Blackboard Mergers & Acquisitions

Blackboard M&A Summary

Blackboard has acquired 27 companies. A total of 11 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 4 assets.

Blackboard’s largest acquisition to date was in 2016, when it acquired Higher One Holdings for $260M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold Blackboard - Open LMS Business to Learning Technologies Group for $32M. Blackboard has acquired in 15 different US states, and 5 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (50%) and software (21%).

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity28
    • M&A Buy Activity24
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 6
  • Total Countries Invested 5
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 17

Blackboard

Blackboard, Inc.

11720 Plaza America Drive, 11th Floor ,
Reston, Virginia 20190
United States,
www.blackboard.com

All (28) Buy (24) Sell (4)
Date Target Value
$mlns
Transaction Type Acquirer Seller SRC
Link
2022-09-15 Blackboard K-12 · Education
Reston, Virginia · www.blackboardk12.com

Blackboard K-12 Engagement solutions include Blackboard Web Community Manager, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Reach, Blackboard Mass Notifications, and the Blackboard Mobile Communications App, which primarily serves public K-12 districts and schools. Blackboard K-12 is based in Reston, Virginia.

- Divestiture

Finalsite
Advisor: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Blackboard


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