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BigTeams Acquires Schedule Star

On January 5, 2015, BigTeams acquired internet software and services company Schedule Star from TEGNA

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is BigTeams’ 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is BigTeams’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is BigTeams’ 1st transaction in West Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-01-05
Target Schedule Star
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) BigTeams
Sellers(s) TEGNA
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Schedule Star

Wheeling, West Virginia, United States
Schedule Star is a provider of cutting-edge software package, and now a Web 2.0 internet application. More than half the country’s athletic directors count on Schedule Star every day to organize, manage and maintain their office and communicate with their students and parents.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

BigTeams

Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 2001
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

BigTeams develops advanced high school athletic websites and software. BigTeams was founded in 2001 and is based in Ashburn, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

TEGNA

Tysons, Virginia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1906
Sector Media
Employees6,430
Revenue 3.1B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

TEGNA is a diversified media company. The Company operates through two business segments, Media and Digital. The Media segment comprises of 46 television stations in 38 markets. The Digital segment consists of the Cars.com (formerly Classified Ventures LLC) and CareerBuilder businesses. TEGNA was founded in 1906 and is based in Tysons, Virginia.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 10
Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 4 of 8
State: West Virginia M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 4 of 10
Year: 2015 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-12-29 Gannett Healthcare Group

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States

Gannett Healthcare Group is a provider of continuing education, certification test preparation, online recruitment, digital media, publications and related services for nurses and other healthcare professionals in the United States.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-06-08 Gannett Co.

McLean, Virginia, United States

Gannett Co., Inc. is a digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across its network. Gannett's operations comprise of USA TODAY, 92 daily local publications in the US and Guam, more than 400 non-daily publications in the U.S., and, through our Newsquest subsidiary, more than 150 local news brands online, mobile and in print in the UK. Gannett was established in 2014 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

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