Add-on Acquisition • Education

Yellowbrick Acquires Animation Mentor

On August 24, 2021, Yellowbrick acquired education company Animation Mentor from Greybull Stewardship

Acquisition Context
  • This is Yellowbrick’s 1st transaction in the Education sector.
  • This is Yellowbrick’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yellowbrick’s 1st transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date August 24, 2021
Target Animation Mentor
Sector Education
Buyer(s) Yellowbrick
Sellers(s) Greybull Stewardship
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Animation Mentor

Emeryville, California, United States
Animation Mentor is an online animation school that teaches students character animation skills. Animation Mentor was founded in 2005 and is based in Emeryville, California.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Yellowbrick

New York, New York, United States

Category Company
Founded 2014
Sector Education
DESCRIPTION

Yellowbrick is a provider in online education and career exploration for the Arts, Media, Sports, and Entertainment industries. The company develops exciting, accessible online programs in collaboration with top brands and world-renowned universities. Yellowbrick was founded in 2014 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Education 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 1 of 1
State: California 1 of 1
Country: United States 1 of 1
Year: 2021 1 of 1

Seller Profile 1

DESCRIPTION

Greybull Stewardship is a private investment firm focused on majority or minority investments in small companies. The Firm targets profitable businesses with $500K to $5 million of pre-tax profits. Greybull does not have any sector preferences and will consider opportunities throughout the US. Greybull Stewardship was formed in 2010 and is based in Cody, Wyoming.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector: Education 1 of 3
Type: Add-on Acquisition 5 of 7
State: California 1 of 1
Country: United States 5 of 8
Year: 2021 1 of 2
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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