SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FRIEDMAN DARREN M.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O STEPSTONE GROUP LP

885 THIRD AVENUE, 17TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK

10022

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC. [ LAUR ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Common Stock	3,999,536	⁽¹⁾	I⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	See footnote⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Class B Common Stock ("Class B Common Stock") of Laureate Education, Inc. (the "Issuer") is convertible into one share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") upon the election of the holder or upon transfer, subject to the terms of the Issuer's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

2. Shares of Class B Common Stock are held directly by Wengen Alberta, Limited Partnership ("Wengen"). Wengen Investments Limited ("Wengen GP") is the general partner of Wengen. Certain investors, including, but not limited to, 2007 Co-Investment Portfolio L.P. ("2007 Co-Invest"), StepStone Capital Partners II Onshore, L.P. ("Onshore") and StepStone Capital Partners II Cayman Holding, L.P. (collectively with 2007 Co-Invest and Onshore, the "StepStone Funds") and certain investment funds and other persons affiliated with or managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Cohen Private Ventures, LLC, Bregal Investments, Inc., Sterling Fund Management, LLC and Snow Phipps Group, LLC (collectively, the "Wengen Investors") have interests in the Issuer through Wengen.

3. (continued from footnote 2)The Reporting Person is a designated representative of the StepStone Funds who serves as a member of the board of directors of Wengen GP. In such capacity, the Reporting Person may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own shares of Class B Common Stock owned by Wengen by virtue of the limited partnership interests the StepStone Funds hold in Wengen.

Remarks:

This filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except as set forth herein, the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any group exists or that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities of any group for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

	Darren M. Friedman	02/03/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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