Savvas Learning Company Acquires Rubicon Publishing

Savvas Learning Company Acquires Pointful Education

September 6, 2024

Education

Savvas Learning Company has acquired Pointful Education to expand its K-12 career and technical education (CTE) and online course offerings. The deal brings Pointful’s catalog of ~55 career-focused digital courses into Savvas’s portfolio to accelerate development of technical, certification-aligned courses for middle and high school students.

Savvas Learning Company Acquires Whooo's Reading

March 6, 2023

Education

Savvas Learning Company has acquired Whooo's Reading, an AI-driven edtech platform that automatically assesses student writing to measure reading comprehension. The acquisition brings Whooo's machine-learning scoring technology into Savvas’s K‑12 curriculum and assessment portfolio to provide teachers faster, personalized feedback and actionable student insights.

Rubicon Technology Partners Makes Majority Investment in Vision Government Solutions

March 9, 2021

Software

Rubicon Technology Partners has made a strategic majority investment in Vision Government Solutions to accelerate product innovation, customer support, and pursue acquisition opportunities. Vision, a provider of appraisal, CAMA and property tax software for municipalities, will use the investment to expand its cloud-based platforms and grow its market presence.

RBmedia Acquires Upfront Books' Audiobook Publishing Business

July 6, 2022

Media & Entertainment

RBmedia, the KKR-owned global audiobook publisher, has acquired the audiobook publishing business and full catalog of Upfront Books. The acquisition adds Upfront's technology-driven catalog of evergreen titles to RBmedia's distribution network to accelerate global reach and growth of the acquired titles.

Cambium Learning Group Acquires Rosetta Stone

October 14, 2020

Education

Cambium Learning Group, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, completed the acquisition of Rosetta Stone, including its Lexia Learning literacy division. The deal expands Cambium’s digital education portfolio by adding Rosetta Stone’s language-learning technology and Lexia’s PreK–12 literacy solutions to its suite of K‑12 and lifelong learning products.

Neighbourly Pharmacy Acquires Rubicon Pharmacies for $435M

March 10, 2022

Healthcare Services

Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. agreed to acquire Rubicon Pharmacies for CAD $435 million, adding 100 retail pharmacy locations and more than 1,500 employees. The deal, which materially increases Neighbourly's pro‑forma revenues and EBITDA, will be partially financed via a CAD $130 million public subscription receipt offering and a CAD $120 million private placement by Persistence Capital Partners (Neighbourly's largest shareholder).