KKR, Jonathan Grayer Partnership Closes First Deal

Weld North Holdings, a partnership between former Kaplan Chief Jonathan Grayer and buyout shop Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., has closed its first deal: the acquisition of e-learning company e2020 Inc. Terms of the deal were not released. Sari Factor, managing director for education at Weld North, will become CEO of e2020, the firm said. The company, formed in 1998, provides online courses for K-12 students through a software-as-a-service model. The courses can be used for anything from advanced placement to so-called “credit recovery,” to help students who have fallen behind with course credits.

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