Tag Archives: Blackboard-Inc.

SunGard HE and Blackboard Acquisitions: Compare and Contrast

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Phil Hill

UPDATE:  In the section on ‘Cash Cow vs. Growth Potential’, my choice of words could have caused misunderstanding.  I did not mean to equate Operating Income with Cash Flow, and my choice of the word ‘cash’ in this section should … Continue reading →

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On Innovation and Commodification

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

I had a wonderful time at the Moodle Moot two weeks ago. Conferences for different LMSs tend to have very similar presentation types (how to migrate, tricks for making the grade book usable, great Web 2.0 tools that integrate with … Continue reading →

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The Blackboard Acquisition: Two Views

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

As busy as I have been lately, I have tried to keep up on the various analyses of Blackboard’s acquisition by Providence Equity Partners, Inc. There seem to be two schools of thought. The first school, which seems to be … Continue reading →

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More Blackboard Acquisition Coverage Coming

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Michael Feldstein

Jim Farmer tells me that I really should write at least one analysis post on the Blackboard acquisition myself. Since it’s Jim doing the asking, I’m going to do that. But I still don’t feel like I’m going to be … Continue reading →

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Investment Bankers and Blackboard’s Future, Part One: If …

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Jim Farmer

This is a guest post by Jim Farmer, Chairman of Sigma Group Inc. On Friday July 1,st after this was written, Blackboard Inc. was acquired by “affiliates of Providence Equity Partners” for $1.64 billion. They will also assume approximately $130 … Continue reading →

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