M&A Deal Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2010-03-08 |
| Target | Saf-T-Net |
| Sector | Internet Software and Services |
| Buyer(s) | Blackboard |
| Sellers(s) | Plexus Capital |
| Deal Type | Add-on Acquisition |
| Deal Value | 33M USD |
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| Category | Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Sector | Software |
| Employees | 1,780 |
Blackboard is a global educational software company that allows thousands of higher education, K-12, professional, corporate and government organizations to extend teaching, learning and campus communication online to millions of students, parents and teachers. Blackboard was founded in 1997 and is based in Reston, Virginia.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 24 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 4 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 5 of 22 |
| State: North Carolina M&A | 1 of 1 |
| Country: United States M&A | 5 of 18 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 5 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-11 |
ANGEL Learning
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ANGEL Learning, Inc. is a developer of e-learning software to the U.S. education industry. ANGEL Learning's flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. |
Buy | $95M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-07-07 |
Elluminate
Calgary, Alberta, Canada Elluminate offers advanced virtual classroom technology that allows education institutions to hold synchronous live courses over the Web, including audio, video, white board and social learning capabilities Elluminate, headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, was founded in 2000 and employs approximately 140 professional staff serving more than 1,900 K-12 and higher education clients located throughout the U.S. and 80 other countries. |
Buy | - |
| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| PE ASSETS | 2.2B USD |
| Size | Middle-Market |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
Plexus Capital is a private equity firm that invests in buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations and growth financings in the form of junior and/or equity capital. Plexus focuses on lower middle-market businesses located in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast areas of the US. The Firm looks for businesses companies in the business services, consumer services, manufacturing, value-added distribution, and healthcare sectors with up to $2 to $15 million of cash-flow. Plexus Capital was formed in 1995 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 44 |
| Sector: Internet Software and Services M&A | 1 of 3 |
| Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals | 2 of 23 |
| State: North Carolina M&A | 1 of 8 |
| Country: United States M&A | 3 of 44 |
| Year: 2010 M&A | 1 of 2 |
| Size (of disclosed) | 2 of 4 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-16 |
Web Products
Kansas City, Kansas, United States Web Products, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of a full line of furnace filters, air conditioning filters, air filters, allergy filters, and air filter accessories used to improve residential air quality and fragrance. |
Buy | - |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-01 |
Sherman & Reilly
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States Sherman & Reilly, Inc. is a manufacturer of underground and aerial transmission and distribution products based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. |
Buy | - |
