After a four-month review of the education software company’s strategic options, Blackboard has agreed to a $1.64 billion buyout by an investor group led by Providence Equity Partners.
The deal will take the company private and keep its existing management in place.
The all-cash purchase will earn Blackboard’s stockholders $45 per share.
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