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VitalSource Acquires RedShelf

On April 21, 2025, VitalSource acquired distribution company RedShelf from DNS Capital

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VitalSource’s 1st transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is VitalSource’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is VitalSource’s 1st transaction in Illinois.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2025-04-21
Target RedShelf
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) VitalSource
Sellers(s) DNS Capital
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

RedShelf

Chicago, Illinois, United States
RedShelf is a distributor of digital learning materials in higher education. RedShelf collaborates with publishers, institutions, campus bookstores, and strategic partners to provide the technology to accelerate the transition to digital and make learning materials more accessible and affordable. RedShelf was founded in 2012 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VitalSource

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

VitalSource is a developer of learning and development resources for the digital age. VitalSource is an education technology solutions provider committed to helping partners create, deliver, and distribute affordable, accessible, and impactful learning experiences worldwide. As a recognized innovator in the digital course materials market, VitalSource is best known for partnering with more than 1,000 publishers and resellers to deliver extraordinary learning experiences to millions of active users globally– and today we’re also powering new, cutting-edge technologies designed to optimize teaching and learning for maximum results. VitalSource was founded in 1994 and is based in Raleigh, North Carolina.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 6
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 5 of 5
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 6 of 6
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-20 Akademos

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Akademos provides higher education institutions with a full-service online platform to manage course materials, from monitoring adoptions and compliance to purchasing textbooks to measuring utilization. Akademos was founded in 1999 and is based in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DNS Capital

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Family Office
Founded 2015
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

DNS Capital is the investment group for Gigi Pritzker, Michael Pucker and their family. The Firm looks to invest $25 to $100 million in US based companies generating $10 to $50 million of EBITDA. Sectors of interest include industrials, business services, consumer, and real estate. DNS will consider both control or minority positions. DNS is based in Chicago, Illinois.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector: Distribution M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 2
State: Illinois M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 3 of 3
Year: 2025 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-11-13 RapidAPI

San Francisco, California, United States

RapidAPI is an online provider of API testing and monitoring software used by developers. RapidAPI was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

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