Archipelago Learning to be Acquired by PLATO Learning
Archipelago Learning (NASDAQ: ARCL), a leading subscription-based, software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of education products, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which PLATO Learning, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, LLC, will acquire Archipelago Learning for $11.10 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately $291 million. The transaction represents a premium of 23 percent to the closing price of $9.04 on March 2, 2012, and a premium of 17 percent to the company’s weighted average trading price for the last twelve months.
- Published: 05 March 2012
- Written by Editor