Company's restricted stock, in a move to expand into the post-secondary education market and emulate successful business models such as Career Education Corp. (Nasdaq:CECO - News), Concorde Career Colleges (Nasdaq:CCDC - News), and Corinthian Colleges (Nasdaq:COCO - News).
Atlantis Career College is currently approved to provide educational programs in medical-related fields, including Ultrasound Technology, MRI, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Tech, Pharmaceutical Sales, Registered Nurse, NCLEX, Professional Child Care, and curricula in information technology such as 3-D Animation and Network certifications.
Henry Fahman, Chairman and CEO of Providential Holdings, reiterated, "We believe there are tremendous opportunities in the for-profit postsecondary education sector, thanks to the advent of the Internet which makes on-line learning a way of life," Fahman added: "Investors flocked to shares of for-profit education companies such as COCO, CCDC, CECO, and APOL as weakening job markets led many people to seek additional education, which positioned the sector for a strong growth phase. Yet with rising ambition levels also prompting many US workers to go back to school to enhance their skills and ever-growing international student populations who wish to have an American degree, we expect education demand to remain strong in the future even as the economy bounces back."
About Providential:
Providential Holdings, Inc. (PHI) is a diversified holding company committed to creating shareholder value through growth. The company focuses on selective technologies, capital and financial services, international markets and special situations.
Products and services include mobile entertainment systems, information technology, identification technology, infrastructure development, telecommunications, trade commerce, and mergers and acquisitions, especially in the U.S. and emerging overseas markets with high potential for growth.
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