We advised Global Education Holdings (GEDU), a UK-based educational group, on its acquisition of Schiller International University, the first American university with multiple campuses in Europe.

This transaction expands GEDU’s global footprint into the United States.

Lawyers in our Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices led the transaction, with support from our Denver, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia offices and our banking, capital markets, education, employee benefits, employment, intellectual property, international trade, privacy and cybersecurity, real estate, regulatory, and tax practices.

We advised e-learning provider Go1 on its acquisition of Blinkist, a Germany-based mobile learning app used by tens of millions of users worldwide.

The acquisition expands Go1’s reach to mobile users seeking to learn new skills and stay updated on business and self-improvement topics.

Lawyers in our Boston and Munich offices led the transaction, with support from our Brussels, Frankfurt, New York, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. offices and our antitrust, employment, finance, intellectual property, international trade, and tax practices.

We advised Meharry Medical College, a historically Black medical school, and its affiliate the Diaspora Human Genomics Institute on their collaboration with Regeneron, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and Roche to launch the Together For CHANGE initiative.

The initiative will fund genomics learning at HBCUs and create the largest African ancestry genomics database, enabling more equitable medical research and better health outcomes for Black populations worldwide.

Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the transaction, with support from our Madrid, New York, and Northern Virginia offices and our intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity, regulatory, and tax practices.

We advised Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), a research and educational services organization, on its sale to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), a leading learning technology company.

The transaction allows NWEA and HMH to better support teachers and students with research-backed curriculum and best-in-class assessments.

Lawyers in our Silicon Valley office led the transaction, with support from our Baltimore, Denver, London, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. offices and our antitrust, intellectual property, privacy and cybersecurity, private equity, and tax practices.