This document provides an industry update on the education sector from Hyde Park Capital Advisors. It summarizes recent stock performance and valuation multiples for different education industry subsectors. It also lists several recent private placement and M&A transactions in the education industry, including a proposed acquisition of Archipelago Learning by PLATO Learning for $305 million.
The document provides information about ICL MSL, a Taiwan-based PR agency. It summarizes that ICL MSL was founded in 1998, consists of professionals from diverse backgrounds, and has extensive experience across different industries. It serves clients in various sectors including consumer products, healthcare, electronics, and banking. ICL MSL has strategic alliances with leading multinational companies and its core competency is integrating multimedia resources to maximize clients' marketing efforts.
Four s fortnightly education track 15th march - 31st march 2012Four-S
The Indian government has invited private companies to partner in opening 2,500 secondary schools over the next five years. Companies can qualify for schools based on their net worth, experience running schools, and deposit amounts. The government will provide infrastructure grants and pay for education costs of underprivileged students. Other news included the AICTE banning new engineering and management colleges, plans for a common medical entrance exam in 2013, and 76% of Right to Education violations remaining unresolved. Private investments in the education sector included deals by Omidyar Network, Mumbai Angels, and Hyderabad Angels. Stocks of major education companies like Core Education and Educomp showed mixed performance over the last year.
Renewable Energy Production Tax Credits and Rural CommunitiesPorts-To-Plains Blog
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Energy Summit
April 20, 2012
Washington, DC
Renewable Energy Production Tax Credits and Rural Communities
PTC = Jobs
John L. Cohen, Vice President, Government Affairs, Alstom, Inc.
9/9 FRI 2:45 | Planning for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 3APA Florida
This document provides an overview of electric vehicle readiness planning for Central Florida. It discusses the societal benefits of electric transportation and opportunities and challenges around technologies, policies, and infrastructure. It summarizes Get Ready Central Florida's efforts to promote electric vehicles through stakeholder engagement, permitting streamlining, education, and support for charging infrastructure development. The document concludes by noting that Metro Orlando has been classified as a leader in electric vehicle readiness.
Career Point Infosystems is one of India's leading tutorial companies providing training for competitive exams. It has seen strong revenue growth in recent years due to rising demand for its services driven by India's demographics and economic development. However, the company's plans to develop an integrated campus facility will negatively impact profitability in the near term. The IPO is recommended for moderate listing gains.
Corporate Portfolio of Kellton Tech for Consumer and Enterprise Web Applications; containing in depth information about our service offerings, clients and expertise in Web based Solution Development. We offer end-to-end Web Product Development, Creative and HTML Design, Deployment and Quality Assurance, Migration, Porting and Testing services for a wide range of verticals including : Retail, Travel, Education, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Advertising, Media & Publishing and Non Profits.
The document outlines the vision, mission, objectives and business model for the proposed Malaysia Sustainable Energy Association. The vision is the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency adoption by industry players to meet national energy demand. The mission includes establishing a renewable energy ecosystem and assisting Malaysia's renewable energy and energy efficiency enterprises. The objectives support policies to enhance energy efficiency and renewable energy. The business model describes key activities, partnerships, resources, costs and revenue streams for the association.
The SLOAN Employment report for 2012 highlights the impact the programme has on career progression. After 6 months of graduation, we found that more than half of our graduates are working at a Senior Manager or Director level with a salary of more than £100K.
If you are interested in recruiting our talent, please visit http://bit.ly/GTGDxL
Find out more about the Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy programme: http://www.london.edu/programmes/sloanmastersinleadershipandstrategy.html
The document provides information about ICL MSL, a Taiwan-based PR agency. It summarizes that ICL MSL was founded in 1998, consists of professionals from diverse backgrounds, and has extensive experience across different industries. It serves clients in various sectors including consumer products, healthcare, electronics, and banking. ICL MSL has strategic alliances with leading multinational companies and its core competency is integrating multimedia resources to maximize clients' marketing efforts.
Four s fortnightly education track 15th march - 31st march 2012Four-S
The Indian government has invited private companies to partner in opening 2,500 secondary schools over the next five years. Companies can qualify for schools based on their net worth, experience running schools, and deposit amounts. The government will provide infrastructure grants and pay for education costs of underprivileged students. Other news included the AICTE banning new engineering and management colleges, plans for a common medical entrance exam in 2013, and 76% of Right to Education violations remaining unresolved. Private investments in the education sector included deals by Omidyar Network, Mumbai Angels, and Hyderabad Angels. Stocks of major education companies like Core Education and Educomp showed mixed performance over the last year.
Renewable Energy Production Tax Credits and Rural CommunitiesPorts-To-Plains Blog
Ports-to-Plains Alliance Energy Summit
April 20, 2012
Washington, DC
Renewable Energy Production Tax Credits and Rural Communities
PTC = Jobs
John L. Cohen, Vice President, Government Affairs, Alstom, Inc.
9/9 FRI 2:45 | Planning for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure 3APA Florida
This document provides an overview of electric vehicle readiness planning for Central Florida. It discusses the societal benefits of electric transportation and opportunities and challenges around technologies, policies, and infrastructure. It summarizes Get Ready Central Florida's efforts to promote electric vehicles through stakeholder engagement, permitting streamlining, education, and support for charging infrastructure development. The document concludes by noting that Metro Orlando has been classified as a leader in electric vehicle readiness.
Career Point Infosystems is one of India's leading tutorial companies providing training for competitive exams. It has seen strong revenue growth in recent years due to rising demand for its services driven by India's demographics and economic development. However, the company's plans to develop an integrated campus facility will negatively impact profitability in the near term. The IPO is recommended for moderate listing gains.
Corporate Portfolio of Kellton Tech for Consumer and Enterprise Web Applications; containing in depth information about our service offerings, clients and expertise in Web based Solution Development. We offer end-to-end Web Product Development, Creative and HTML Design, Deployment and Quality Assurance, Migration, Porting and Testing services for a wide range of verticals including : Retail, Travel, Education, E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Advertising, Media & Publishing and Non Profits.
The document outlines the vision, mission, objectives and business model for the proposed Malaysia Sustainable Energy Association. The vision is the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency adoption by industry players to meet national energy demand. The mission includes establishing a renewable energy ecosystem and assisting Malaysia's renewable energy and energy efficiency enterprises. The objectives support policies to enhance energy efficiency and renewable energy. The business model describes key activities, partnerships, resources, costs and revenue streams for the association.
The SLOAN Employment report for 2012 highlights the impact the programme has on career progression. After 6 months of graduation, we found that more than half of our graduates are working at a Senior Manager or Director level with a salary of more than £100K.
If you are interested in recruiting our talent, please visit http://bit.ly/GTGDxL
Find out more about the Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy programme: http://www.london.edu/programmes/sloanmastersinleadershipandstrategy.html
Social Media and Information ManagementOmri Bergman
1) Capgemini is a global consulting firm with over 110,000 employees in 40 countries that provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and professional services.
2) The document discusses social media and its impact on business, noting that the volume of customer conversations is exploding across various social platforms.
3) It introduces the concept of social CRM (customer relationship management) as a way to transform customer insights gained on social media into meaningful actions, such as addressing customer complaints or offering targeted promotions. Companies must change processes and integrate social data and applications into their enterprise architecture to leverage social CRM.
The document provides details on the proposed TIPPS (TIPPS Framework) initiative to establish affordable international standard English medium schools in Malaysia. The vision is to establish certified English medium schools collaborating with education entrepreneurs and supporting the ecosystem for expansion. Key aspects of the business model include the customer segments, channels, resources, activities, partnerships, costs and revenue streams. Initial targets areas for school districts are identified. An action plan outlines regulations to comply with, standards, recruitment, plans, teams and standard operating procedures required.
The document provides a draft plan for an English School Venture in Malaysia. The mission is to provide international standard English medium education with an affordable system and support the expansion of schools across Malaysia. The business model involves establishing affordable English medium schools that meet international standards and incorporate additional languages and creative disciplines. Target customer segments are Malaysian middle class families seeking English education. Key activities will include collaborating with partners, promoting recruitment, establishing school systems and facilities, and ensuring compliance. Revenue streams will come from donations, sponsorships, student fees, and other sources. Several potential locations for schools are identified. The document outlines tasks and responsibilities needed to implement the plan.
XL Axiata is Indonesia's third largest cellular provider. It analyzes its external environment including macroeconomic trends, industry perspectives, and competitive forces. Internally, it examines resources, capabilities, value chain, and VRIN analysis. XL Axiata uses a SWOT analysis and strategic diamond model to formulate its business strategy. It follows a low price, high volume generic strategy and operational excellence value discipline. XL Axiata's business model centers on voice, SMS, data and value-added services delivered through marketing, sales channels and IT services. While telecom competition is high, XL Axiata can focus on data services, customer experience and strategic partnerships to maintain competitiveness.
KPIT Cummins Investor Presentation - March 2011KPIT
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited is an investor presentation from March 2011. It provides an overview of KPIT, including its mission, management team, strategy of focusing on select verticals while building expertise, and global footprint with subsidiaries in the US, UK, Germany and India. It also summarizes KPIT's offerings and leadership in automotive engineering domains. Charts show KPIT's strong growth history over the past decades with revenues increasing from $0.02 million in 1991 to over $224 million in 2010.
Measuring the performance on HR operations can be used to improve performance and align the operation with the business. This presentation provides a summary of several measurement methods, as well as some principles for good practice.
Introduction to Core Polaris Principle™ of True-North Strategic Team AlignmentJohn R Dallas Jr
Without essential narration and animation to fill-in gaps and bring the slides to life, this is a thirst-whetting 60-minute intro for a three-hour workshop that\'s tailored to specific needs of each client. If a client\'s team needs to be strategically aligned for creating a vision, mission, project, promotional campaign, funding request, or any other plan with a articulated set of mission-critical imperatives, this workshop series puts a gold frame (i.e., contextualizes) what it means to be strategically aligned and moving in a specified true-north direction. For more information please call John Dallas 312.643.8000. Thank you.
This document provides contact information for various professionals at Hyde Park Capital Advisors, LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and technology. It then summarizes capital market performance in the first half of 2012, technology-focused initial public offerings, middle market M&A activity and trends in the technology sector, and notable technology M&A transactions announced in the second quarter of 2012.
Solar Education, Training, Certification and Workforce IssuesMDV-SEIA
Bernard Reynolds of the Governor's Workforce Investment Board in Maryland gives an overview of the Solar Workforce Policy, including solar education, training, certification and workforce issues.
DOW Business Services…
Accelerating Success
Powering up to serve Dow Businesses and JVs
By Niklas Meintrup
LogiChem 2011 will be the event's tenth anniversary and an opportunity for the most senior chemical supply chain & global logistics directors from the European chemicals community to come together once again share experiences, make new contacts and benchmark the latest chemical supply chain initiatives.
Not only will LogiChem 2011 be a chance for the chemical industry to reminisce about the last ten years but an opportunity to shape the next decade. To celebrate a decade of LogiChem, there will be an exciting three day programme filled with networking opportunities in our new location, Antwerp.
Four s fortnightly education track 6th august - 20th august 20123Four-S
The document summarizes the following:
1) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Pearson Foundation will set up a centre for assessment, evaluation and research, marking the first concrete move by the Indian government towards fostering public-private partnership (PPP) in education.
2) The centre will focus on developing research and assessment capabilities and resources for CBSE, its network of schools and teachers, focusing on international best practices in school-based assessment, teaching techniques and high-stake examinations.
3) While CBSE will provide infrastructure, Pearson will take care of operational expenditure, including teacher salaries, in the initial two-year phase as the government seeks to improve education access and quality
This document provides an overview of the technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in the fourth quarter of 2011. It summarizes M&A deal activity and public market performance for the technology sector. Specifically, it notes that overall technology M&A deal volume declined in 2011 compared to 2010, though total deal value increased slightly. It also provides examples of notable technology M&A transactions announced in Q4 2011.
9 out of 10 L&D professionals now believe it is important to integrate learning and work more effectively and 2013 will be a pivotal year for change for the profession. We can no longer ignore the fact that organisations and individuals are expected to respond continually to change and learning professionals now have a unique opportunity to support them. This presentation, delivered by Laura Overton , Managing director of independent benchmarking company at Learning Technologies 2013 looked at the latest research from Towards Maturity with 500 organisations to explore what we can learning from top learning companies who are successfully integrating learning into the workplace .
The session considered practical ways to
• Respond faster to business change
• Increase the on-going sharing of good practice
• Improve the application of learning back at work
• Build talent and performance
• Adapt learning to individual need
You can find lauraoverton on linked in
Find out more about Towards Maturity at www.towardsmaturity.org
Download the 2012-13 Towards Maturity Benchmark Study at www.towadsmaturity.org/2012benchmark
Welcome to the next generation of the services economy — where we have technology and business processes enmeshing with each other on a global scale — to unlock business value.
Financial Analysis - Zhejiang Expressway Co., ltd., through its subsidiari…BCV
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. operates and manages toll roads in China. It designs, constructs, and provides services like advertising and fuel facilities for highways. Over half of its revenue and sales come from toll road operations in China. It has a market capitalization of $28.1 billion and its largest shareholders are investment firms like BlackRock and JPMorgan. Analyst recommendations are mixed with most target prices above the current stock price of $6.47.
The document discusses Taiwan's progress in e-learning and ICT education. It provides an overview of key organizations and companies contributing to the e-learning sector in Taiwan. The Institute for Information Industry (III) has played a pivotal role in developing Taiwan's ICT industry and digital education. E-learning adoption is growing in both corporate training and K-12 education. The overall value of Taiwan's e-learning industry is also increasing, projected to reach NT$45 billion by 2012. Leading companies offer a variety of e-learning solutions including courseware, platforms, hardware, and consulting services.
The private vocational training market in India is worth an estimated USD XX billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at a% annually to reach USD YY billion by 2012. The market is highly fragmented with English language training as the largest segment. Key drivers of growth include the demand for skilled labor in industries like services and IT/ITeS as well as the inefficient public education system. Major trends include partnerships between corporates and training institutes and rising demand for online/correspondence courses. While the market potential is large, the industry faces challenges like poor social perceptions and lack of financing support.
This document summarizes emerging technologies and trends that will impact eLearning over the next 3 years. It identifies technologies like mobile learning, cloud computing, social networking and user-generated content as driving forces in eLearning. It also discusses the adoption of these innovations according to hype and diffusion curves. Key factors like economic conditions, education trends and new devices are changing the eLearning landscape.
This document summarizes Archipelago Learning's presentation at the BMO Capital Markets 11th Annual Back to School Education Conference on September 15, 2011 in New York City. The presentation discusses Archipelago Learning's strong financial results and growth opportunities in the growing digital K-12 education market. It also outlines the company's strategies to increase market share and product offerings while continuing to deliver solid revenue, earnings, and cash flow.
M Life 2009 Modern Government And Mobility Eduardo Fernandez RojoEd Fernandez
Modern Government and Mobility discusses how mobility extends the reach of government. It provides three examples: [1] Providing mobile offices for public servants in the field; [2] Connecting government assets through tracking and sensors; [3] Enabling machine-to-machine communication for remote monitoring and scheduling of resources. The document advocates that government embrace mobility to meet challenges through a strategic approach.
The document reports on the results of a data center industry census conducted in Southeast Asia in 2011, profiling the individuals and organizations involved in operating data centers in the region. It finds that most respondents have significant experience and work for large companies across various industries. The data centers operated by the surveyed organizations range in size, with many organizations operating multiple data centers that take up between 1,000-5,000 square meters of dedicated space on average.
Social Media and Information ManagementOmri Bergman
1) Capgemini is a global consulting firm with over 110,000 employees in 40 countries that provides consulting, technology, outsourcing, and professional services.
2) The document discusses social media and its impact on business, noting that the volume of customer conversations is exploding across various social platforms.
3) It introduces the concept of social CRM (customer relationship management) as a way to transform customer insights gained on social media into meaningful actions, such as addressing customer complaints or offering targeted promotions. Companies must change processes and integrate social data and applications into their enterprise architecture to leverage social CRM.
The document provides details on the proposed TIPPS (TIPPS Framework) initiative to establish affordable international standard English medium schools in Malaysia. The vision is to establish certified English medium schools collaborating with education entrepreneurs and supporting the ecosystem for expansion. Key aspects of the business model include the customer segments, channels, resources, activities, partnerships, costs and revenue streams. Initial targets areas for school districts are identified. An action plan outlines regulations to comply with, standards, recruitment, plans, teams and standard operating procedures required.
The document provides a draft plan for an English School Venture in Malaysia. The mission is to provide international standard English medium education with an affordable system and support the expansion of schools across Malaysia. The business model involves establishing affordable English medium schools that meet international standards and incorporate additional languages and creative disciplines. Target customer segments are Malaysian middle class families seeking English education. Key activities will include collaborating with partners, promoting recruitment, establishing school systems and facilities, and ensuring compliance. Revenue streams will come from donations, sponsorships, student fees, and other sources. Several potential locations for schools are identified. The document outlines tasks and responsibilities needed to implement the plan.
XL Axiata is Indonesia's third largest cellular provider. It analyzes its external environment including macroeconomic trends, industry perspectives, and competitive forces. Internally, it examines resources, capabilities, value chain, and VRIN analysis. XL Axiata uses a SWOT analysis and strategic diamond model to formulate its business strategy. It follows a low price, high volume generic strategy and operational excellence value discipline. XL Axiata's business model centers on voice, SMS, data and value-added services delivered through marketing, sales channels and IT services. While telecom competition is high, XL Axiata can focus on data services, customer experience and strategic partnerships to maintain competitiveness.
KPIT Cummins Investor Presentation - March 2011KPIT
KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited is an investor presentation from March 2011. It provides an overview of KPIT, including its mission, management team, strategy of focusing on select verticals while building expertise, and global footprint with subsidiaries in the US, UK, Germany and India. It also summarizes KPIT's offerings and leadership in automotive engineering domains. Charts show KPIT's strong growth history over the past decades with revenues increasing from $0.02 million in 1991 to over $224 million in 2010.
Measuring the performance on HR operations can be used to improve performance and align the operation with the business. This presentation provides a summary of several measurement methods, as well as some principles for good practice.
Introduction to Core Polaris Principle™ of True-North Strategic Team AlignmentJohn R Dallas Jr
Without essential narration and animation to fill-in gaps and bring the slides to life, this is a thirst-whetting 60-minute intro for a three-hour workshop that\'s tailored to specific needs of each client. If a client\'s team needs to be strategically aligned for creating a vision, mission, project, promotional campaign, funding request, or any other plan with a articulated set of mission-critical imperatives, this workshop series puts a gold frame (i.e., contextualizes) what it means to be strategically aligned and moving in a specified true-north direction. For more information please call John Dallas 312.643.8000. Thank you.
This document provides contact information for various professionals at Hyde Park Capital Advisors, LLC, an investment banking firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and technology. It then summarizes capital market performance in the first half of 2012, technology-focused initial public offerings, middle market M&A activity and trends in the technology sector, and notable technology M&A transactions announced in the second quarter of 2012.
Solar Education, Training, Certification and Workforce IssuesMDV-SEIA
Bernard Reynolds of the Governor's Workforce Investment Board in Maryland gives an overview of the Solar Workforce Policy, including solar education, training, certification and workforce issues.
DOW Business Services…
Accelerating Success
Powering up to serve Dow Businesses and JVs
By Niklas Meintrup
LogiChem 2011 will be the event's tenth anniversary and an opportunity for the most senior chemical supply chain & global logistics directors from the European chemicals community to come together once again share experiences, make new contacts and benchmark the latest chemical supply chain initiatives.
Not only will LogiChem 2011 be a chance for the chemical industry to reminisce about the last ten years but an opportunity to shape the next decade. To celebrate a decade of LogiChem, there will be an exciting three day programme filled with networking opportunities in our new location, Antwerp.
Four s fortnightly education track 6th august - 20th august 20123Four-S
The document summarizes the following:
1) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Pearson Foundation will set up a centre for assessment, evaluation and research, marking the first concrete move by the Indian government towards fostering public-private partnership (PPP) in education.
2) The centre will focus on developing research and assessment capabilities and resources for CBSE, its network of schools and teachers, focusing on international best practices in school-based assessment, teaching techniques and high-stake examinations.
3) While CBSE will provide infrastructure, Pearson will take care of operational expenditure, including teacher salaries, in the initial two-year phase as the government seeks to improve education access and quality
This document provides an overview of the technology mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in the fourth quarter of 2011. It summarizes M&A deal activity and public market performance for the technology sector. Specifically, it notes that overall technology M&A deal volume declined in 2011 compared to 2010, though total deal value increased slightly. It also provides examples of notable technology M&A transactions announced in Q4 2011.
9 out of 10 L&D professionals now believe it is important to integrate learning and work more effectively and 2013 will be a pivotal year for change for the profession. We can no longer ignore the fact that organisations and individuals are expected to respond continually to change and learning professionals now have a unique opportunity to support them. This presentation, delivered by Laura Overton , Managing director of independent benchmarking company at Learning Technologies 2013 looked at the latest research from Towards Maturity with 500 organisations to explore what we can learning from top learning companies who are successfully integrating learning into the workplace .
The session considered practical ways to
• Respond faster to business change
• Increase the on-going sharing of good practice
• Improve the application of learning back at work
• Build talent and performance
• Adapt learning to individual need
You can find lauraoverton on linked in
Find out more about Towards Maturity at www.towardsmaturity.org
Download the 2012-13 Towards Maturity Benchmark Study at www.towadsmaturity.org/2012benchmark
Welcome to the next generation of the services economy — where we have technology and business processes enmeshing with each other on a global scale — to unlock business value.
Financial Analysis - Zhejiang Expressway Co., ltd., through its subsidiari…BCV
Zhejiang Expressway Co. Ltd. operates and manages toll roads in China. It designs, constructs, and provides services like advertising and fuel facilities for highways. Over half of its revenue and sales come from toll road operations in China. It has a market capitalization of $28.1 billion and its largest shareholders are investment firms like BlackRock and JPMorgan. Analyst recommendations are mixed with most target prices above the current stock price of $6.47.
The document discusses Taiwan's progress in e-learning and ICT education. It provides an overview of key organizations and companies contributing to the e-learning sector in Taiwan. The Institute for Information Industry (III) has played a pivotal role in developing Taiwan's ICT industry and digital education. E-learning adoption is growing in both corporate training and K-12 education. The overall value of Taiwan's e-learning industry is also increasing, projected to reach NT$45 billion by 2012. Leading companies offer a variety of e-learning solutions including courseware, platforms, hardware, and consulting services.
The private vocational training market in India is worth an estimated USD XX billion in 2008 and is expected to grow at a% annually to reach USD YY billion by 2012. The market is highly fragmented with English language training as the largest segment. Key drivers of growth include the demand for skilled labor in industries like services and IT/ITeS as well as the inefficient public education system. Major trends include partnerships between corporates and training institutes and rising demand for online/correspondence courses. While the market potential is large, the industry faces challenges like poor social perceptions and lack of financing support.
This document summarizes emerging technologies and trends that will impact eLearning over the next 3 years. It identifies technologies like mobile learning, cloud computing, social networking and user-generated content as driving forces in eLearning. It also discusses the adoption of these innovations according to hype and diffusion curves. Key factors like economic conditions, education trends and new devices are changing the eLearning landscape.
This document summarizes Archipelago Learning's presentation at the BMO Capital Markets 11th Annual Back to School Education Conference on September 15, 2011 in New York City. The presentation discusses Archipelago Learning's strong financial results and growth opportunities in the growing digital K-12 education market. It also outlines the company's strategies to increase market share and product offerings while continuing to deliver solid revenue, earnings, and cash flow.
M Life 2009 Modern Government And Mobility Eduardo Fernandez RojoEd Fernandez
Modern Government and Mobility discusses how mobility extends the reach of government. It provides three examples: [1] Providing mobile offices for public servants in the field; [2] Connecting government assets through tracking and sensors; [3] Enabling machine-to-machine communication for remote monitoring and scheduling of resources. The document advocates that government embrace mobility to meet challenges through a strategic approach.
The document reports on the results of a data center industry census conducted in Southeast Asia in 2011, profiling the individuals and organizations involved in operating data centers in the region. It finds that most respondents have significant experience and work for large companies across various industries. The data centers operated by the surveyed organizations range in size, with many organizations operating multiple data centers that take up between 1,000-5,000 square meters of dedicated space on average.
This document provides an overview of the Indian education sector, with a focus on challenges facing the schooling segment. It notes that while overall education spending and infrastructure in India has increased, there remain significant gaps in access, quality, and student outcomes. Specific challenges discussed include low enrollment rates beyond primary school, a shortage of trained teachers, poor school infrastructure, capacity constraints, and overreliance on rote learning practices rather than practical skills. Emerging opportunities in the sector are also mentioned.
The document provides an overview of the global banking industry. It discusses trends in the industry, current challenges faced by banks, and variations across regions. Specifically, it notes that while banking is a large and growing industry, profitable growth is becoming more difficult to achieve. Banks are facing pressure to lower costs and increase revenues through fundamental changes and innovation. However, many banks are not seen as innovators. The document emphasizes that linking business model innovation with enabling technologies is critical for banks to overcome this integration gap and address current challenges.
UNESCO’s 2012 Education for All Global Monitoring Report on Youth and Skills: Putting Education to Work cites Tahseen Consulting’s work on national skills formation and skills gaps in Latin America.
Misti2012 infotech new engines of growth rajenEsue Ishak
This document discusses plans to support growth of the Infotech cluster in Malaysia in 2012. It will focus on go-to-market strategies like identifying priority target markets, and growth and development initiatives to enhance companies' capabilities. Key plans include developing complementary product stacks for priority sectors, an export accelerator program, and augmenting skills through connectivity with experts. The goal is to create globally competitive Infotech companies and strengthen market access both domestically and abroad.
South-Western Economic Alliance -- the Need for ChangeRick Huijbregts
An overview of the trends that shape our communities and the call to action for municipalities to join forces and do something about it -- get ahead and get left behind.
Navigating Risk In Data & Technology TransactionsMMMTechLaw
The document discusses various risks and considerations for negotiating data and technology contracts. It covers indemnification provisions, confidentiality obligations, security requirements, limitations of liability, export controls, open source software risks, and patent licensing issues. The parties should address allocation of risks, third party intellectual property claims, data protection policies, liability caps, exceptions for gross negligence, compliance with export laws, risks to intellectual property and revenue from open source software, and product liability insurance requirements.
This document is a proposed bill to amend Georgia law to create the Invest Georgia Fund as a component of the existing Seed-Capital Fund. The bill provides legislative findings about increasing private investment capital for Georgia businesses. It defines key terms related to venture capital funds, early stage businesses, and the new Invest Georgia Board. The bill also establishes provisions for insurance premium tax credits that can be purchased by insurance companies to offset tax liability and be allocated to the new Invest Georgia Fund.
Here are the key points about post-closing purchase price adjustments from the document:
- Post-closing purchase price adjustments allow the purchase price to be adjusted based on the target's financial position at closing compared to estimates made prior to closing.
- Adjustments are typically made based on working capital balances like cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable at closing relative to pre-closing estimates.
- An "Adjustment Amount" is calculated as the difference between the actual closing working capital and the estimated "Initial Working Capital" used to determine the upfront purchase price payment.
- The Adjustment Amount can increase or decrease the purchase price paid at closing depending on whether the actual closing working capital is higher or lower than the initial
- SaaS M&A activity was down slightly in August from the previous year, with 13 transactions totaling $1.48 billion compared to 19 transactions totaling $173 million in August 2011.
- The SaaS index increased 8.8% in August, outperforming the Nasdaq which increased 4.1%. Large-cap and small-cap SaaS groups increased over 10% and 6.8% respectively.
- Notable SaaS transactions in August included IBM's acquisition of Kenexa for $1.4 billion and Tangoe's acquisition of Symphony Teleca for $44 million.
Financial Technology July Market AnalysisMMMTechLaw
Raymond James provides an overview of their financial technology investment banking services and recent transaction experience. They cover areas such as payments, banking technology, trading technology, and outsourced solutions. Services include M&A advisory, public offerings, private placements, debt origination, and valuation. Recent transactions since 2010 include acquisitions, mergers, and public offerings totaling over $3 billion across various fintech subsectors.
This document discusses six healthcare trends and why user experience matters for addressing them. It provides definitions of usability and user experience, arguing that user experience is broader and requires understanding user needs from the start. The six trends are: 1) increased adoption of electronic medical records, 2) increased patient engagement, 3) mobile health becoming mainstream, 4) moving towards accountable care, 5) rise of retail health clinics, and 6) increased care at home solutions. For each trend, the document discusses challenges and how user-centered design can help address them.
The document summarizes the key risk factors cited in SEC filings by the 100 largest US technology companies. Competition, economic concerns, and regulations were the top 3 risks. Concerns about natural disasters/conflicts, data breaches, and supply chain disruptions have increased significantly. Successful product development and M&A integration are also major challenges given competitive pressures.
This document summarizes recent employment law cases from the United States Supreme Court and the National Labor Relations Board.
1) The Supreme Court upheld a state law mandating employer use of E-Verify and found that oral complaints are protected under the FLSA's anti-retaliation provision. Additionally, the Court enforced arbitration agreements prohibiting class actions.
2) An NLRB decision found that mandatory arbitration clauses cannot restrict employees' rights to collective or class actions. The NLRB also required employers to post notices informing employees of their NLRA rights. New NLRB rules make it easier for unions to organize small employee groups.
3) The document discusses the implications of these rulings, including states' ability
The document discusses the results of a survey of over 100 private equity professionals. It finds that respondents are cautiously optimistic about 2012, expecting more deal flow and an easier fundraising environment compared to 2011. Specifically, 70% expect to close 2-3 deals in the next 12 months compared to 47% closing no deals in 2011. Respondents also anticipate investing more capital in 2012, with middle market funds in particular expecting to nearly double their investment levels.
The document summarizes M&A activity in the infrastructure software sector from 2011-2012. It notes that deal volume doubled from 2009 to 142 deals in 2011, driven by cloud computing adoption. However, the largest deals lacked the billion-dollar transactions of 2010. The top 5 deals ranged from $700M to $591M in value. Cloud computing remains the biggest trend, with Forrester forecasting the cloud market to grow over six-fold to $241B by 2020. Large vendors made numerous acquisitions to expand their cloud, virtualization, and data offerings.
This document is an executive summary of the Deloitte Open Mobile Survey 2012. It finds that the mobile industry is undergoing rapid changes as new entrants rewrite the rules of competition. Nearly half of respondents believe internet companies will dominate mobile in 5 years, while carriers will focus on connectivity. Most companies must transition from closed to open models. The summary also notes that mobile cloud, machine-to-machine technologies, and mobile payments show the most potential for future revenue. Gaming is seen as the most lucrative app category long-term.
Financial Technology Market Analysis - March 2012MMMTechLaw
Raymond James provides the following in their financial technology investment banking services:
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2. Education – Industry Update
Commentary Stock Price Performance (LTM)
140%
As of March 6, 2012 the performance of the Education industry’s
sectors: eLearning & Technology (down 27%), Education Services 130%
(down 15%), and Publishing (up 14%), varied in their public
120%
market performance over the trailing 12-month period. 13.7%
110%
Current valuation multiples, defined as Enterprise Value over LTM 2.5%
100%
EBITDA, remain attractive for the eLearning & Technology and
Publishing sectors at 8.6x and 8.2x, respectively. 90%
14.9%
80%
As shown in the table below and on the following pages,
investment and M&A activity remained strong throughout the 70% 27.0%
Education industry, highlighted by PLATO Learning’s recently
60%
proposed acquisition of Archipelago Learning (Nasdaq:ARCL) for Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12
approximately $305 million (profiled on the following page). S&P 500 eLearning & Technology Index Education Services Index Publishing Index
Select Private Placements – Education Trading Multiples (Enterprise Value / EBITDA)
Transaction 25.0x
Closed Date Target Education Sector Buyer / Investor Value
21.2x
Pending . MyEdu Corp. . Education Services . The University of Texas System . $10
20.0x
Dec-11 . DreamBox Learning, Inc. . eLearning . GSV Capital Corp. . $11
Oct-11 . ConnectEdu, Inc. . Education Services . Allen & Co. . $10
Enterprise Value / EBITDA 14.9x
15.0x
Oct-11 . Inquisitive Minds, Inc. . eLearning . HTC Corporation . $13 12.8x
Oct-11 . Knewton, Inc. . eLearning . Accel Management Co. . $33 10.3x
9.7x 9.8x 9.2x
10.0x 8.9x
8.6x 8.6x
Aug-11 . VectorLearning.com, Inc. . eLearning . LLR Partners . $24 7.7x
8.0x 8.1x 8.1x 8.0x 8.2x
Jul-11 . C2 Education Centers, Inc. . Education Services . Serent Capital . $30 7.4x 7.7x
7.0x 6.5x
5.0x
5.1x
May-11 . Edleun Group, Inc. . Education Services . Vision Capital Corp. . $25 4.3x 4.3x 4.2x 4.2x 4.6x
4.0x
Apr-11 . K12, Inc. . eLearning . Technology Crossover Ventures . $126
0.0x
Q1 '10 Q2 '10 Q3 '10 Q4 '10 Q1 '11 Q2 '11 Q3 '11 Q4 '11 March '12*
Feb-11 . Cambium Learning Group, Inc. . Education Services . Undisclosed . $174
eLearning & Technology Education Services Publishing
Source: S&P Capital IQ *As of 3/6/2012
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3. Education – Recent M&A Transaction Profiled
Archipelago Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARCL) Transaction Details
Archipelago Learning, Inc. is a leading subscription-based, Archipelago Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARCL) to be acquired by PLATO Learning, Inc.
Announced Date: March 5, 2012
software-as-a-service provider of education products used by over Financial Profile Transaction Analysis
14.6 million students in nearly 39,100 schools throughout the ($ in millions)
LTM
United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Income Statement 12/31/11 Purchase Price (Equity) $294.6
On March 5, 2012 Archipelago Learning entered into a definitive Revenue $73.3
Net Debt $10.3
agreement to be acquired for $11.10 per share of common stock EBITDA $25.6
by PLATO Learning, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, in
Net Income $11.9 Implied Enterprise Value $304.9
an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $305 million,
including the assumption of debt. As of
Balance Sheet 12/31/11 Implied LTM Purchase Multiples
The offer represents a 23% premium over the closing price of Cash $64.6 Revenue 4.2x
$9.04 per share on March 2, 2012, the day before Archipelago Debt $74.9 EBITDA 11.9x
Learning publicly announced it was evaluating strategic
Net Debt $10.3 Net Income 24.7x
alternatives. The transaction is expected to close in Q2 2012.
According to PLATO Learning’s CEO, Vin Riera, the acquisition Premium Analysis
allows the combined entity to “cover the entire spectrum of Share Price Premium Share Price Premium
learning needs from pre-K through postsecondary, as well as reach 52-Week Average $9.49 17.0% One Day Prior $9.04 22.8%
a broader group of students and educators with a product 52-Week High $10.91 1.7% One Week Prior $9.46 17.3%
portfolio that sets a rigorous standard in online education.”
52-Week Low $7.90 40.5% One Month Prior $10.60 4.7%
Source: S&P Capital IQ, PLATO Learning, Inc. press release.
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4. eLearning & Technology
Public Company Analysis
Enterprise Value /
Closing Price % of 52 Equity Enterprise LTM LTM Margins LTM
Company Ticker 3/6/12 Week High Value Value Revenue Gross Profit EBITDA Gross Profit EBITDA Revenue EBITDA
K12, Inc. LRN $20.85 52% $721 $643 $618 $254 $60 41.1% 9.6% 1.0x 10.8x
Smart Technologies, Inc. TSX:SMA $3.20 30% $396 $605 $765 $356 $122 46.5% 15.9% 0.8x 5.0x
American Public Education, Inc. APEI $38.24 78% $700 $581 $260 $165 $72 63.4% 27.7% 2.2x 8.1x
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. LF $6.88 87% $456 $385 $455 $186 $35 41.0% 7.7% 0.8x 10.9x
Archipelago Learning, Inc. ARCL $11.04 98% $293 $303 $73 $67 $26 91.0% 41.8% 4.1x 11.8x
Promethean World Plc LSE:PRW $1.17 87% $236 $202 $347 $149 $41 42.9% 11.7% 0.6x 5.0x
Rosetta Stone, Inc. RST $9.51 59% $198 $81 $268 $219 ($20) 81.7% NM 0.3x NM
Learning Tree International, Inc. LTRE $5.88 56% $79 $34 $133 $72 $10 53.8% 7.2% 0.3x 3.6x
Average 68% $385 $354 $365 $184 $43 57.7% 17.4% 1.3x 7.9x
Median 68% $345 $344 $308 $176 $38 50.2% 11.7% 0.8x 8.1x
Stock Price Performance (LTM) Select M&A Transactions – eLearning & Technology
Enterprise EV / EV /
130% Closed Date Target Buyer / Investor Value Revenue EBITDA
Pending . Super Star Learning, Inc. . AppTech Corp. . NA . NA . NA
120%
Pending . Educational Options, Inc. . PLATO Learning, Inc. . NA . NA . NA
110% Pending . Learning House, Inc. . Weld North . NA NA . NA
2.5% Pending . Connections Education, LLC . Pearson plc $400 NA . NA
100%
Jan-12 . SunGard Higher Education, Inc. . Datatel, Inc. . $1,775 NA . NA
90% Dec-11 . iPal Interactive Learning, Inc. .
The Knightsbridge Human Capital
. NA . NA . NA
Management, Inc.
80% Oct-11 . Renaissance Learning, Inc. . Permira Advisers, Ltd. . $446 . 3.3x . 11.3x
27.0% Oct-11 . Element K Corp. . SkillSoft Corp. . $110 . 1.3x . NA
70%
Oct-11 . Blackboard, Inc. . Providence Equity Partners . $1,776 . 3.8x . 21.3x
60% Oct-11 . Edline Holdings, Inc. . Blackboard, Inc. . NA . NA . NA
Sep-11 . ilinc Communications, Inc. . BroadSoft, Inc. . $11 . NA . NA
50%
Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-11 . Plateau Systems, Ltd. . SuccessFactors, Inc. . $290 . NA . NA
S&P 500 eLearning & Technology May-11 . Schoolnet, Inc. . Pearson plc . $230 . NA . NA
Apr-11 Barbri Leeds Equity Partners NA NA NA
Source: S&P Capital IQ
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5. Education Services
Public Company Analysis
Enterprise Value /
Closing Price % of 52 Equity Enterprise LTM LTM Margins LTM
Company Ticker 3/6/12 Week High Value Value Revenue Gross Profit EBITDA Gross Profit EBITDA Revenue EBITDA
Apollo Group, Inc. APOL $42.03 72% $5,792 $4,706 $4,585 $2,810 $1,220 61.3% 26.6% 1.0x 3.9x
Education Management Corp. EDMC $16.64 56% $2,199 $3,401 $2,869 $1,551 $600 54.1% 20.9% 1.2x 5.7x
DeVry, Inc. DV $34.09 51% $2,365 $2,085 $2,153 $1,206 $491 56.0% 22.8% 1.0x 4.2x
ITT Educational Services, Inc. ESI $63.05 66% $1,744 $1,516 $1,500 $995 $535 66.3% 35.7% 1.0x 2.8x
Strayer Education, Inc. STRA $96.19 58% $1,149 $1,210 $627 $335 $201 53.5% 32.0% 1.9x 6.0x
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. BPI $23.39 76% $1,336 $1,049 $933 $674 $286 72.2% 30.7% 1.1x 3.7x
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE $16.69 90% $753 $755 $427 $232 $100 54.4% 23.4% 1.8x 7.6x
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. COCO $4.19 68% $355 $452 $1,716 $656 $125 38.2% 7.3% 0.3x 3.6x
Capella Education Co. CPLA $37.50 64% $574 $448 $430 $258 $93 60.0% 21.6% 1.0x 4.8x
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. UTI $12.71 56% $315 $210 $441 $259 $58 58.7% 13.1% 0.5x 3.6x
Average 66% $1,658 $1,583 $1,568 $898 $371 57.5% 23.4% 1.1x 4.6x
Median 65% $1,243 $1,129 $1,217 $665 $244 57.4% 23.1% 1.0x 4.1x
Stock Price Performance (LTM) Select Transactions – Education Services
Enterprise EV / EV /
130% Closed Date Target Buyer / Investor Value Revenue EBITDA
Pending . Cortiva Group, Inc. . Steiner Leisure, Ltd. . $33 . 1.3x . NA
120%
Pending . Education Development International . Pearson plc . $168 . 3.5x . 10.1x
110% Feb-12 . Emergency Training Services, Inc. . International Education Corp. . NA . NA . NA
2.5%
Nov-11 . Crisis Prevention Institute, Inc. . Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc. . NA . NA . NA
100%
Oct-11 . Envision EMI, LLC . Gryphon Investors . NA . NA . NA
90% Oct-11 . Global Knowledge, Inc. . MidOcean Partners . NA . NA . NA
80% 14.9% Oct-11 . Schweser Study Program . Sircon Corp. . NA . NA . NA
Oct-11 . LaSalle Computer Learning Center . Florida Technical College . NA . NA . NA
70%
Oct-11 . Literacy First, Inc. . Catapult Learning, LLC . NA . NA . NA
60% Sep-11 . Carnegie Learning, Inc. . Apollo Group, Inc. . $74 . NA . NA
Sep-11 . Drake Beam Morin, Inc. . Lee Hecht Harrison, LLC . $216 . 1.8x . NA
50%
Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Aug-11 . Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. . Leeds Equity Partners . $145 . 0.6x . 8.4x
American University of the Caribbean
S&P 500 Education Services Aug-11 . . DeVry, Inc. . $235 . NA . NA
and Medical Education Services, Inc.
Source: S&P Capital IQ Apr-11 . Youth and Family Centered Services . Acadia Healthcare Company, LLC . $259 . 1.4x . 8.1x
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Public Company Analysis
Enterprise Value /
Closing Price % of 52 Equity Enterprise LTM LTM Margins LTM
Company Ticker 3/6/12 Week High Value Value Revenue Gross Profit EBITDA Gross Profit EBITDA Revenue EBITDA
Pearson plc NYSE:PSO $18.75 94% $15,036 $16,117 $9,124 $5,040 $1,620 55.2% 17.8% 1.8x 9.9x
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. MHP $45.75 96% $13,908 $14,209 $6,246 $3,846 $1,672 61.6% 26.8% 2.3x 8.5x
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. JW.A $44.63 84% $2,753 $3,181 $1,770 $1,233 $301 69.7% 17.0% 1.8x 10.6x
Scholastic Corp. SCHL $30.15 94% $951 $1,052 $1,951 $1,060 $189 54.3% 9.7% 0.5x 5.6x
School Specialty, Inc. SCHS $3.12 19% $59 $324 $740 $286 $44 38.6% 5.9% 0.4x 7.4x
Average 77% $6,541 $6,977 $3,966 $2,293 $765 55.9% 15.4% 1.4x 8.4x
Median 94% $2,753 $3,181 $1,951 $1,233 $301 55.2% 17.0% 1.8x 8.5x
Stock Price Performance (LTM) Select Transactions – Education Publishing
Enterprise EV / EV /
140% Closed Date Target Buyer / Investor Value Revenue EBITDA
Pending . Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. . American Library Association . NA . NA . NA
130%
Pending . Thomas Nelson, Inc. . HarperCollins Publishers, LLC . NA . NA . NA
Feb-12 . Inscape Publishing, Inc. . John Wiley & Sons, Inc. . $85 . NA . NA
120%
13.7% Feb-12 . Teaching Strategies, Inc. . Chicago Growth Partners . NA . NA . NA
110% Jan-12 . Modern Publishing, Inc. . Kappa Books Publishers, LLC . NA . NA . NA
2.5% Dec-11 . Carus Publishing Co. . ePals Corp. . $25 . NA . NA
100%
Dec-11 . Stalla Seminars, Inc. . Schweser Study Program . NA NA . NA
National Geographic School
90% Aug-11 . . Cengage Learning, Inc. . NA . NA . NA
Publishing, Inc.
Jun-11 . The HW Wilson Co., Inc. . EBSCO Publishing, Inc. . NA . NA . NA
80% May-11 . Nolo, Inc. . Internet Brands, Inc. . NA NA . NA
May-11 . Physicians' Education Resource, LLC . ArcMesa Educators, LLC . NA NA . NA
70%
Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Apr-11 . Key Education Publishing Co., LLC . Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC . NA NA . NA
S&P 500 Publishing Mar-11 . FrogDogMedia, LLC . Zuuka! GmbH . NA . NA . NA
Source: S&P Capital IQ
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John McDonald
Senior Managing Director
mcdonald@hydeparkcapital.com ADG Acquisition
(813) 383-0206 Harbert Mezzanine Partners
Holdings, LLC
Keith Hodgdon
Senior Vice President
hodgdon@hydeparkcapital.com
(813) 383-0208
Jeffrey Bridge has been acquired by has been acquired by has been acquired by has been recapitalized by has merged with
Vice President
bridge@hydeparkcapital.com
(813) 383-0204
Michael Mariani
Associate
mariani@hydeparkcapital.com
(813) 597-2649
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