LINQ Acquires Script and Specialized Data Systems to Expand K‑12 Platform
April 21, 2021
EMS LINQ, Inc. (LINQ) acquired two K‑12 education technology providers — Script (a digital administration/forms platform) and Specialized Data Systems (SDS, a school financial/administrative system) — to broaden its back‑office and student‑to‑state product offering. The deals expand LINQ’s integrated suite for districts and states as it builds a comprehensive K‑12 platform (LINQ is backed by investor Banneker Partners).
- Buyers
- EMS LINQ, Inc. (LINQ), Banneker Partners
- Targets
- Script, Specialized Data Systems (SDS)
- Platforms
- EMS LINQ, Inc. (LINQ)
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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