Sandbox Partners Acquires Family Education Network from Pearson

Sandbox Acquires Fingerprint to Form Sandbox Kids

March 30, 2021

Media & Entertainment

London-based Sandbox & Co. has acquired San Francisco-based Fingerprint to create a new Sandbox Kids division that combines Kidomi with Sandbox's Hopster and Curious World brands. The deal consolidates digital kids' edutainment content and subscription capabilities to scale distribution through mobile carriers, OEMs, OTT/pay TV partners and direct-to-consumer channels worldwide.

Breens Network Acquires Educator

January 17, 2021

Education

Dutch EdTech provider Breens Network has acquired software developer Educator to strengthen its digital work-and-learn environment and broaden its Student Information System (SIS) and related offerings. The deal brings Educator's education and local-government software capabilities into Breens Network's portfolio to accelerate product innovation and support customers' digital transformation.

Frontenac Recapitalizes XanEdu

January 30, 2020

Education

Chicago-based private equity firm Frontenac announced a recapitalization of XanEdu, a provider of custom course materials and digital content for K–12 and higher education. Financial terms were not disclosed; Frontenac said the partnership will provide strategic insight and capital to support XanEdu's growth plans, including strategic acquisitions and partnerships.

Penn Foster Acquires Sokanu (CareerExplorer)

March 19, 2021

Education

Penn Foster has acquired Sokanu, the creator of the CareerExplorer career-discovery platform used by more than 10 million people annually. The deal (terms not disclosed) will combine Sokanu's labor-market intelligence, assessments and machine‑learning tools with Penn Foster's workforce-focused education and training offerings to better guide and upskill middle‑skill workers.

Sandbox Acquires Teachit from AQA

September 2, 2020

Education

Sandbox, the London-based operating platform for digital education products, has acquired Teachit, a UK teacher resource provider, from education charity AQA. The deal adds Teachit’s library of 18,000+ resources and 550,000-teacher community to Sandbox’s Learning portfolio and is intended to accelerate international growth and collaborate with Sandbox’s US-based TeacherVision to serve over 2 million teachers.

Francisco Partners Acquires Follett School Solutions

September 1, 2021

Education

Francisco Partners has acquired Follett School Solutions (FSS), the K-12 software and content division of Follett Corporation. FSS — based in McHenry, Illinois and provider of the Follett Destiny library management system — will join Francisco Partners' portfolio of K-12 education technology businesses; terms were not disclosed.