Delta Education Acquires Educators Publishing Service
Delta Education L.L.C., an educational materials direct marketer, has acquired Educators Publishing Service Inc. (EPS), for an undisclosed sum.
Jeffrey Hall, EPS’s chairman and the grandson of founder Robert G. Hall, will leave the business with the closing of the transaction, expected July 1.
EPS will continue to be headed by president Nick Gaedhe, who will report to Delta Education CEO Gary Facente. The unit will continue its operations in Cambridge, MA.
EPS, founded in 1949, provides standards-based supplemental reading instruction materials in the United States and Canada. It markets with an emphasis on children with learning differences and dyslexia.
“We’ve enjoyed strong growth in our catalog business and now see the opportunity to sell district-wide adoptions using Delta’s sales force,” Hall said in a statement.
Delta Education, Nashua, NH, was purchased by the Wicks Group of Companies, L.L.C., in August 2001. The firm is a publisher and distributor of hands-on science and math education materials for grades kindergarten through 12.
Wicks is a New York-based private equity firm that invests in communications, information, and media businesses.
