M&A Deal Summary

Excolere Equity Partners Acquires EPS

On March 2, 2023, private equity firm Excolere Equity Partners acquired education company EPS from School Specialty

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Excolere Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Excolere Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Excolere Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-03-02
Target EPS
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Excolere Equity Partners
Sellers(s) School Specialty
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

EPS

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States
EPS is a developer of research-based supplemental curriculum products and services that enhance literacy and math skills for K-12 grade-level students. The company offers a number of leading products including: SPIRE, Wordly Wise 3000, Primary Phonics, and Coach. EPS is based in Nashua, New Hampshire.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Excolere Equity Partners is a private investment firm focused on opportunities in the education and human capital sectors. The Firm looks to leverage its strategic and operational expertise to help companies accelerate growth opportunities. Excolere Equity Partners is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Hampshire M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

School Specialty

Greenville, Wisconsin, United States

Category Company
Founded 1959
Sector E-Commerce
Employees1,136
Revenue 626M USD (2019)
DESCRIPTION

School Specialty is a provider of online educational products and services to the Pre-K- 12th grade market in the U.S. and Canada. The company designs, manufactures and distributes a broad assortment of furniture & equipment, educational technology, general and specialty classroom supplies, facility supplies, safety and security products, and core and supplemental curriculum for science, math and English language arts. School Specialty was founded in 1959 and is based in Greenville, Wisconsin.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: New Hampshire M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2023 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-02 SchoolKidz

Woodridge, Illinois, United States

SchoolKidz provides kitting solutions for elementary and middle-school students through various parent (PTA/PTO), school, and charitable organizations. The SchoolKidz Teacher Tailored offering provides school supply kits to over 3,000 schools nationwide. It also operates KitsforKids.com, a program serving non-profit organizations. Organizations select KitsforKidz to provide essential goods for both educational and humanitarian purposes. SchoolKidz was formed in 1995 and is based in Woodridge, Illinois.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-03 FlagHouse

Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, United States

FlagHouse is a provider of equipment and programs serving physical education, recreation, special needs therapy, and healthcare customers. FlagHouse was founded in 1954 and is based in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey.

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