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KIRKBI Acquires BrainPOP

On October 11, 2022, family office KIRKBI acquired education company BrainPOP

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is KIRKBI’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is KIRKBI’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is KIRKBI’s 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2022-10-11
Target BrainPOP
Sector Education
Buyer(s) KIRKBI
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

BrainPOP

New York, New York, United States
BrainPOP is a digital education brand grounded in research and the science of learning. It has a presence in over two thirds of U.S. school districts and an estimated reach of 25M students annually, as well as an international presence. BrainPOP was founded in 1999 and is based in New York, New York.

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Buyer

KIRKBI

Investor Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

KIRKBI is the Kirk Kristiansen family’s holding and investment company. The Firm looks to make long-term investments in real estate and businesses throughout Denmark, the UK, Switzerland, and Germany. KIRKBI is headquartered in Billund, Denmark.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 11
Sector: Education M&A 1 of 1
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: New York M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-12-16 Euro Cater

Svenstrup, Denmark

Euro Cater is a foodservice wholesaler, offering a full range of food products for restaurants, hotels, caterers and other professional kitchens. Euro Cater was founded in 2006 and is based in Svenstrup, Denmark.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-07-14 Kahoot!

Oslo, Norway

Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that makes it easy to create, share and play fun learning games or trivia quizzes in minutes. Kahoot! is used in a variety of settings – in K-12 and university classrooms, corporate offices, social settings, and major sporting and cultural events. Kahoot! was founded in 2012 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

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