Sidley represented Discovery Education, a worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P., in its acquisition of DoodleLearning. The UK-based DoodleLearning’s Math and English Language Arts (ELA) products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students’ academic achievement and confidence. The acquisition expands Discovery Education’s Digital Product Suite in Math and ELA and strengthens its UK presence.
The Sidley team was led by Mehdi Khodadad, Adam Runcorn, and Scott Parel (M&A and Private Equity), and included Andrew Cebula, Cyril Cutinha, and Ashley Rogers (M&A and Private Equity); Nicholas Schwartz, Jack Mayall, and Jo Bainton (Global Finance); Eric Kauffman, Peter McCorkell, and Alex Down (Labor and Employment); Stacy Crosnicker (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Ken Daly and Jakob Dewispelaere (Antitrust/Competition); Rachpal Thind and Tom Hunter (Banking and Financial Services); Sven De Knop, Christopher Lock, and Alessandra Moroni (International Trade); William RM Long, Francesca Blythe, and João Quartilho (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Jason Menzies and Avi Kaye (Tax); Alastair Hopwood and Samantha Cumming (Litigation); and Dusan Clark and Kyle Barnett (Technology and IP Transactions).
