M&A Deal Summary

Pearson VUE Acquires Certiport

On May 16, 2012, Pearson VUE acquired education company Certiport from Spire Capital Partners for 140M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Pearson VUE’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Pearson VUE’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Pearson VUE’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Pearson VUE’s 1st transaction in Utah.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-05-16
Target Certiport
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Pearson VUE
Sellers(s) Spire Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 140M USD

Target

Certiport

American Fork, Utah, United States
Certiport, Inc. is a developer, marketer and distributor of education and certification testing programs for end-users of Microsoft, Adobe and Digital Literacy programs in the academic, corporate and workforce segments worldwide. Certiport is a well positioned, scalable business services company with a worldwide marketing and distribution network, consisting of more than 12,000 testing centers.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Pearson VUE

Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Internet Software and Services
DESCRIPTION

Pearson VUE, Inc. is a provider in computer-based testing for information technology, academic, government and professional testing programs around the world.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Education) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 3
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-06 Exam Design

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Exam Design, Inc. is a provider of examination development software used in high-stakes testing.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Spire Capital Partners

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 900M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Spire Capital Partners is a private equity firm that targets buyout investments in mid-sized information services, media, communications, and business service companies. The Firm looks for cash-flow positive, US-based businesses with high barriers to entry. Spire seeks to commit $15 to $125 million of equity per transaction and has an investment horizon of three to seven years. Spire Capital Partners was formed in 2000 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 27
Sector (Education) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 19
State (Utah) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 12 of 26
Year (2012) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-16 AssetNation

Houston, Texas, United States

AssetNation, Inc. is a platform to build a premier online marketplace and technology company for the sale and purchase of surplus and salvage assets. By combining comprehensive services and leveraging the Internet to increase transaction transparency and efficiently access a global universe of buyers, AssetNation has dramatically improved recovery results for sellers of commercial salvage goods, as well as corporate, end-of-life assets.

Sell $64M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-12 Velocity Technology Solutions

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. is a provider of enterprise software hosting and systems integration services to mid-market businesses and government entities. Velocity Technology Solutions was founded in 2003 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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