M&A Deal Summary

Edmentum Acquires Educational Options

On November 10, 2011, Edmentum acquired internet software and services company Educational Options

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Edmentum’s 1st transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is Edmentum’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Edmentum’s 1st transaction in Vermont.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-11-10
Target Educational Options
Sector Internet Software and Services
Buyer(s) Edmentum
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Educational Options

Falls Church, Vermont, United States
Educational Options, Inc. is an education technology firm.

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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 3 of 6
Sector (Internet Software and Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 5
State (Vermont) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2011) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-05-09 NetSchools

Atlanta, California, United States

NetSchools Corporation - provides an e-learning environment for K-12 schools that combines an Internet-centric curriculum with a notebook computer for every student.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-03-05 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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