Golden Gate Capital Acquires Securly

Securly Acquires Dyknow

March 1, 2022

Education

Securly, a Golden Gate Capital‑backed K‑12 student safety and wellness platform, has acquired Dyknow, an Indianapolis‑based provider of classroom management and device impact measurement software. The deal combines Dyknow’s classroom management and device-usage analytics with Securly’s student safety, wellness and engagement offerings to expand capabilities and analytics for K‑12 customers.

Securly Acquires Eduspire Solutions

November 28, 2022

Education

Securly, a Golden Gate Capital-backed K-12 student safety and wellness platform, has acquired Eduspire Solutions, a provider of e-hallpass and flex period management software for K-12 schools. The deal adds on-campus student movement and scheduling capabilities to Securly's whole-student success platform to better support student safety and wellness across districts.

Securly Acquires Rhithm

April 21, 2022

Education

Securly, a K-12 student safety and wellness platform and portfolio company of Golden Gate Capital, has acquired Rhithm, a Fort Worth–based social-emotional learning (SEL) and student wellness platform. The deal combines Rhithm's SEL check-in assessments and content with Securly's whole-student success platform to create an integrated K-12 student wellness solution.

Golden Gate Capital Invests in Covia Following Chapter 11 Emergence

December 31, 2020

Industrial Services

Golden Gate Capital announced an investment in Covia as the company emerged from Chapter 11 after completing a financial restructuring that reduced long-term debt by approximately $750 million and cut fixed costs, including railcar obligations, by about $300 million. Golden Gate and its affiliates are the largest individual shareholder in Covia, a supplier of mineral-based material solutions headquartered in Independence, Ohio with an extensive network of plants and terminals across North America.

GoGuardian (with Sumeru Equity Partners) Acquires Pear Deck

November 19, 2020

Education

GoGuardian, backed by Sumeru Equity Partners, has merged with Pear Deck to combine classroom management, student-safety, and student-engagement tools for K-12 schools. The deal brings together complementary EdTech products to expand GoGuardian's instructional technology offerings and deepen support for teachers, students, and districts across in-person, remote, and hybrid learning environments.

Tiger Global Makes $200M Strategic Investment in GoGuardian

August 5, 2021

Education

GoGuardian announced a $200 million strategic investment from Tiger Global Management that values the K-12 EdTech SaaS company at well over $1 billion. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation, talent acquisition, and business development as GoGuardian scales its classroom management, student safety, assessment and engagement platform; Sumeru Equity Partners remains a backer and J.P. Morgan served as placement agent.