Tracked deals
3
3 tracked deals across 2020-2021.
Operating Company
Software
OverDrive
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
OverDrive is a mission-based digital reading platform serving libraries and schools with award-winning apps and services (e.g., Libby, Sora, Kanopy, and TeachingBooks.net) and an institutional marketplace (OverDrive Marketplace) for libraries and education buyers.
- Focus Areas
- Digital library reading apps (Libby, Sora), Digital content distribution for libraries and schools, Library and education institutional marketplace (OverDrive Marketplace)
- Website
- overdrive.com
Recent pace
0
0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.
Deal mix
Buyout
2 buyout · 1 divestiture
OverDrive Acquisition Volume by Year
Last 2 years
Supporting Data
Recent Transactions
-
October 7, 2021
- Buyer
- OverDrive
- Target
- TeachingBooks.net
- Industry
- Education
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OverDrive, the digital reading platform for libraries and schools, acquired TeachingBooks.net to strengthen curriculum-focused resources for K-12 educators and integrate supplemental materials into OverDrive Education’s Sora app. The acquisition expands OverDrive’s catalog of instructional content and provides educators with over 265,000 curated resources used by tens of thousands of schools and libraries worldwide.
-
- Buyer
- OverDrive
- Target
- Kanopy
- Seller
- L Squared Capital Partners
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- California, United States
- Type
- Buyout
OverDrive has acquired Kanopy, the leading video streaming service for public and academic libraries, from L Squared Capital Partners. The deal brings Kanopy’s curated catalog of over 30,000 films into OverDrive’s library-focused platform to expand digital content offerings for libraries and schools worldwide.
-
- Buyer
- OverDrive
- Target
- RBdigital (RBmedia's library business)
- Seller
- RBmedia
- Industry
- Media & Entertainment
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Type
- Divestiture
OverDrive, the KKR-owned digital reading platform based in Cleveland, acquired the assets of RBmedia’s RBdigital library business across North America, the United Kingdom and Australia. The deal transfers RBdigital’s library platform to OverDrive to expand its catalog and features for libraries—bringing additional audiobooks and potential magazine content—while RBmedia retains its publishing businesses.
Related Acquisition Pages
Selling a company? Get in front of buyers like OverDrive
Turn tracked acquisition activity into an outreach-ready buyer list.