M&A Deal Summary

School Specialty Acquires AutoSkill International

On August 20, 2009, School Specialty acquired software company AutoSkill International for 12M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is School Specialty’s 1st transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is School Specialty’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is School Specialty’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is School Specialty’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-08-20
Target AutoSkill International
Sector Software
Buyer(s) School Specialty
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12M USD
Advisor(s) M.E.S.A. Securities, Inc. (dba MESA Global) (Financial)

Target

AutoSkill International

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
AutoSkill International Inc. designs, develops, and delivers software-based reading and math intervention solutions to educational institutions in North America and Europe.

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Buyer

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 3 of 6
Sector (Software) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 5
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-08-22 Delta Education

Nashua, New Hampshire, United States

Delta Education LLC is a developer and supplier of hands-on science and math manipulatives, reading programs and related curriculum products for Pre-K to 9th grade.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-03-23 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing - Think Math

Massachusetts, United States

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co. - Think Math is a comprehensive K-5 curriculum that combines research-based methodologies and data-driven strategies to meet the needs of today's diverse classrooms.

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