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Educomp Solution Acquires Studyplaces For $1.5 Mn

By : Irfan Khan | 29 January 2010
Industry : Learning

COMPSEducomp Solutions is acquiring COMPSZaptive Internet Services Pvt Ltd for upto $1.5 Mn. As per the deal, Educomp will buy the domain name and the existing contracts of Zaptive. It will allot equity shares of upto $1.5 Mn to the shareholders of Zaptive.

Zaptive was founded by Amitabh Nagpal. Amitabh Nagpal is also the co-founder of Cymbal Corporation, which was sold to Patni Computers for $68 Mn. Zaptive operates the website - Studyplaces.com, which provides information for students who want to pursue higher education in the U.S., the U.K., India and other countries.

Zaptive is a subsidiary of U.S based Study Places Inc. Zaptive currently has contracts with more than 3,750 universities and educational institutions.

Zaptive has been on the blocks for sometime now as it was facing a cash crunch. Other parties interested in Zaptive were Info Edge India and Firefly E Ventures-subsidiary of HT Media. However, the news is that the deal went Educomp's way as Zaptive team wanted to work with Educomp. Info Edge holds 13% in Zaptive.

Investments in Zaptive


Date Investor Size ($ Mn)
Jan'08 Kleiner Perins 1
Jan'08 Caufield and Byers 1
Jan'08 Sherpalo Ventures 1
Jan'08 Info Edge India

Educomp solutions is the largest K-12 education service provider in India. It provides technology based education products and services to schools through its Smart Class and ICT division. It also sells educational aids, CD-ROMs and learning content through its online initiative.

Educomp posted a bottomline of Rs 50 Cr on a turnover of Rs 206.87 Cr for the quarter ended Sep'09.Educomp has been aggresively acquiring companies to consolidate its position as the largest education company in India.

Educomp's Acquisitions


Date Asset Size ($ Mn)
Oct'08 Takshila Management Services Pvt Ltd
Sept'08 Eurokids International Pvt Ltd 8.70
July'08 A-Plus Education Solutions Pvt Ltd 2.54
May'08 Learning.com 24.50
Aug'07 AuthorGen Technologies Pvt Ltd
Source: Wall Street Journal
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  DEAL TRACKER FOR
DateTransactionTypeBuyerSize ($mn)
29/01/10  Zaptive-Educomp M&A  Educomp Solutions Limited  1.50 
06/01/08  StudyPlaces.com - Info Edge India Venture capital  Info Edge India Limited  3.00 
 
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DateTypeBuyerTargetSize ($mn)State
16/05/12   Venture Capital   Acumen Fund   Hippocampus Learning Centres Private Limited   1.29   Completed  
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25/04/12   Venture Capital   Nexus India Capital   TalentSprint Education Services Private Limited   3.79   Completed  
 
  Profiles

Company

NamePromotersOfficeCompetitorWebsite
Educomp Solutions Limited  Shantanu Prakash
Jagdish Prakash  
1211, Padma Tower-I, 5, Rajendra Place,New Delhi 110008   EdServ Softsystems Limited
Everonn Education Limited
Extramarks Education Private Limited
TutorVista Education India Private Limited
Frameboxx Animation and Visula Effects Private Limited  
www.educomp.com
StudyPlaces.com       
Zaptive Internet Services Private Limited  Amitabh Nagpal   402-B, Sector-18     www.studyplaces.com
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