M&A Deal Summary

IXL Learning Acquires Vocabulary.com

On March 10, 2020, IXL Learning acquired education company Vocabulary.com

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is IXL Learning’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is IXL Learning’s 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is IXL Learning’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2020-03-10
Target Vocabulary.com
Sector Education
Buyer(s) IXL Learning
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Vocabulary.com

New York, New York, United States
Vocabulary.com is an educational destination for improving literacy through vocabulary building. Vocabulary.com provides students with a dynamic and personalized environment to grow their vocabulary. Vocabulary.com was established in 2010 and is based in New York City.

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Buyer

IXL Learning

San Mateo, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Media
DESCRIPTION

IXL Learning, Inc. is a K-12 personalized learning platform company focused on delivering learning experience used by more than 7 million students worldwide. IXL Learning was formed in 1998 and is based in San Mateo, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 10
State (New York) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 3 of 10
Year (2020) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-11-18 Education.com

Redwood City, California, United States

Education.com, Inc. is an online education destination serving more than 23 million teachers, parents, and homeschoolers. Education.com was founded in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-08-13 3P Learning Australia Pty.

Sydney, Australia

3P Learning Australia Pty. Ltd. is an online education provider and other outstanding products across math and literacy, including Readiwriter Spelling and Reading Eggs. 3P Learning was founded in 2003 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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