School Specialty Acquires SchoolKidz
November 2, 2022
School Specialty, a leading provider of learning environments and K‑12 supplies, has acquired Chicago-area SchoolKidz, a provider of school-supply kitting and wellness kits. The purchase brings SchoolKidz’s Teacher Tailored and Kits for Kidz programs into the School Specialty platform to expand its bundled supply and nonprofit support capabilities nationwide; the seller was PE firm Skyview Capital.
- Buyers
- School Specialty, LLC
- Targets
- SchoolKidz
- Sellers
- Skyview Capital, LLC
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Illinois, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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