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School Specialty Overview

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Is School Specialty PE-backed?

Yes. School Specialty is owned by private equity investors Cerberus Capital Management and Lantern Capital Partners.

Was School Specialty formerly PE-backed?

Yes. School Specialty was formerly owned by 2 private investors.

Where is School Specialty headquartered?

School Specialty is headquartered in Greenville, Wisconsin.

What is School Specialty’s revenue?

School Specialty disclosed revenue of 626M USD for 2019 and 673M USD for 2018.

How many employees does School Specialty have?

School Specialty has 1,136 employees.

What sector is School Specialty in?

School Specialty is an e-commerce company.

When was School Specialty founded?

School Specialty was founded in 1959.

School Specialty

School Specialty LLC

W6316 Design Drive,
Greenville, Wisconsin 54942
United States,
(888) 388-3224
www.schoolspecialty.com

School Specialty is a provider of online educational products and services to the Pre-K- 12th grade market in the U.S. and Canada. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad assortment of furniture & equipment, educational technology, general and specialty classroom supplies, facility supplies, safety and security products, and core and supplemental curriculum for science, math and English language arts. School Specialty was founded in 1959 and is based in Greenville, Wisconsin.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 4 - 1 1 - - 6
vol $12M $12M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - 1 - - 1
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Financial Deals
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Company Summary

SECTOR

E-Commerce

Revenue

626   7% 2019
673   3% 2018
658   1% 2017
656   6% 2016
622   9% 2015
572   2014
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Employees

1,136

Established

1959


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