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The Learning Company Overview

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Was The Learning Company formerly PE-backed?

Yes. The Learning Company was formerly owned by 3 private investors.

Where is The Learning Company headquartered?

The Learning Company is headquartered in Hiawatha, Iowa.

What sector is The Learning Company in?

The Learning Company is a software company.

When was The Learning Company founded?

The Learning Company was founded in 1980.

The Learning Company

Hiawatha, Iowa 52233
United States,
(800)395-0277
www.thelearningco.com

The Learning Company (TLC) is an American educational software company, founded in 1980. It produced a grade-based system similar to Knowledge Adventure's JumpStart series. The products for preschoolers through second graders feature Reader Rabbit, and software for more advanced students features The ClueFinders. The company also purchased the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # - - - - - 1 1
vol $420M $420M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
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Company Summary

SECTOR

Software

Established

1980


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