M&A Deal Summary

School Specialty Acquires SchoolKidz

On November 2, 2022, School Specialty acquired e-commerce company SchoolKidz from Skyview Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is School Specialty’s 1st transaction in the E-Commerce sector.
  • This is School Specialty’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is School Specialty’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-11-02
Target SchoolKidz
Sector E-Commerce
Buyer(s) School Specialty
Sellers(s) Skyview Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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Buyer(S) 1

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 5 of 6
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 5
Year (2022) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-02 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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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Skyview Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2003
PE ASSETS 400M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Skyview Capital is a private investment firm that targets divestitures of larger public corporations. Skyview focuses primarily on legacy, mature businesses in technology, business services, software, and niche manufacturing. Other areas of interest include networking solutions, information systems, transaction processing, logistics, and supply chain management. Skyview prefers business units located in North America with revenues of at least $10 million. Skyview Capital was formed in 2003 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 11
Sector (E-Commerce) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 6 of 9
State (Illinois) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 8 of 10
Year (2022) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-09-24 Digital Lumens

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Digital Lumens is a designer and developer of LED lighting systems for commercial and industrial sectors. The company specializes in intelligent lighting systems for industrial and commercial buildings. Digital Lumens was founded in 2008 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-12-06 Encelium

Markham, Ontario, Canada

Encelium offers an Energy Management System (EMS), an addressable lighting control system that uses the collaborative power of addressable networking technology in conjunction with advanced control hardware and software. Encelium is based in Markham, Ontario.

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