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The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" />


In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its Chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /> Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of '''Bellevue Education International Limited''', of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=Au
In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its Chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /> Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of '''Bellevue Education International Limited''', of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=August 2015}}</ref>
 
 


Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ Wandsworth Preparatory School].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ Wandsworth Preparatory School].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>


In 2012, Bellevue Education entered into the joint venture with Place Group setting up [[Bellevue Place Education Trust]] referred to above. For a list of the state funded schools currently  operated  through this venture see seperate entry for [[Bellevue Place Educational Trust]].
In 2012, Bellevue Education also entered into a joint venture with Place Group and set up the [[Bellevue Place Education Trust]]. The Trust is a separate  entity operating primary Free Schools in London and South East. The schools are financed on a non-profit basis via a master funding agreement with the [[Department of Education]], .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bpet.co.uk|title=Bellevue Place Education Trust|website=Bellevue Place Education Trust|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-04-25}}</ref>


During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
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The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London.
The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London.
In April 2016, the source of much of the investment funding behind Bellevue was exposed via the release of the [[Panama Papers]].<ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref>
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== List of Bellevue Schools ==
== List of Bellevue Schools ==
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* [http://www.surval.ch Surval Montreux], Montreux, Switzerland
* [http://www.surval.ch Surval Montreux], Montreux, Switzerland
* [http://www.ealingindependentcollege.com Ealing Independent College], London, UK
* [http://www.ealingindependentcollege.com Ealing Independent College], London, UK


==References==
==References==
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