Arco Platform Limited Acquires COC and Dom Bosco Learning Systems
September 30, 2021
Arco Platform Limited (Nasdaq: ARCE) completed the acquisition of the COC and Dom Bosco learning systems, receiving final antitrust approval from Brazil's CADE and paying a total purchase price of R$800.4 million (adjusted for cash and working capital). The deal strengthens Arco’s leadership in the private K–12 segment by broadening its geographic reach and pricing coverage and creating cross‑sell and upsell opportunities across its partner schools.
- Buyers
- Arco Platform Limited
- Targets
- COC (Sistema COC de Ensino), Dom Bosco learning system
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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