M&A Deal Summary

Carnegie Learning Acquires New Mountain Learning

On September 6, 2018, Carnegie Learning acquired education company New Mountain Learning from CIP Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carnegie Learning’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Carnegie Learning’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Carnegie Learning’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2018-09-06
Target New Mountain Learning
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Carnegie Learning
Sellers(s) CIP Capital
Deal Type Merger

Target

New Mountain Learning

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
New Mountain Learning LLC is a provider of blended learning solutions to K-12 and higher education institutions across North America. With a 60+ year history, New Mountain's EMC brand develops and distributes its market-leading digital literacy platform, Passport, directly to its K-12 school district customers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Carnegie Learning

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1997
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Carnegie Learning is a comprehensive, dynamic, and progressive learning technology company. Advocating a belief in teaching and determination to help students develop as learners and thinkers, Carnegie Learning is seeking to re-define the role of technology across the K-16 landscape. Its mathematics and STEM division delivers a research-proven mathematics curriculum and the MATHia platform for grades 6-12, developmental math support for 2- and 4-year colleges, project-based digital solutions for STEM, and best-in-class K-12 professional learning services. Carnegie Learning was formed in 1997 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 6
Sector (Education) 2 of 4
Type (Merger) 1 of 1
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 5
Year (2018) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-09-13 Globaloria

New York, New York, United States

Globaloria is a provider of computer science courses and pathways that engage students in learning computer science, applied software engineering, and coding. Globaloria is based in New York, New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-14 Scientific Learning

Oakland, California, United States

Scientific Learning Corp. is a SaaS service provider that delivers neuroscience-based educational technologies that have been research-validated by over 250 studies, including those from Stanford, MIT, and Harvard Universities. Their programs, Fast ForWord® and Reading Assistant™, have been used by more than 2.8 million learners in more than 2,600 K-12 schools in the US, by over 500 private practice clinicians, by thousands of students via a direct-to-consumer channel, and in over 55 countries via Value Added Resellers (VAR). The Fast ForWord programs cross-train foundational language and cognitive skills necessary for rapid English language development, while Reading Assistant uses speech verification technology to provide real-time corrective feedback to students as they read and speak, in a manner similar to that of an individualized language and reading coach. Scientific Learning was founded in 1995 and is based in Oakland, California.

Buy $15M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CIP Capital

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2010
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

CIP Capital is a private equity firm focused on control investments in middle-market, North American business information and outsourced service companies. Specific areas of interest include B2B information management, business process outsourcing, marketing services and knowledge services. CIP looks to invest $25 to $125 million in transactions valued up to $200 million. Funds are typically used to fund buyouts or growth initiatives. CIP Capital was formed in 2010 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 13
Sector (Education) 1 of 3
Type (Merger) 3 of 3
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 13
Year (2018) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-06 Carnegie Learning

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Carnegie Learning is a comprehensive, dynamic, and progressive learning technology company. Advocating a belief in teaching and determination to help students develop as learners and thinkers, Carnegie Learning is seeking to re-define the role of technology across the K-16 landscape. Its mathematics and STEM division delivers a research-proven mathematics curriculum and the MATHia platform for grades 6-12, developmental math support for 2- and 4-year colleges, project-based digital solutions for STEM, and best-in-class K-12 professional learning services. Carnegie Learning was formed in 1997 and is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-09-17 OnCourse Learning

Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States

OnCourse Learning is a provider of professional education to financial institutions providing banking and credit union governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) training. OnCourse Learning was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

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