M&A Deal Summary

Edmentum Acquires Archipelago Learning

On March 5, 2012, Edmentum acquired education company Archipelago Learning from Providence Equity Partners for 291M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Edmentum’s 2nd transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Edmentum’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Edmentum’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Edmentum’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-03-05
Target Archipelago Learning
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Edmentum
Sellers(s) Providence Equity Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 291M USD

Target

Archipelago Learning

Dallas, Texas, United States
Archipelago Learning, Inc. is a subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of supplemental education products. Archipelago provides standards-based instruction, practice, assessment and productivity tools that improve the performance of educators and students via web-based platforms. Archipelago Learning was formed in 2000 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Edmentum

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1960
Sector Information Technology
DESCRIPTION

Edmentum provides education technology solutions for kindergarten through adult learners, offering curricula for reading, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and life and job skills. Edmentum was founded in 1960 and is based in Bloomington, Minnesota.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 6
Sector (Education) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-10 Educational Options

Falls Church, Vermont, United States

Educational Options, Inc. is an education technology firm.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-07-30 Calvert Education

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Calvert Education is a provider of K‐12 distance learning curriculum and educational support services to students around the world. Calvert Education is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Providence Equity Partners

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 36.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Providence Equity Partners is a specialist private equity firm that targets investments in media, entertainment, communications, and information companies. Specifically, Providence seeks investments in wireless and wireline telephony, cable television content and distribution, music, film, publishing, radio and television broadcasting, and other media and communications sectors. Providence Equity looks to commit $150 million to $800 million of equity capital in transactions ranging from growth financings and recapitalizations, to buyouts and take-privates. Providence Equity Partners was formed in 1989 and has offices in Providence, Rhode Island; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; London, United Kingdom; Hong Kong, China; and New Delhi, India.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 31 of 100
Sector (Education) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 40
State (Texas) 1 of 5
Country (United States) 19 of 68
Year (2012) 1 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 30 of 35
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-02 360 Networks

Seattle, Washington, United States

360 Networks Corp. is a fiber optic communications service provider focused mainly on providing Ethernet, Private Line Transport, IP, VoIP, and Local Access services. 360 Networks was formed in 1987 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Sell $319M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-13 Hathway Cable & Datacom

Mumbai, India

Hathway Cable & Datacom is a cable broadband service provider. Hathway Cable & Datacom was founded in 1959 and is based in Mumbai, India.

Buy -
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